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Thirty-minute classes (Jewish time) exploring the rich wisdom of Judaism, from biblical stories to Talmud, from Maimonides to Chasidic thought. . Class is given by Rabbi Yossi Marcus, director of Chabad NP and editor of the Kehot editions of the Pirkei Av

Rabbi Yosef Marcus


    • Jul 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Torah On My Mind with Rabbi Yosef Marcus

    Jul 23, 2023 20:14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 40:46


    The Eight Things Neccesary for Proper Prayer - Rambam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 40:26


    Laws of Torah Reading by Rambam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 30:19


    Rambam Laws of Manufacturing Torahs Tefillin and Mezuzos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 50:58


    How to avenge like a snake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 39:47


    Chapter seven of Rambam's Laws of Torah Study

    The One Crown that Anyone can Wear

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 45:53


    The crown of priesthood and king ship are not available tomorrow just anyone. But the crown of Torah can be obtained by anyone who dedicates their life to it. Rambam Laws of Talmud Torah chapter three.

    Gossip and Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 33:22


    Rambam Laws of Character (Deiot) chapter 7.

    May 16, 2023 20:44

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 64:50


    Dreams

    The One Prophecy that's Not Meant to Come True

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 34:14


    Rambam laws of the foundations of the Torah chapter 10

    11 Iyar 5783

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 70:13


    How the Rebbe Returned Rambam to the People - Welcome to a 3 year journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 38:00


    The new cycle of traversing the entire breadth of Torah law began today Sunday, April 23, 2023. Get on the train and take a journey through the body of divine wisdom. 20 minutes a day (if you listen on hi speed) will give you the entire corpus of Jewish law in under three years. Welcome on board!

    Chanukah Laws part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 31:46


    Laws and Customs of Chanukah part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 36:11


    Chanukah Laws and Customs part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 35:55


    Vayeitzei 2: Jacob Meets Rachel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 36:39


    Hechaltzu, part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 58:48


    Why Was it an Angel that Stopped Abraham, not G-d Himself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 37:43


    The Akedah is uncomfortable subject. Trigger warnings abound. Yet it is a foundational story of our people. Here's part II of our series reading the text.  Genesis chapter 22, verses 6-12.

    What's it like to be a soul of Atzilut?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 32:39


    Tonight we got rather kabbalistic. What is the world of Atzilut? What's it like to be a soul of Atzilut? Who in history were the souls of Atzilut? What is the function of Malchut in Atzilut? Why is Shechinah, the Divine presence, also called G-d's word, mother and queen? From Epistle 25 of Igeret Hakodesh by the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad.

    Anger=Idolatry. Why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 46:33


    From Epistle 25 of Igeret Hakodesh by the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad, part I.

    The Tower of Babel -- Lessons in Patience, Gratitude, and Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 35:33


    The builders of the Tower wanted to wage war directly with G-d. Yet G-d treats them with kids gloves, especially in comparison to the generation of the flood. Why? Turns out G-d is more concerned with how we treat each other than how we treat Him (!). In this portion we also learn from G-d how to be patient judgment, even when you hear that someone's building a tower to fight G-d.  Text: Genesis chapter 11, verses 1-9

    How Not to Ask for Forgiveness (and what to do if the offended is deceased)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 46:50


    Laws of Yom Kippur, Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe chapter 606

    Why Did Abraham Not Argue with G-d Over Isaac?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 50:58


    New Series!  What triggered Abraham's final test? Why does a "chasid" say Hineni ("Here I am")? Why is Jerusalem called Mount Moriah? All this and more in The Binding of Isaac, part I Text: Genesis Chapter 22 with Rashi: Vayera-Torah-Reading Akeidah

    The Shofar at the Top of the Tree or Across the River

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 51:15


    Can you desecrate the holiday to retrieve a shofar at the top of a tree? Can you swim across a river for it? Can you clean a shofar on the holiday and what cleanser can never be used to clean a shofar? Bonus: A sermon tip to be derived from the latter law. Text source: Laws of Rosh Hashanah, Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe #586

