Study the Final Work of the Rambam with the benefit of the most current commentaries of R' Shlomo Toledano and Machon Hagos VeDa'as Yisrael
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Everything you wanted to know about Moshiach. Meticulously sourced and explained.
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Make Judaism’s greatest thinker and Halachic scholar part of your life. Rabbi Scott Kahn presents two halachot from the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah every weekday.
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Halachic and Hashkafic Issues in Contemporary Society
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Our mission is to create a platform for all serious students to easily study the entire Tanach (Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim) in a comprehensible fashion. We seek to generate an experience that allows our members to become intimately familiar with the text, framework, and storyline of the Tanach. Our emergent objectives are to increase knowledge of our ancestral Jewish history, to strengthen our sense of awe and love of God, and reinforce our personal and national Jewish identity.
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Listen in as Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg analyze pressing issues for 21st century American Judaism. Mixing their own analysis with interviews of leading thinkers, practitioners, and even "regular Jews," Dan and Lex look to push past the bounds of what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century. You can support Judaism Unbound at www.JudaismUnbound.com/donate.
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Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles celebrates traditional and innovative Judaism and inspires lifelong learning in a warm, embracing community. With creative approaches to traditional prayer, a welcoming ethos that nourishes the soul, and a commitment to rigorous study of our tradition, Temple Beth Am has been a flagship institution of Conservative Judaism since its founding in 1934. These podcasts share our sermons, classes and other activities. Our goal is to reach out and enhance the learning ...
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What is morality, faith, and our place in the world? Not easy questions. Many look to religion to answer these questions. Religion certainly does provide answers but not in the way we're used to. The answers we're given are really only starting points to help guide us on a path to greater wisdom. That path is a difficult one because it demands us to be present. To think outside the box. It demands us to struggle with God as opposed to thoughtlessly receive "the answer." In the struggle and t ...
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Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools offers three podcast series: 1. Research Encounter, hosted by Elliott Rabin, Prizmah‘s director of thought leadership, presents a discussion between a researcher and a day school leader about a recent work of scholarship. 2. Prizmah Podcasts Live showcases innovative and transformative initiatives taking place in Jewish schools. Each episode includes a presentation, conversation and audience q&a. 3. Start-up Day School, hosted by Josh Gold, middle schoo ...
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In Season two of The Evolution of Torah, Rabbi Mordecai Schwartz takes usto four regions of the Medieval world to understand the specific Torah cultures that emerged from each place and their approach to Torah learning. The season covers Muslim Spain and North Africa, France, Germany, and Christian Spain over the course of 500 years, from the closing of the Talmud around the year 800 to the Spanish Inquisition. There is also one episode about Maimonides.
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Rabbi Greenberg is the founder and director of the Jewish Discovery Center in Buffalo, NY. Rabbi Greenberg is an internationally renowned Judaic scholar, author of several books, and of hundreds of scholarly and popular articles. Rabbi Greenberg has reached and touched the lives of tens of thousands of people through his weekly TV program and the thousands of hours he has spent teaching and lecturing. He has brought the highest of ideals to the broadest of audiences. His lectures and classes ...
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This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it. Listen and subscribe to Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Google Podcasts Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk A ...
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In an era of political division and polarized debate, we are losing our ability to hear each other. The volume of our disagreements is at an all-time high, while our ability to communicate with kindness and empathy is at an all-time low. This podcast seeks to change that by engaging people from different backgrounds and beliefs in good old-fashioned conversation. Listen in as Rabbi Michael Beyo and anthropologist Dr. Adrian McIntyre spend time listening, sharing, and discovering common groun ...
