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Back to SearchR. David Kasher on Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Camel Cameos
Animals often play a symbolic role in literature, sometimes as personified characters themselves, and sometimes through their frequent association wi…
2 years, 9 months ago
R. Avital Hochstein: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #2
In the second part of this special series, we check in with Rabbi Avital Hochstein, President of Hadar in Israel, to hear about life in Israel, Tefil…
2 years, 9 months ago
R. Shai Held: Revisiting Post-Holocaust Theology, Part 1
What, if anything, can we say in the wake of the Shoah? In this series, we'll explore the main currents of post-Holocaust Jewish theology through thi…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Evils of Evaluation: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #20
In our society, everything - from commercials products to political ideas - is constantly being scrutinized. What is gained and what is lost in such …
2 years, 9 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayera: Ambiguous Appearances
The Talmud (in Yevamot 49b) tells us that Moses’ prophetic powers were exceptional because he saw “באספקלריא המאירה - through a clear looking glass.”…
2 years, 9 months ago
A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel
Avital Hochstein is a rabbi, a Jerusalemite, a mother of two soldiers currently serving in the IDF, and President of Hadar in Israel.
In this episode …
2 years, 10 months ago
Moral Licensing: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #19
Moral licensing is our tendency to excuse our own bad behavior based on prior good behavior. While the Ma’or VaShemesh did not use the language of mo…
2 years, 10 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Lekh Lekha: Reading the Signs
Our practice of cycling through the Torah over and over again, year after year, creates a unique reading experience. After we have been through eno…
2 years, 10 months ago
Impulsive Decisions: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #18
Taking a vow is a serious halakhic undertaking, and Rabbinic law warns us against taking them hastily. But even if a voew is ultimately annulled, it'…
2 years, 10 months ago
Being Self-Ignited: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #17
God wants us to serve Him with excitement and joy, which is reflected in the lighting of the the Menorah. The Ma’or VaShemesh reads the lighting of t…
2 years, 10 months ago