Your Source for High Quality, Diverse On-Line Jewish Content
Rabbi Knopf begins chapter two of Genesis Rabbah, discussing the state of the world at the beginning of creation, and what our past can predict about our future. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch232.mp3Podcast: Download
Podcast: Download
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
Podcast: Download
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
Podcast: Download
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
Podcast: Download
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
Podcast: Download
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
Podcast: Download
Continuing his study of Midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf explores why the Torah begins with the letter “bet” rather than the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, “aleph.” https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch226.mp3Podcast: Download
Podcast: Download
Continuing in his study of midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf explores what building materials (if any) God used to create the world. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch225.mp3Podcast: Download
Podcast: Download
Heaven and hell, good and evil, the messiah. What did God create at the beginning of time that the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention? Join Rabbi Knopf as he explores the ancient midrash’s explanations. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch224.mp3Podcast: Download
Podcast: Download
How do we talk about Creation without arrogance? Is any attempt to discuss the mysterious inherently presumptuous? Is it rebellious? What do we make of the Torah’s silence on the mechanics of Creation, and what may or may not have existed before God created the world? Join Rabbi Knopf as we explore these and other […]
Podcast: Download
