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** Interested in subscribing to Rabbi Haim Ovadia's weekday emails on Jewish Law? Please send an email to rabbiovadia613@gmail.com with your full name, location, and a bit about yourself.** Course Objective- "To understand the historical and social context and identify the message or hidden message". In this series, he analyzes select sections from Midrash. This is the full Academic Course on Midrash and all its facets taught by Rabbi Haim Ovadia in the summer of 2016 at the Academy of Jewis ...
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** Interested in subscribing to Rabbi Haim Ovadia's weekday emails on Jewish Law? Please send an email to rabbiovadia613@gmail.com with your full name, location, and a bit about yourself. How does a Rabbi weigh his responsibility to Jewish law, to the sensitivities of the people involved. Difficult questions are usually never black and white. We discuss intricate questions asked to Sephardic and Ashkanazi Rabbis of current and past generations and their responses. What was the philosophy beh ...
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** Interested in subscribing to Rabbi Haim Ovadia's weekday emails on Jewish Law? Please send an email to rabbiovadia613@gmail.com with your full name, location, and a bit about yourself. Iraqi Jewish Songs for Special Occasions, shabbat and Holidays נוסח יהודי בבל. Rabbi Ovadia's parents were from Iraq, before moving to the State of Israel. From a young age, he was gifted with being taught the many beautiful tunes of his ancestors. These were used in the synagogue on Shabbat and Jewish Holi ...
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The Semikha Program is free and open to all. You can listen to and read select lessons and texts at your own pace, from anywhere. Your academic and Judaic background, as well as non-formal classes you attend, will be counted. To join, email R Ovadia at rabbiovadia613@gmail.com
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** Interested in subscribing to Rabbi Haim Ovadia's weekday emails on Jewish Law? Please send an email to rabbiovadia613@gmail.com Loosely translated as "legends", Aggadah includes the genres of biblical exegesis, stories about biblical characters, the lives of the Talmudic era sages and their contemporary history, parables, proverbs, and folklore. A captivating melange of wisdom and piety, fantasy and satire, Aggadah is the expressive medium of the Jewish creative genius. - Rabbi Haim Ovadi ...
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** Interested in subscribing to Rabbi Haim Ovadia's weekday emails on Jewish Law? Please send an email to rabbiovadia613@gmail.com with your full name, location, and a bit about yourself.** Keeping kosher seems like it gets more burdensome over time. It's not that true kashrut has changed, but rather Rabbi's and kashrut organizations continue to raise the bar. But, is raising the bar a good thing? Is it that our ancestors were ignorant to the laws of kashrut? Or is it the fact that kashrut h ...
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Minyan club: Suzy Levin / Yehoshua Rodriguez
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In our weekly Minyan club memebrs share their stories. In this session we hear Suzy Levin and Reynaldo Yehoshua RodriguezBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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This part of the Zohar is read at the Yahrzeit - Shiva, Sheloshim, or the year.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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You Cannot be a Posek or a Leader if You Do Not Know Your People
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The story of the conflict between two mishnaic sages shed light on the problems inflicting Rabbinic leadership todayBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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By knowing the world we know God, an especially relevant message of Psalm 104, read on Rosh Hodesh, during the current Corona Virus crisisBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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introduction to Sephardic Halakhic Methodology
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Las Mujeres Piadosas y la Educacion de Moises
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Moises es el protagonista del Exodo, y las mujeres piadosas son las que lo han salvado y educado.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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A Logical Jewish Response to the Corona Virus
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Hive mind: Flexibility, Subjectivity, and Diversity in Halakha
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In this session we discuss the importance of listening to different voices, relying on the common sense of the people, and adjusting halakha to people's needs.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 112: Haye Sara - Wrestling a Piece of Canaan
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Avraham's brilliant negotiation with Hittites. Surprise, Ephron is not a greedy villain.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 112A: Haye Sara - Matchmaker in Chief
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How was Avraham's servant able to convince Rivka's family to let her go to an unknown land?By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Pointers and food for thought on the Parasha. Focus on the two negotiations in the Parasha. Avraham with the Hittites and his servants with Rivka's family.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Semikha Shabbat 12: Pikuah Nefesh ch. 328
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chapter 328 of Shulhan Arukh Orah Haim - Saving a life on ShabbatBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Semikha Shabbat 11: Siman 306 Spirit of Shabbat
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Siman 261 in SH. The origin, meaning, and practices of candle lightingBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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The laws of Kiddush - Shulhan arukh 269-272By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Semikha Shabbat 9:273-282 Kiddush to Torah Reading
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Here we wrap up the laws of Kiddush and continue into the laws of Shabbat prayers.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 116: Yitzhak and Rivka - The Early years
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In chapter 301 the Tur explains his methodology in presenting the laws in the order he did. He speaks about general concepts of Shabbat. Chapter 302 (as well as parts of 301) is dedicated to the care of clothes.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Semikha Shabbat 6: Food on the Stove and Time issues
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This episode covers chapters 253-261. We discuss the issue of leaving food on the stove before shabbat and the way to determine the beginning of Shabbat.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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The Akedah is one of the most challenging episodes of the Torah, if not of the whole Tanakh. the idea Dying for God has become embedded in Jewish consciousness largely because of the Akedah, but it has evolved differently among Sepharadm and Ashkenazim. In this episode we examine the Ashkenazi school of though and the possible influence Christianit…
