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When did God create angels? And, if God is one, how is there so much diversity within creation? Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his midrash students discuss these and other ancient rabbinic questions. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch220.mp3Podcast: Download
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Join Rabbi Knopf on a journey through the collection of rabbinic commentary on the Bible known as Midrash Rabbah. This week, Rabbi Knopf continues to explore the first midrash of Genesis Rabbah, which discusses how God used the Torah to help create the world. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch218.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s sermon for Yizkor on Shemini Atzeret (October 12, 2017), unpacking the meaning of the holiday, how it fits into the scheme of the high holidays, and why it matters. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S127.mp3Podcast: Download
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Join Rabbi Knopf on a journey through the collection of rabbinic commentary on the Bible known as Midrash Rabbah. In this session, we begin to explore the first midrash on Genesis. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch217.mp3Podcast: Download
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On the 2nd day of Sukkot (Friday, October 6, 2017), Rabbi Knopf explains how a famous midrash about the Lulav and Etrog teaches that we need diversity to flourish. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S126.mp3Podcast: Download
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On the first day of Sukkot (Thursday, October 5, 2017), Rabbi Knopf explains that the essence of a Sukkah is the people inside. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S125.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s Yom Kippur 2017 sermon, identifying how we as Jews are called to live in our disorienting “post-truth” era. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S124.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s Kol Nidrei eve sermon, identifying three critical spiritual lessons from, of all people, Thomas Jefferson and Lewis and Clark. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S123.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s text study from the second day of Rosh Hashanah 2017, examining insights from Torah, hasidic literature, and contemporary psychology about why change is so hard, and how to do it better. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S122.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s sermon from the first day of Rosh Hashanah 2017, reflections on what we can do to confront the challenge of our time, the resurgence of a newly emboldened white supremacy. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S121.mp3Podcast: Download
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