Podcast Episodes

Taanit 1:4-6

Season 17 Episode 288

If mid-November comes and there is no rain, the court decrees three fasts on the community!

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/Mish…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Taanit 1:1-3

Season 17 Episode 287

Introduction to Fasts - what is the purpose of the process?

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatTaanit

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 4:10

Season 16 Episode 286

May we read and translate the whole of the Torah and Tanakh? Let the rabbis decide!

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegil…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 4:6-9

Season 16 Episode 285

How do we deal with heretics in synagogue?

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 4:4-6

Season 16 Episode 284

There is something universal about Torah reading which sets it aside from all other mitzvot!

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 4:1-3

Season 16 Episode 283

Why do we need 10 for a holy act? And why does the Mishnah gravitate so often from reading the Megillah to Torah reading?

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 3:4-6

Season 16 Episode 282

Quick diary of annual Torah reading portions? But they're not always like today's!

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegill…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 3:1-3

Season 16 Episode 281

"We raise up, we don't level down". If we sell a synagogue then we need to build something better in its place.

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 2:4-6

Season 16 Episode 280

Do men and women have equal obligations to read the Megillah?

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Megillah 2:1-3

Season 16 Episode 279

Can we read the Megillah in English? Can we read it backwards?

For the source sheet, look here: https://tinyurl.com/MishnatMegillah

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2 years, 8 months ago

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