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Semikha Shabbat 5: 250 - Timers and Delayed action
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Chapter 250 in Shulhan Arukh is the basis for the discussion of using timers or delayed action on Shabbat. You'd be surprised how many things can be done with the help of timers. Also, we discuss the term יש אומרים and the different approaches and style of Maimonides, the Tur, and R. Yosef Karo.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Chapter 18 in Genesis: The mysterious visitors. Why did Lot serve Matzah? What was the problem of Sodom and how is it related to the Tower of Babel?By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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According to the Midrash Abraham hesitated, or even refused, to be circumcised. in this discussion we see that this interpretation was a clever campaign by the rabbis to convince their contemporaries t circumcise their children, despite Greek influence. We also discuss the importance of the Exodus and why Abraham did not object when he was told tha…
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Semikha Shabbat 4: Transportation cont'd and rules of Pesikah
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A continued discussion of transportation before and during Shabbat. Using bicycle. Also - a discussion of the methodology of the Shulhan Arukh and how to determine on your own what to do in a given situation.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 108: Tower of Babel, Nimrod, Abraham, and Melchizedek
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In this episode: The Tower of Babel was an attempt at a 1984 style society. What exactly happened there? who is Nimrod? What was the origin of Abraham? The first energy war, and the mysterious King Melchizedek.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Semikha Shabbat 3: 248 - Transportation and travel
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Chapter 248: Traveling before Shabbat by boat, train, or plane. What happens if the journey continues into Shabbat?By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Here we analyze the story of Cain and Abel. It is a multi-layered story which represents rifts in society and among families. Is it possible that God favored Abel in order to show us what not to do, as the horrible consequence was the first murder? Further in Genesis we find Lemekh as the father of civilization and a ruthless ruler, whose children …
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Semikha Shabbat 2: chapter 243: Lease and Rent
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Chapter 243 in Shulhan Arukh: Renting or leasing a facility of factory to a non-Jew for use on Shabbat, and related laws of commerce.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 103: Tree of Knowledge - Cycle of Life
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Third session of the discussion of Genesis. Here we analyze the events following the act of eating of the Forbidden Fruit, the symbolism of Gan Eden in parallel to the Mishkan and the Jewish Home, and how to break out of the inevitable cycle of life and death.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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The Tree of Knowledge was not an obstacle planted on man's path to make him sin, but rather a symbolic description of the process of coming of age and discovering free will.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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chapter 242 in Shulhan Arukh speaks of honoring Shabbat. the parallel chapter in Arokh HaShulhan expands on the 39 melakhot and several important Halakhic concepts which pertain to Shabbat.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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This is the conclusion of our discussion of Melakhot Shabbat, how the list was formed, and its connection to the mishkan.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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This is the first session in a series which will analyze Rashi's use of Midrashic material in his torah commentary. We discuss the unique characteristics of Rashi and what made his commentaries on the Talmud and the Torah stand out. We also discuss the nature of Midrash, its categories, and its historical development.…
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Analysis of the Midrashim used by Rashi in his commentary on the first chapter of BereshitBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Introduction to the list of 39 melakhot of Shabbat following the research of Prof. GilatBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Torah 101: Genesis 1&2 - 2 Creation Stories
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An analysis of the differences between the two creation stories in Bereshit. Here I offer my theory that the first story describes God's perfect world while the second describes the imperfect world in which we live.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Episode 233 - Halakhic Methodology- Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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In this session we continue discussing the methodology of the Halakhic process. Which books and genres to use, electronic databases, and other research methods. We also discuss the importance of distinguishing between rabbinical and biblical laws.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Hillel and Pesah: Tradition or innovation?
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In this session we examine the development of halakha and the process of making halakhic decision, based on questions raised by participants of the Semikha Program of Torah Ve-AhavaBy Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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In this session we cover the last chapters of Shulhan Arukh on Avelut, from 391 to 403. among the topics discussed: participating in a joyous activity, displaying sorrow on Shabbat, shiva and shloshim curtailed by holidays, staying at home during shiva, visiting the cemetery during shiva, prayers.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Avelut 12: Shiva and Sheloshim prohibitions
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In this session we cover chapters 380-390 of Shulhan Arukh Yoreh Deah which speak about the prohibitions during Shiva and Shelohim, including shaving, bathing, washing clothes, working, attending celebrations and more.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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In this session we discuss the Kaddish, which is barely mentioned in Shulhan Arukh. Where did the Kaddish come from? how did it become the piece most associated with mourning? why are such rigid rules among the Ashkenazim about who is entitled to say it? can a woman say kaddish? can you say Kaddsh for a non-Jew?…
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In this session we discuss the custom of washing hands upon leaving the cemetery, and some of the restrictions posed on the mourners.By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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