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In his message for the second day of Passover (April 1, 2018), Rabbi Knopf explains why Diaspora Jews are inconsistent with respect to their observance of the calendar – at least as it relates to the practice of Counting the Omer – and offers a powerful contemporary message. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S136.mp3Podcast: Download
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In his message for the first day of Passover (March 31, 2018), Rabbi Knopf argues that the holiday’s name has been misunderstood, and its real meaning bears an important message for us all today. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S135.mp3Podcast: Download
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In commemoration of completing his pre-Passover study of the Mishnah’s Tractate Avot, Rabbi Knopf teaches about the rabbinic conception of how piety is related to how one thinks of his or her property. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch231.mp3Podcast: Download
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In his message for Parashat Tzav (March 24, 2018), Rabbi Knopf discusses the importance of peace in the Jewish tradition, and how those marching for gun control do so in the spirit of the Jewish quest for peace. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S134.mp3Podcast: Download
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Continuing his ongoing study of midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf discuss a peculiar use in Genesis’ opening verse of the Torah’s most common word. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch230.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf’s Shabbat message for Parashat Vayak’hel-P’kudei (March 10, 2018), discussing the Torah’s teaching that the copper washing basin in the Tabernacle was made of womens’ melted mirrors. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S133.mp3Podcast: Download
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Continuing his study of midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf discusses topics ranging from blasphemy to God’s humility to the advent of the Messianic era. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch229.mp3Podcast: Download
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Rabbi Knopf offers a fresh take on a story you thought you knew in his Shabbat message for Parashat KI Tisa. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/shtender/S132.mp3Podcast: Download
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Continuing his study of Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf explores how the creation story demonstrates God’s leadership skills, and what we might learn from God’s example. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch228.mp3Podcast: Download
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Continuing his exploration of Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf discusses the concept of a “Law Given to Moses at Mt. Sinai,” and the need for a Torah that is rooted in the past but perpetually innovative. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch227.mp3Podcast: Download
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