This is the sermon podcast of Hope Community Church in West Salem, Wisconsin.
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The news from Israel can feel overwhelming – but Torah gives us language for understanding current events with complexity and compassion. From Hadar’s Beit Midrash in Jerusalem, Rabbi Avital Hochstein joins Rabbi Avi Killip to unpack some of the most pressing spiritual and moral questions in Israel today.
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A podcast where you ask and we answer questions of Jewish law in modern times. Hosted by Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip. To submit a question, email responsa@hadar.org.
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Bringing you recent lectures, classes, and programs from the Hadar Institute, Ta Shma is where you get to listen in on the beit midrash. Come and listen on the go, at home, or wherever you are. Hosted by Rabbi Avi Killip of the Hadar Institute.
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Learn lessons from past and present military leaders. Lead On is a podcast meant to share the experiences, life lessons, and leadership advice from military leaders so you can learn from them and apply those lessons to your life.
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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith 4-21-24
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Message by Aaron Thompson
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Do the Laws of Eruv Make Any Sense At All? 100th Episode Update
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In celebration of 100 episodes of Responsa Radio, we're re-releasing our favorites with an update from Rav Eitan and Rav Avi at the end of the episode. Our producer, Jeremy Tabick's favorite is episode #7: The laws of eruv—constructing a sometimes questionable boundary around a neighborhood to allow carrying objects on shabbat—often seem obscure, b…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Metzora: Like a Leper Messiah
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We Jews, who have been perennial outcasts, ought to read the Torah’s account of the leper with particular care.“Leper,” we should note from the outset, is not really an accurate rendering of the Hebrew, מצורע (metzora). The biblical affliction of tza’arat is clearly different from what we today call “leprosy,” most obviously so because it can only …
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The Haggadah describes how "in every generation, they stand against us to destroy us." At the same time, the lesson of the Exodus from Egypt in the Torah is to translate our suffering into empathy, to remember that we were strangers in Egypt and therefore look after the strangers today. As we enter a complicated Pesah, how can we hold these two nar…
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Part of the sermon series on Titus Preached by Pastor Trevor Killip At Hope Community Church, West Salem, WI On Sunday 4/14/2024
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Dr. Jeremy Tabick: Why Are There Four Cups at the Seder?
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Ever wondered why we have to drink four cups of wine at our Seders? This class explores the history and the symbolism of this idea and how it transforms from something more functional to the framing around the entirety of Seder night. Fittingly, there are at least four different ways to think about these cups! Recorded on 4/10/24. Source sheet: htt…
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Dave Reineke teaches on the meaning of Blood Covenant in the bible. 4/7/2024 Hope Community Church West Salem, WI
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Honing in On Leadership: A CPO Pride Day Special
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Welcome back to a special edition of Lead On! Today we bring you Compilation 2 from the CPO Pride Day Series in San Diego, California. Today’s episode covers a variety of topics with three different guests, all interviewed by special edition host, Ben Wiggins. Ben chats with Commander of the Navy Region Southwest, Brad Rosen, CPO Selectee, Stephen …
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Is Impossible Pork Kosher? 100th Episode Update
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In celebration of 100 episodes of Responsa Radio, we're re-releasing our favorites with an update from Rav Eitan and Rav Avi at the end of the episode. Our sound engineer, David Khabinsky's favorite is episode #78: A few months ago, one of the largest kosher certification agencies announced that it would not certify "Impossible Pork," despite the f…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Tazria: Covenantal Numerology
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From the very beginning, the Torah imbues certain numbers with great significance. The first chapter of Genesis carefully divides Creation into seven days. Seven then becomes the most significant number in nearly all Jewish time rituals—not just Shabbat, but Pesah, Shavuot, Sukkot, as well as the seventh month, the seventh year, the seven cycles of…
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R. Elie Kaunfer: Is the Seder Really So Ordered?
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There's a catchy song that tells us what we're supposed to do during the Seder and when (Kaddeish Urhatz). But when you dig a little deeper, the song is a little simplistic for the actual Seder structure. How can the giant Maggid section be covered by a single word? And why is Hallel actually split into two? Rav Elie discusses the overall structure…
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Is There a Blessing on Seeing a Solar Eclipse?
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I'm planning on going to the total solar eclipse that will be visible in North America on April 8th. is there a blessing or some other liturgy that I should say as I see it?By Hadar Institute
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Shemini: Waters of Hope
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Throughout our history, one of the central institutions of a Jewish community has been the mikveh. Immersion in this ritual bath was required in Temple times in order to purify oneself after coming into contact with various types of tumah (ritual impurity). Since then, the practical need for a mikveh has been relegated primarily to the laws of sex …
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Jewish Law and Jewish Values: A Conversation with R. Ethan Tucker and R. Aviva Richman
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In this panel discussion given at the February Learning Seminar 2024, Hadar’s rashei yeshiva, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Aviva Richman, reflect on their approach to Jewish law and how our quest for God can be lived through the details of our halakhic lives.By Hadar Institute
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A message by Pastor Trevor Killip
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The Humiliation, Joy, and Exultation of Christ
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A Message by Pastor Trevor Killip
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Rav Avital and Rav Elazar reflect on what it means to celebrate Purim in the shadow of war. They explore how we might grapple with the suffering of innocent people in Gaza through Torah.By Hadar Institute
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Can I Buy a Non-Jew a Sandwich on Passover?
