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Back to SearchR. Tali Adler: Challenging the Establishment
In the last of this series from Spring 2023, Rav Tali returns to R. Yehudah ha-Nasi and his interactions with another friend/antagonist: Bar Kappara.…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Shemot: Callbacks to Creation
From the moment we begin the Book of Exodus, we are already being called back into Genesis. The very first words of Parashat Shemot are: taken direct…
2 years, 5 months ago
R. Tali Adler: Inside / Outside
Part 2 this series from Spring 2023 centers the character of Rabbi, also known as R. Yehudah ha-Nasi, the leader of his generation. Rabbi is concerne…
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayehi: Echoes of Redemption
One of the Torah’s signature literary techniques is the use of textual echoes: the repetition of roots, words, or phrases that call us back to an ear…
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R. Tali Adler: When Your Torah Doesn't Belong
In this first lecture in a series of 3 taught in Spring 2023 (Who Does Torah Belong To?), Rav Tali Adler explores the character of R. Elazar ben Arak…
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R. Avi Strausberg on the 10th of Tevet: The Imperative of Hope
Asarah b’Tevet (the 10th of the month of Tevet), marks the beginning of the end of the First Temple. It marks the beginning of a 30-month period in …
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R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayigash: The Story of Hushim ben Dan
My mother tongue was no tongue at all, but a pair of hands. My parents were both deaf, so my first language was American Sign Language. I didn’t th…
2 years, 6 months ago
What Are We Allowed to Feel? A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #6
R. Avi Killip and R. Avital Hochstein introduce Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda, a new member of Hadar's team in Israel who supports independent minyanim in …
2 years, 6 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Mikeitz: Yosef the Interpreter
In Parashat Mikeitz, a time of great crisis brings people together from across the world, desperate for help. Their savior will be a young Hebrew pri…
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R. Avi Strausberg on Hanukkah: A Strong Light
We are all plagued by fears and anxieties, both rational and irrational, founded and unfounded. Often, when we are afraid, we keep our fears to ours…
2 years, 6 months ago