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Siddur Class #146 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 2
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Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom - August 27, 2024 - guest teacher Rabbi Joel Rembaum. Special Guests: Rabbi Avi Havivi and Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembaum.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Episode 443: Maimonides -- Judaism for the Perplexed - Lenn Goodman
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Perplexed? About Judaism, and God, and life generally? Us too. Maimonides (also known as Rambam) wrote a book specifically for us called The Guide to the Perplexed, a bit more than 800 years ago, and it still has much to teach us today! Lenn E. Goodman, co-author of The Guide to the Perplexed: A New Translation (with Phillip I. Lieberman) joins Dan…
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Episode 447: High Holidays -- Old Man in the Sky? - Zvika Krieger
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Zvika Krieger, spiritual leader at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, California, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Together they ask and explore a variety of questions: who is the God of the High Holidays? When Jews and their loved ones gather to pray, are they praying to that God? Are they (we)…
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 10: (Facebook/Zoom) Links: Study Text…
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Elul Unbound Bonus Episode #22: Shmita's 3rd Year
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Elul is the 12th and final month of the Jewish calendar year. Elul Unbound is a Judaism Unbound initiative all about making Elul meaningful, through creative digital modalities. In this first bonus episode of Elul Unbound, Lex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash explore the power of the number three — and the fact that we are entering into the 3rd y…
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Rabbi Adam Kligfeld's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 31, 2024. (Youtube)By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
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Rabbi Adam Kligfeld offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Kligfeld's voice and direction guide you into a w…
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Rabbi Matt Shapiro explores this week's Torah reading through the lens of Parenting. Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Episode 446: Father. Mother. God. - Play Steinberg, Sue Reinhold
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Play Steinberg and Sue Reinhold join Dan and Lex for a conversation about Father. Mother. God. — a web-comic Steinberg is in the process of creating! They dive into topics ranging from conversion, to addiction and recovery, to the power of digital Jewish art. Check out Father. Mother. God. via this link! Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check …
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Community Collaboration: Raising All Boats
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Often, Jewish schools operate in isolation; "teamwork" may mean partnership among the team of administrators, or the head of school with the board. A new initiative in Boston, Stronger Together, aims to foster a culture of collaboration among the city's 14 day schools and yeshivas to explore opportunities for shared success. Explore how the project…
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Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 10
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Recently, a book with this title hit the bookstores. In the book its author, Rabbi Shai Held (a Conservative rabbi) tells us that, for too long, Judaism has been mistakenly characterized as a legalistic, judgmental faith tradition. In response Rav Held proceeds to draw upon a rich compendium of sources representing 3000 years of Jewish learning and…
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Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 10:18. (Facebook/Zoom) Links: Study Text…
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Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 9
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The Psalms express and evoke profound and wide-ranging emotions and thoughts that are as real today as they were three thousand years ago. Together we will engage in an interactive in-depth reading of ten Psalms — poems in which the authors use language, structure, and themes to convey their expressions of profound feelings that run the gamut of em…
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Rabbi Matt Shapiro explores this week's Torah reading through the lens of Parenting. Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Episode 445: Intermarried Rabbis No Longer Banned - Dan, Miriam, and Lex
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On June 20th, 2024, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion eliminated its ban on interfaith relationships for rabbinical students. This landmark decision comes on the heels of decades of many years of organizing and advocacy, and Judaism Unbound is thrilled to celebrate it! In this episode, Dan, Miriam, and Lex speak about what this sh…
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Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 9
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Recently, a book with this title hit the bookstores. In the book its author, Rabbi Shai Held (a Conservative rabbi) tells us that, for too long, Judaism has been mistakenly characterized as a legalistic, judgmental faith tradition. In response Rav Held proceeds to draw upon a rich compendium of sources representing 3000 years of Jewish learning and…
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Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 8
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The Psalms express and evoke profound and wide-ranging emotions and thoughts that are as real today as they were three thousand years ago. Together we will engage in an interactive in-depth reading of ten Psalms — poems in which the authors use language, structure, and themes to convey their expressions of profound feelings that run the gamut of em…
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Siddur Class #145 - Maimonides on Prayer - Part 1
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Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom - August 20, 2024 - guest teacher Rabbi Joel Rembaum. Special Guests: Rabbi Avi Havivi and Rabbi Emeritus Joel Rembaum.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 10:15. (Facebook/Zoom) Links: Study Text…
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Bonus Episode: Lilith - The Dybbukast: Season 4, Episode 7
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This bonus episode of Judaism Unbound is presented in partnership with Theatre Dybbuk. We are proud to feature their fourth season's fourth episode as a bonus episode here on Judaism Unbound's feed. In each episode, they bring poems, plays, and other creative texts from throughout history to life, all while revealing their relationships to issues s…
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By Rabbi Anthony Manning
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Rabbi Matt Shapiro explores this week's Torah reading through the lens of Parenting. Special Guest: Rabbi Micah Shapiro.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Shabbat Teaching: "Jewish Responses When We Think It's The End Of The World.”
