Join Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield and guests each week for a thoughtful and engaging podcast discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Each week, Zvi will be joined by a guest for a deep dive into the text, unraveling the wisdom nestled within each Torah portion, exploring its timeless relevance, and uncovering contemporary insights. Whether you’re a seasoned Torah scholar, an inquisitive seeker of knowledge, or simply someone looking for inspiration and wisdom, Pardes from Jerusalem provides you wit ...
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Hadran.org.il is the portal for Daf Yomi studies for women. Hadran.org.il is the first and only site where one can hear a daily Talmud class taught by a woman. The classes are taught in Israel by Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber, a graduate of Midreshet Lindenbaum’s scholars program with a BA in Talmud and Tanach from Bar-Ilan University. Michelle has taught Talmud and Halacha at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Pelech high school and MATAN. She lives in Ra’anana with her husband and their five children. ...
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Holy Land Moments is a two-minute daily show by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, bringing insights into the the Jewish roots of Christianity.
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“613 Books” podcast spotlights a different author every week in an interview hosted by veteran broadcast and podcast producer Heather Dean. If you love to read, or write, books geared to Jewish readers, this podcast is for you! After her extraordinary 14-year career broadcasting celebrity interviews for MTV, E! Entertainment Television and Associated Press (AP) Radio, Heather upgraded her life and career, which is centered on Torah values. Interested in advertising your product or service to ...
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Exploring Israeli literature in English translation. Host Marcela Sulak takes you through Israel’s literary countryside, cityscapes, and psychological terrain, and the lives of the people who create it.
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These are true stories of our Israeli lives and the way we lead them, with their moments of weird abasements, moments of grace, and moments of transcendence.
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There are more stories about the awesomeness of the Leviathan and that it will ultimately be captured in the future (with the help of God) and will be used to serve the righteous people and the city of Jerusalem. The verses quoted throughout this section relate to verses in the Prophets and Iyov that are against haughtiness and remind the people th…
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The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs shares the story of a Christian couple who were honored as Righteous Gentiles for taking in a young Jewish girl.
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Bava Batra 74 - Shabbat September 7, 4 Elul
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Today's daf is sponsored by Jessica Jobanek and Harold Kingsberg in celebration of the second birthday of their beloved son Shmuel Meir (Sammy). "We love you and learn from you every day." Rabba bar bar Chana tells stories about when an Arab showed him the people who died in the desert (dor hamidbar), Mount Sinai, and the earth where Korach and his…
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Today's daf is sponsored by Sue Talansky in loving memory of her mother, Ruth Stromer. "Holocaust survivor and woman of valor. You left us very young but imprinted in us great confidence and strength. Making you proud was one of my greatest joys." Today's daf is sponsored by David and Mitzi Geffen in loving memory of Mitzi's brother, Dr. Dennis Loc…
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with Adele Raemer, a survivor of last year’s October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Study Guide Bava Batra 72 Today's daf is sponsored by the Hadran Zoom family. "In these turbulent days, where we lean on our routine of the daily Daf learning for comfort, we are thrilled with the piercing double joy of two of fellow Dafferette's smachot. To Julie Mendelssohn and her family, mazal Tov and joy on the marriage of her son Rafi to his …
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The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of last year’s October 7th attacks, who tells of the gunfire and rockets she heard.
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Bava Batra 71 - 2nd Day of Rosh Chodesh Elul - September 4, 1 Elul
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Today's daf is sponsored by Terri Krivosha and Rabbi Hayim Herring in loving memory of Terri's mother, Helene Krivosha, Hanna Mindel bat Yerachmiel haKohen and Feiga Raba on her first yahrzeit. "A true eshet hayil." If one sells a field, the sale does not include a pit, winepress, or dovecote in the field. Rabbi Akiva and the rabbis again disagree …
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Barbara Bensoussan and her book A Well-Spiced Life
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As a young woman, Barbara always thought she'd marry a nice Jewish boy from New York, just like her mother.But her life took a distinctly different turn when she entered the Torah-observant world and her nice Jewish boy turned out to hail from Casablanca!Suddenly she found herself the Sephardic version of the bride-who-knew-nothing!As the years pas…
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of the October 7th attacks who tells of that day’s long hours of terror and waiting.
