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Divrei Torah and Jewish History

JLC Sydney


    • Jul 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 322 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Rabbi Blackman

    The spies, like the media, sowed the seeds of destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 58:15


    Parshat Devarim/ The Three weeks

    The Three Weeks - 21 or 22 days?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 52:45


    The Three Weeks - 21 or 22 days?

    Yom Yerushalayim

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 60:00


    Chessed shebeMalchut and the curse-reversal of "veShavarti et Ge'on Uz'chem"

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 50:28


    The history and debate behind VeShamru as the preamble to the Friday night Amida

    The meaning behind a baby boy's Upsherin and its connection to Lag baOmer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 75:57


    The meaning behind a baby boy's Upsherin and its connection to Lag baOmer

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 49:50


    Deeper dimensions of Friday night Barechu and Hashkiveinu

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 53:59


    The unique status of Friday night Maariv

    The tipping point of Shoah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 62:18


    The tipping point of Shoah

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 35:20


    Hashem Malach, Bameh Madlikin

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 43:18


    Mizmor Shir leYom haShabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 56:22


    Bo'i beShalom - turning around

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 47:50


    Lecha Dodi - Shamor veZachor

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 36:50


    The inclusion of Ana beCho'ach in Kabbalat Shabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 38:26


    Shabbat themes hinted to in the six Tehillim of Kabbalat Shabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 53:20


    Six chapters of Tehillim corresponding to six days of the work week

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 44:00


    R Moshe Cordovero and the start of a formal Kabbalat Shabbat - Yedid Nefesh

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 51:30


    Various Minhagim associated with Kabbalat Shabbat

    Kabbalat Shabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 40:21


    Mincha Erev Shabbat, the evolution of Kabbalat Shabbat

    Parshat Vayakheil-Pekudei

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 51:02


    The chosen status of Israel, was it always guaranteed?

    A Pesach message to our hostages

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 45:57


    A Pesach message to our hostages

    Parshat Zachor - Redeeming Shaul's mistake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 45:41


    Parshat Zachor - Redeeming Shaul's mistake

    Parshat Tetzaveh - Purim's Spiritual Wardrobe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 64:35


    Parshat Tetzaveh - Purim's Spiritual Wardrobe

    Parshat Teruma - Mishkan Matters in Adar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 58:16


    Parshat Teruma - Mishkan Matters in Adar

    Why Ya'akov let the enemy - angel go

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 51:32


    Parshat VaYeitzei / VaYishlach

    Parshat Toldot - Rivka's 3 year old Neshama

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 46:32


    Parshat Toldot - Rivka's 3 year old Neshama

    Trying Times - the purpose of Divine Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 58:17


    Trying Times - the purpose of Divine Trials

    Lot's abandonment of his daughters to the rabid mob of Sodom: an interpretation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 50:17


    Lot's abandonment of his daughters to the rabid mob of Sodom: an interpretation

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 40:21


    Tefillot Shabbat - Mincha Erev Shabbat; the evolution of Kabbalat Shabbat

    The unique events of Tu' beAv

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 55:57


    The unique events of Tu' beAv

    Is there any validity to certain forms of idol worship and astrology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 52:09


    Is there any validity to certain forms of idol worship and astrology?

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 44:31


    The nature of the added time, pre and post Shabbat

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 46:25


    Tosefet Shabbat - Why Shabbat is observed for more than 24 hours

    How one deals with evil: a litmus test of a quality civilisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 45:06


    How one deals with evil: a litmus test of a quality civilisation

    The three time phases of Sefirat ha'Omer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 62:08


    The three time phases of Sefirat ha'Omer

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 51:02


    Consequences whether candle lighting serves as acceptance of Shabbat; waving hands over candles, the match

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 45:25


    Where best to light, where you eat or sleep? Making a b'racha before or after candle lighting

    The spiritual energy behind Yom Yerushalayim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 48:45


    The spiritual energy behind Yom Yerushalayim

    Pesach Sheni - the Chesed of Hod

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 49:22


    Pesach Sheni- the Chesed of Hod

    The week of Tif'eret - The world of balance, beauty and harmony

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 51:08


    The week of Tif'eret - The world of balance, beauty and harmony

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 44:11


    Penalty for forgetting to light, what one uses to light, using electric lights as Shabbat candles

    Haftarot of Acharei and Kedoshim

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 60:37


    Predictions of exile and redemption in the Haftara of Acharei and Kedoshim

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 57:08


    Lighting Shabbat candles with a B'racha while electric lights are on

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 52:13


    Reasons for lighting Shabbat candles

    Hilchot Shabbat - Tzurba

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 47:03


    Preserving one's appetite for Shabbos

    Purim - The nature of women's obligation to hear Megilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 56:24


    The nature of women's obligation to hear Megilla

    Why does the letter Bet have its back to the Alef?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 45:24


    Why does the letter Bet have its back to the Alef?

    Purim

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 50:19


    Rav Hutner's insights into the ‘fatal' Purim Se'udah of Rabba and R Zeira and the uniqueness of Purim

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 46:42


    Personal involvement in Shabbat preparations

    Parshat vaYakheil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 52:13


    Revealing Inner Dimensions of the Alef Bet

    “veNahafoch Hu“ - revealing Hashem's Providence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 54:46


    “veNahafoch Hu“ - revealing Hashem's Providence

    Hilchot Shabbat (Tzurba)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 44:16


    Tasting Shabbat food on Friday and Avoda beGashmiyut

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