Podcast Episodes

Haman's Ancient Motive

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I was about to sit down to reread an article I wrote on Purim two years ago (Purim 5779, 3/…

5 years, 2 months ago

Purim 5781: The Limits of the Human Intellect as a Theme of Purim

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In today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (2/19/21) we learned a pischa (or pesichta) - that is, a …

5 years, 2 months ago

Of Wolves, Men, and Methodology: an Attempt to Capture and Articulate an Epistemological Upheaval

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In tonight's Topics in Jewish Philosophy shiur (2/18/21 at YBT) I attempted to capture and …

5 years, 2 months ago

Rambam vs. Riaz (and Thomas Jefferson vs. Pirkei Avos)

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Note: This is essentially the same shiur I gave in my Rambam Bekius chavurah at YBT on 2/15…

5 years, 2 months ago

Lo Tachmod: a Case Study in How the Torah Commands Emotions

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Note: I initially gave this over at YBT as a Chumash Methodology shiur, but since I felt th…

5 years, 3 months ago

Seltzer Theories vs. Jam Theories

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This episode is an "audiobook style" reading of an article I wrote on July 2, 2014 entitled…

5 years, 3 months ago

Elohai Neshamah Upon Waking

This morning's Sunday Shiur (2/7/21 at YBT) focused on the berachah Chazal instituted to be said immediately upon waking: Elohai Neshamah. After revi…

5 years, 3 months ago

Some Guidelines for Thinking About Biblical Historicity vs. Archaeology (Part 2 of 2)

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In today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (2/5/21) we continued our "guided reading" of Rabbi Dr. J…

5 years, 3 months ago

Know What to Respond to a Heretic (Avos 2:14) Part 2

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In this morning's Jewish Ethics class (2/4/21 at Lomdeha) we resumed our analysis of "know …

5 years, 3 months ago

Lo Tachmod: a Case Study in How the Torah Commands Emotions

Tonight's Chumash Methodology shiur (given at YBT on 2/3/21) isn't so much of a "how to learn Chumash" shiur as it is a "how mitzvos work" shiur. I a…

5 years, 3 months ago