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Bava Batra 70 - 1st Day Rosh Chodesh Elul - September 3, 30 Av
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Today's daf is sponsored by Laura Warshawsky in loving memory of her mother, Evelyn Margolis, Chaya Gittel bat Avram Yitzchak v'Rut, on her first yahrzeit. "My mother was a role model for me and I owe much of who I am and what I do to her example, including learning daf yomi." Rav Acha bar Rav Huna asked Rav Sheshet: If something generally not incl…
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The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an Israeli writer and survivor of the October 7th attacks, who describes the fear of sitting in her safe room as terrorists stormed her kibbutz.
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Today's daf is dedicated in memory of the six hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat, who were murdered just a few days ago. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and we continue to pray for the release of all the other hostages. When one sells a field, the stones are i…
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How does the Torah guide us in creating balanced and just leadership? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Nechama Goldman Barash explore Parshat Shoftim, delving into the Torah’s vision for leadership and governance. They discuss the various models of leadership … Read the rest The post Shoftim 5784: Righteous Leadership first appeared on Elmad On…
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Today's daf is sponsored by Rikki and Alan Zibitt in loving memory of Rikki's father, Mickey Carlin, Shevach ben Avraham z"l on his 20th yahrzeit. "We miss his energy, his vibrant smile, and his fierce love of his children and grandchildren. May his neshama have an aliya." Today's daf is dedicated to all the teachers and students returning to schoo…
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs shares his story of a Christian couple who saved the two-year old daughter of a Jewish doctor.
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An unmarried woman whose father died can claim her dowry from up to one-tenth of the father’s estate. However, this amount can only be collected from 1/10 of the land of the father’s estate. Rav Nechemia, the son of Rav Yosef accorded a woman one-tenth of her father’s estate for her dowry and permitted the value of the estate to include moveable it…
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Study Guide Bava Batra 66 Today's daf is sponsored by Sarah & Inna Pasternak, in honor of their first wedding anniversary. "We fell in love studying the daf and look forward to remaining havrutas as we build a home full of Torah together." Today's daf is sponsored by the Hadran Women of Long Island in honor of their friend and co-learner Miriam Eck…
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with Adele Raemer, an October 7th survivor, on what she heard as terrorists entered homes in her community.
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Today's daf is sponsored in honor of Esther's birthday. "To my big sister, thank you for introducing me to this shiur. I’m so proud of you. Many happy and healthy returns!" Regarding the debate between Rabbi Akiva and the rabbis about whether a seller sells generously (Rabbi Akiva) or sparingly (the rabbis), Rav ruled like the rabbis, and Shmuel li…
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Today, Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an Israeli kibbutz resident, on how her son-in-law defended her precious granddaughters on October 7th.
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Today's daf is sponsored by the Hadran Women of Long Island in honor of the birth of a grandson to our friend and co-learner, Tzippy Wolkenfeld. "May the entire family rejoice as they are zoche to raise the new “daf yomi addition” to Torah, chuppah, and maasim tovim. Mazal tov!" Another attempt is made from our Mishna to support Rav Dimi's position…
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with Adele Raemer, a survivor of last year’s October 7th Hamas attacks inside Israel.
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If one says yachlok, divide my portion with..., the person gets half, but what is the law if one says “give a chelek, portion, to...? Ravina bar Kisi brings an answer from a braita which rules in a similar case that one gets a quarter as there is a doubt whether the intent was half or a bit and Sumchus rules that when there is money in question, th…
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an Israeli writer who describes the moments that terrorists came closer and closer to her safe room during the October 7th terror attacks.
