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    Minyan club: Suzy Levin / Yehoshua Rodriguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 27:37


    In our weekly Minyan club memebrs share their stories. In this session we hear Suzy Levin and Reynaldo Yehoshua Rodriguez

    Minyan club: Suzy Levin / Yehoshua Rodriguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 27:37


    In our weekly Minyan club memebrs share their stories. In this session we hear Suzy Levin and Reynaldo Yehoshua Rodriguez

    Torah 115: New Midrash Toledot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 10:13


    Torah 114: Toledot Parasha Pointers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 6:33


    Torah 115: New Midrash Toledot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 10:13


    Torah 114: Toledot Parasha Pointers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 6:33


    Torah 112: Haye Sara - Wrestling a Piece of Canaan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 8:19


    Avraham's brilliant negotiation with Hittites. Surprise, Ephron is not a greedy villain.

    Torah 112A: Haye Sara - Matchmaker in Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 16:09


    How was Avraham's servant able to convince Rivka's family to let her go to an unknown land?

    Torah 113: Haye Sara Parasha Pointers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 7:51


    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.

    Torah 112: Haye Sara - Wrestling a Piece of Canaan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 8:19


    Avraham's brilliant negotiation with Hittites. Surprise, Ephron is not a greedy villain.

    Torah 112A: Haye Sara - Matchmaker in Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 16:09


    How was Avraham's servant able to convince Rivka's family to let her go to an unknown land?

    Torah 113: Haye Sara Parasha Pointers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 7:51


    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.

    Torah 116: Yitzhak and Rivka - The Early years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 50:30


    Torah 116: Yitzhak and Rivka - The Early years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 50:30


    Torah 111: Akedah: Ashkenazi Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 49:19


    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 Christianity had on it.

    Torah 109: Sodom is not about Sodomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 56:12


    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?

    Torah 110: Does Abraham Doubt God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 45:37


    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 that his descendants will be enslaved in Egypt.

    Torah 108: Tower of Babel, Nimrod, Abraham, and Melchizedek

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 53:32


    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.

    Torah 107: From Cain to Lemekh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 56:56


    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 symbolize all of humanity.

    Torah 103: Tree of Knowledge - Cycle of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 62:27


    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.

    Torah 111: Akedah: Ashkenazi Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 49:19


    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 Christianity had on it.

    Torah 109: Sodom is not about Sodomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 56:12


    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?

    Torah 110: Does Abraham Doubt God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 45:37


    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 that his descendants will be enslaved in Egypt.

    Torah 108: Tower of Babel, Nimrod, Abraham, and Melchizedek

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 53:32


    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.

    Torah 107: From Cain to Lemekh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 56:56


    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 symbolize all of humanity.

    Torah 103: Tree of Knowledge - Cycle of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 62:27


    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.

    Torah 102: Tree of Knowledge - Not a Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 57:10


    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.

    Torah 102: Tree of Knowledge - Not a Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 57:10


    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.

    Torah 101: Genesis 1&2 - 2 Creation Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 51:56


    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.

    Torah 101: Genesis 1&2 - 2 Creation Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 51:56


    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.

    Torah 120: Why Jacob Doesn't Cry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 27:24


    When Jacob meets Joseph after more than 20 years of separation he does not cry. Was he really reading the Shema, as the Midrash says, or was he upset at Joseph?In this discussion this question is addressed and with it the riddle of Joseph's long silence and why he never let his father know that he is alive and well in Egypt.

    Torah 120: Why Jacob Doesn't Cry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 27:24


    When Jacob meets Joseph after more than 20 years of separation he does not cry. Was he really reading the Shema, as the Midrash says, or was he upset at Joseph?In this discussion this question is addressed and with it the riddle of Joseph's long silence and why he never let his father know that he is alive and well in Egypt.

    Torah 119A: Yosef’s Journey from innocence - VaYeshev

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 44:13


    Yosef starts his journey as an innocent and naive child, oblivious to the emotions of his brothers. He is betrayed by them, by Potiphar’s wife, and by the cup bearer, until he finally finds his own voice.

    Torah 119A: Yosef’s Journey from innocence - VaYeshev

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 44:13


    Yosef starts his journey as an innocent and naive child, oblivious to the emotions of his brothers. He is betrayed by them, by Potiphar’s wife, and by the cup bearer, until he finally finds his own voice.

    Torah 119: Apologies and dysfunctional families - VaYishlah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 14:21


    Pre- Shabbat sermon on VaYishlah. Why all families are dysfunctional and what can we learn from the non-apology of Yaacob to Esau.

    Torah 119: Apologies and dysfunctional families - VaYishlah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 14:21


    Pre- Shabbat sermon on VaYishlah. Why all families are dysfunctional and what can we learn from the non-apology of Yaacob to Esau.

    Torah 118: Ladders and Deceptive Twins - VaYetze

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 40:34


    What was the meaning of the ladder? Why does Jacob switch between God’s names? How we transmit subliminal messages to our children, and how Jacob misunderstood Rachel.

    Torah 118: Ladders and Deceptive Twins - VaYetze

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 40:34


    What was the meaning of the ladder? Why does Jacob switch between God’s names? How we transmit subliminal messages to our children, and how Jacob misunderstood Rachel.

    Torah 117: Shiur Parashat Toledot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 38:41


    Torah 117: Shiur Parashat Toledot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 38:41


    Torah 112A: Shiur Parashat Haye Sara

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 38:40


    What went on between Ephron and Avraham? Why was Avraham away from Sara? We also discussed the clever manipulations of Avraham’s servant, the reason why Avraham wanted to import a bride, and why Rivka had communication problems with Yitzhak.

    Torah 112A: Shiur Parashat Haye Sara

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 38:40


    What went on between Ephron and Avraham? Why was Avraham away from Sara? We also discussed the clever manipulations of Avraham’s servant, the reason why Avraham wanted to import a bride, and why Rivka had communication problems with Yitzhak.

    Torah 109A: Abraham vs. Lot - VaYera

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 45:12


    Why did the rabbis say that Abraham had doubts regarding the circumcision? Sodom and extreme capital.

    Torah 109A: Abraham vs. Lot - VaYera

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 45:12


    Why did the rabbis say that Abraham had doubts regarding the circumcision? Sodom and extreme capital.

    Torah 131: Korah 4: Hellenized Cohanim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 22:09


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