    Embellish on The Shofar? It's Hard to Improve on the Infinite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 45:54


    Why a "Trump" shofar would not be kosher and why in Berkeley they would agree you should take off your hearing aids to hear the shofar. One of the most powerful sounds of Judaism is the piercing cry of the shofar. It cuts through layers of apathy to the heart and core of the soul. In this 4th installment of the seemingly very technical laws of Rosh Hashanah, we discover deep lessons on the power of a mitzvah, no matter who does it, the importance of sincerity and maintaining the pure, unembellished sound of the soul. 

    When To Schedule a Rosh Hashanah Bris?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 34:42


    Laws of Rosh Hashanah Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch part II

    Ram's Head and Pomegranates? Rosh Hashanah Foods & Customs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 41:23


    The first two chapters of the Alter Rebbe's Laws of Rosh Hashanah (Shulchan Aruch HaRav).

    You Can Be 100% Right Yet Be So Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 36:30


    Joe Shmoe from Kfar Saba's Big Moment: Art of the Calendar IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 32:16


    Why does G-d require that we have the testimony of witnesses who have seen the new moon in order to establish Rosh Chodesh -- shouldn't the astronomical calculations suffice? Bonus: chasidic aphorisim from one of the hidden tzadikim sheds new light on the Kohen's blessing before the priestly blessings.

    Through the Clouds: Art of the Calendar III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 36:43


    Bonus: Chasidic thought on who's doing whom the favor

    The Calendar Saboteurs: Art of the Calendar II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 31:16


    Who is kosher to testify for the new month? Bonus readings: Chasidic aphorisms on the importance of implanting love for others in your heart. Kiddush Hachodesh by Rambam, chapter 2.

    Art of the Jewish Calendar I: Kiddush Hachodesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 32:53


    How the ancient Jewish calendar was made: witness interrogation, leap years, and astronomy. A text-based class using Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, laws of Kiddush Hachodesh Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 pm on Zoom @ chabadnp.com/zoom with Rabbi Yossi Marcus

    Laws of Tisha B'Av

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 47:12


    When Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat and is observed on Sunday

    Reward and Punishment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 41:35


    Rambam laws of Teshuvah chapter nine

    My Spouse Is Scared By My Religious Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 51:22


    Paradise Described

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 15:01


    Sefardic Custom on blessing for Hallel; connection of Hallel and Aaron; and what it's like in the World to Come

    When Someone Shames You Over Past Deeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 30:44


    Plus: why the penitent transcends the perfectly righteous. Rambam, Laws of Teshuvah, chapter seven.

    Can I Lose My Free Choice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 25:06


    Didn't G-d harden Pharaoh's heart? And can I lose my free choice but in a good way? Maimonides chapter 6, laws of repentance

    Do I Really Have Free Choice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 33:28


    A study of Maimonides on the concept of Freedom of Choice, part I

    JLI: Meditation from Sinai Lesson 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 68:17


    Story of Purim part I -- the king throws a 180 day party

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 26:36


    What did the king have in mind with this lavish feast? Why was Vashti punished? Insights and commentary on the first chapter of the Scroll of Esther

    Between The Lines of the Golden Calf Debacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 30:22


    How a Scheduling Miscommunication Led to the Golden Calf Aaron Attempts to Stall (after seeing that Hur was murdered) but Things Go Badly Quick

    Jethro Advises Moses (Yitro 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 25:14


    At Mount Sinai (Yitro 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 27:28


    Jethro Arrives (Yitro 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 39:13


    Test of the Tasty Manna (Beshalach 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 49:53


    How Does Trust In G-d Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 54:24


    Beshalach 1: Pharaoh Takes the Bait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 36:22


    Basi Lgani I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 29:53


    Basi Lgani II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 23:52


    Bo 3 and 4: Moses Leaves Pharaoh in a Huff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 20:28


    Bo 1 and 2: G-d to Moses: Come with Me to the Pharaoh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 28:52


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