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This week's learning is sponsored by Rozy Jaffe and family in loving memory of her father Mickey Muhlrad, משה יעקב בן ר׳ דוד ע״ה on his 11th yahrzeit. "My father was a humble man of incredible honesty and integrity. He never spoke Loshen Hara and though his cheder studies were cut short by WWII- he supported and encouraged Torah learning for his ch…
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Re’eh 5784: Kashrut and Spiritual Clarity
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How do our perceptions, whether clear or confused, impact our understanding of Torah and our relationships? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek explore Parshat Re’eh, focusing on the intriguing and often perplexing laws of kashrut. They … Read the rest The post Re’eh 5784: Kashrut and Spiritual Clarity first appeared on El…
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When one sells a house, it does not include certain parts of the house, unless the seller specifies that the sale includes everything in the house. The Mishna lists the properties not included in the sale – the yetzia, for which the Gemara brings two possible definitions, an inner room used for storage, and a room with a parapet of ten handsbreadth…
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his story on the writer who was named Righteous of the Nations because of a letter he wrote to Hitler defending the Jewish people.
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Why can a resident of a courtyard insist on a gutter pipe being moved, but not a gutter itself? If a resident has an item that juts out into a neighbor's airspace or a window that faces the neighbor's property, can the resident create a chazaka if the neighbor has not complained? Creating a chazaka depends on whether or not it is something we would…
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of October 7th, on being evacuated and the trauma of surviving the attacks.
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of the October 7th attack, on how she said goodbye to her son as they hid inside the safe room during the attack.
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On today’s program, Fellowship President and CEO Yael Eckstein shares from her audio book, Generation to Generation, about the Jewish observance of Tisha B’Av and the lessons of hope it contains for all people of faith.
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an Israeli kibbutz resident about her hours in a safe room during the October 7th attacks.
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of the October 7th attack on the tragedies of that day.
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs shares the story of a writer who spoke out against the Armenian genocide of WWI.
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Rabbi Bena'a measured burial caves to mark the locations of the graves for reasons of ritual purity. What happened when he reached Avraham's and Adam's graves? What was he allowed to see and what was he not allowed to see? A story is told of an amgosh (a Persian priest or magician) who entered the graves of others to take things or remove bodies fr…
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an October 7th survivor on the horrible sights and sounds she and her son experienced that day.
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How can a single word in the Torah guide us toward deeper spiritual understanding? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Yizcah Smith dive into Parshat Ekev, exploring the profound spiritual insights hidden within the word “Ekev.” They discuss how the … Read the rest The post Ekev 5784: The Light in Every Mitzvah first appeared on Elmad Online Learn…
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Aleeza Ben Shalom and her Book Matchmaker Matchmaker Interview Part 2
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Aleeza Ben Shalom, the first guest on Season One of this podcast is back in Season Two, this time give producer-host Heather Dean’s listeners a first look (or shall we say listen) at Aleeza’s forthcoming book, Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Love that Lasts.”This is the 2nd of Heather’s two-part interview with Aleeza, and they cover such topics a…
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Today's daf is sponsored by Deborah Aschheim (Weiss) in loving memory of her father David Aschheim z"l, whose 44th yahrzeit is today. “You left us too soon at the age of 56. Although your Jewish education was interrupted because of WWII, you always ensured that I got a Jewish/Zionist education. You would be proud of the legacy you left: my aliyah, …
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Today, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with an Israeli writer who locked herself in her safe room as terrorists invaded her kibbutz.
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If there is no border, how does one determine how much of the field was acquired by the buyer? The sea quill was used by Yehoshua to demarcate borders between the tribes when they conquered the land of Israel. In the book of Yehoshua, some cities were listed but not others – why? The boundaries given to Moshe are those used to determine which land …
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On today’s program, The Fellowship’s C.J. Burroughs continues his conversation with a survivor of last year’s October 7th attack, on how the people of Israel were caught off-guard.
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Rav Huna bought land from a gentile, but after he paid for the land and before a document was written, another Jew came and acquired the land through chazaka, by plowing a bit in the field. Rav Nachman ruled as per Shmuel’s ruling that the land belongs to the other Jew. Rav Huna challenged Rav Nachman by suggesting that if Rav Nachman were to hold …
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