Service of the Heart

October 1, 2015

Mastering the Service of the Heart

Rabbi Knopf’s message for Kol Nidrei 5776/2015, on prayer for us skeptics. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/Tisch/S065.mp3Podcast: Download

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April 11, 2013

Service Of The Heart: Episode Seventy Seven

“What’s the point of Judaism? Does God really care if I eat this cheeseburger?” How many of us have asked these questions? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the […]

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April 4, 2013

Service Of The Heart: Episode Seventy Six

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March 21, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy Five

Join Rabbi Knopf as he presents the exciting new publication, “Slavery, Freedom, and Everything Between,” edited by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Rabbi Aaron Alexander. This collection explores the themes and lessons of Passover. Rabbi Knopf reads from and discusses the book and presents his own essay, “On Redemption.” You can order your copy here. All […]

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March 14, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy Four

Join Rabbi Knopf as he answers his students most pressing Jewish questions about Passover, Kashrut, and Jewish life! http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/jcastnetwork.com/storage/Tisch/074.mp3Podcast: Download

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March 7, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy Three

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Religious Solipsism,” in which Heschel claims that we suffer from too much egocentricity, and that the goal of prayer is self-surrender. Can prayer save […]

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February 21, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy Two

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Prayer as a Social Act,” in which Heschel argues that prayer is more than an opportunity for Jews to come together and form community, […]

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February 14, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy One

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Religious Behaviorism,” in which Heschel claims that, in the modern American synagogue, we serve tradition rather than God, emphasizing behavior rather than meaning. What […]

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February 7, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Seventy

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “The Doctrine of Agnosticism,” in which Heschel claims we have divorced God from prayer and banished prayer from the synagogue. As a result, the soul of the […]

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January 31, 2013

Service Of The Heart Episode Sixty Nine

Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students discuss Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s monumental collection of essays on Jewish prayer, “Man’s Quest for God.” This week, we discuss “Spiritual Absenteeism,” in which Heschel challenges the modern American synagogue, and the worshippers therein, to bring more spirit, soulfulness, and emotion into congregational prayer. How can our […]