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Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi Dara Frimmer, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 10, 2024. A conversation examining traditional and contemporary reactions, instructions, and choices when we think the end of the world is near. Rabbi Frimmer serves as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Isaiah. (Youtube/Zoom)By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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A Shabbat Sermon delivered by TBA member Debbie Rich at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 17, 2024. (Youtube) Special Guest: Debbie Rich.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Episode 444: Tales of the Unbound III - We go HAM
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This week, we’re bringing you an episode of our newest podcast, Tales of the Unbound! In its inaugural season Tales of the Unbound follows the Jewish journey of two incarcerated individuals, their chaplain, and the community they co-created in the most unlikely of places. Tales of the Unbound: Episode 3 — We go HAM follows Josh’s spiritual journey …
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 8
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Recently, a book with this title hit the bookstores. In the book its author, Rabbi Shai Held (a Conservative rabbi) tells us that, for too long, Judaism has been mistakenly characterized as a legalistic, judgmental faith tradition. In response Rav Held proceeds to draw upon a rich compendium of sources representing 3000 years of Jewish learning and…
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Rashi Class, a weekly exploration of Torah featuring a deep dive on the text and lively conversation focused on an 11th-century French commentary, conducted by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, this week beginning with Shemot/Exodus 10:14. (Facebook/Zoom) Links: Study Text…
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By Rabbi Anthony Manning
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Shabbat Teaching: V’ethanan: Can We Influence God?
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Shabbat Teaching with Rabbi Chaim Singer-Frankes, at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 10, 2024. A meditation on the parshah through the eyes of Rabbi Yisrael of Kozhnitz, aka “Avodat Yisrael,” an 18th century Hasidic master. A second career Rabbi ordained in 2014 at The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Chaim joined the staff at Kaiser Permane…
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Rabbi Rebecca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, August 10, 2024. (Youtube) Links: Study TextBy Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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Rabbi Matt Shapiro explores this week's Torah reading through the lens of Parenting. Special Guest: Rabbi Matt Shapiro.By Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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Judaism is About Love — Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life - Class 7
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Recently, a book with this title hit the bookstores. In the book its author, Rabbi Shai Held (a Conservative rabbi) tells us that, for too long, Judaism has been mistakenly characterized as a legalistic, judgmental faith tradition. In response Rav Held proceeds to draw upon a rich compendium of sources representing 3000 years of Jewish learning and…
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Experiencing the Biblical Psalms — from Remorse to Rejoicing, from Hopelessness to Hope, from Doubt to Faith - Class 7
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The Psalms express and evoke profound and wide-ranging emotions and thoughts that are as real today as they were three thousand years ago. Together we will engage in an interactive in-depth reading of ten Psalms — poems in which the authors use language, structure, and themes to convey their expressions of profound feelings that run the gamut of em…
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Rabbi Avi Havivi's siddur class at Temple Beth Am Los Angeles via Zoom - August 6, 2024 Special Guest: Rabbi Avi Havivi. Links: O How She Sat Alone - A Lamentation A Lament For Be'eri text Music Video: A Lament For Be'eri - Yagel HarushBy Temple Beth Am Los Angeles
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By Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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By Rabbi Anthony Manning
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