Continuing his study of Chapter 2 of Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf unpacks a strange story involving the sage Ben Zoma. https://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/jcastnetwork.org/storage/Tisch/Tisch233.mp3Podcast: Download
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Monday Midrash: Unformed and Void
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
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What’s Mine Is Yours
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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Monday Midrash: Common Word, Uncommon Use
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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Monday Midrash: Humility, Perfect Construction, and the World to Come
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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Monday Midrash: Leadership Lessons from God
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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Monday Midrash: Moses at Sinai
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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Monday Midrash: Starting With The Letter Bet
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
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Monday Midrash: The Building Blocks of the World
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
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Monday Midrash: Good and Evil
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
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