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I was trying to help someone on the street get some food. They asked for a sandwich, so I went into a nearby shop—and suddenly panicked because I realized it was Passover! What was I supposed to do in this case? What are the parameters of buying and touching hameitz for non-Jews during the holiday?By Hadar Institute
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Tzav: Four Links in a Chain
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For the most part, Parashat Tzav repeats much of what we learned last week in Parashat Vayikra. Again, the Torah details the choreography of the sacrificial system—only this time from the perspective of the priest. All of the offerings from last week show up again. But there is at least one thing that is unique to Tzav: a shalshelet.…
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R. Micha'el Rosenberg: Making Sense of Insensible Food Laws
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To what extent is Jewish law “fake” or “real”? Is halakhah a game where you can say whatever you want, or does a ruling, once issued, create a new reality? What are the underlying principles of kashrut and Jewish food laws? Recorded live at Hadar's Manger Winter Learning Seminar in January 2024. Source sheet available here: https://mechonhadar.s3.a…
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A message by pastor Trevor Killip
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My family are coming in from 1000s of miles away for the eclipse on April 8th, but they won't be around for Pesah on April 22nd. I want to do a mock or model Seder with them, but I know some things are only supposed to be done on actual Seder night. What should I include or exclude? How can I make the mock Seder feel substantive, but at the same ti…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayikra: A Prehistory of the Sacrifices
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The laws of Leviticus appear to be entirely separate from the narrative and themes of the Torah so far. Exodus, by contrast, picks up directly from the narrative of Genesis, and—as we have seen—even the case laws in Exodus sometimes make subtle references to earlier stories. But when we enter Leviticus, we feel ourselves to be in another kind of bo…
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R. Avi Strausberg on Purim: Look to the World and Find God
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As someone who longs to feel God’s presence in my life in a clear and direct manner, I have always been struck by the fact that God is noticeably absent from Megillat Esther. In a story that is about the near demise and heroic salvation of the Jewish people, it is not God’s hand that is featured in this story as the saving force, but rather the hum…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Pekudei: The Invisible Palace
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There is something hidden in the mishkan. A story of creation. Nehama Leibowitz, the great 20th century compiler of Torah commentary, calls our attention to a group of modern scholars who sensitized us to the use of repetition as a rhetorical device in the description of the building of the mishkan. She cites a list of the greats: Buber, Rosenzweig…
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Can I Put on a Play During the Megillah Reading?
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I'm organizing my community's reading of Megillat Esther. Can I include English explanations or kids' plays between the chapters? What is at stake in breaking up the reading?By Hadar Institute
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R. Leah Sarna and R. Tali Adler: The Torah of Pregnancy
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From one perspective, pregnancy is a miracle. But from another, pregnancy is a nightmare. In her essay that won the Ateret Zvi Prize in Hiddushei Torah, Rabbanit Leah Sarna argues that the Jewish tradition makes space for both of these stories about pregnancy. This presentation and conversation with Rabbi Tali Adler is from February 2024.…
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Philip Runge preaches through the first two chapters of Colossians and expounds on Christ's supremacy in all things.
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Ep. 34 | Pt. 2: The Meaning of Servant Leadership
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Welcome back to Lead On: Lessons for Military Leaders! Join us once again as we visit with Kory and Chelsey Gray, two vetrepreneurs who are helping us understand and unpack the concept of servant leadership. In the 2nd part of their episode learn all about Chelsey’s new business and the selflessness that Kory is showing in helping support his wife …
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How Should Jewish Criminal Lawyers Respond to Crime Scene Photos? 100th Episode Update
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In celebration of 100 episodes of Responsa Radio, we're re-releasing our favorites with an update from Rav Eitan and Rav Avi at the end of the episode. Responsa Radio creator David Zvi Kalman's favorite is episode #9: I'm a lawyer who often has to look at crime scene photos. What are the considerations of k'vod ha-met (honor for the dead) that I sh…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat VaYakhel: Half-Measures
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Is there meaning in a measurement? Two great masters of midrashically-styled Torah commentary—both writing in 14th century Spain—will offer two very different interpretations of a particular form of measurement that appears frequently in this week’s Torah reading: the half.By Hadar Institute
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The reality in Israel today is that the people on the battlefield are mostly men and the people left behind to look after their homes and children are mostly women. Rav Avital shares some reflections on this situation through the lens of the women's contribution to the mishkan (tabernacle).By Hadar Institute
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The Gift that Does Not Keep on Giving: The Tisch With Dena Weiss #25
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Shabbat is described in the Talmud as a "good gift." But aren’t all gifts supposedly good? What makes Shabbat a gift that is uniquely positive in contrast to other gifts which do not receive this stamp of goodness? The Ohev Yisrael explores. Transcript and source sheet: https://mechonhadar.s3.amazonaws.com/mh_torah_source_sheets/WeissTisch5-5.pdf “…
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A message by Pastor Trevor Killip
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This week's parashah has the biggest mistake in the Bible: the building of the Golden Calf. How do huge mistakes like this happen? What are their consequences? What about for the people who didn't prevent it from happening? Rav Avital and Rav Elazar use this story as a framework to think about the terrible mistakes that led up to the October 7th at…
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