299 episodes
Torah Cafe Zalman Gordon
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- Religion & Spirituality
A discussion on a topic from the week's Parsha covering many important parts of Judaism that are not regularly addressed. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-gordon/support
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The Fall of Sennacherib
One of the most amazing events in Jewish history was the miraculous fall of Sennacherib and his massive armies at the gates of Jerusalem. This story is told in detail three times in Tanach (more than any other event) and mentioned countless times as well.
A class about this incredible Passover miracle.
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Who Wrote the Haggadah?
The Haggadah, the book that we use for our Passover Seder is one of the oldest and probably the most widely used Jewish book. It has been printed thousands of times with thousands of commentaries.
A fascinating discussion about the Haggadah, it's history and how we got the Haggadah that we use today.
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Selling Our Chametz
The Torah prohibits a Jew from owning Chametz on Passover. A common workaround to that prohibition is for Jews to sell their Chametz to a non-Jew before Passover and then purchase it back from them after Passover.
A fascinating discussion about selling our Chametz over Passover!
Sell your Chametz today (by Sunday, April 21 at noon) at jccmb.com/sellchametz
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Sefer Yetzirah - The Book of Formation
One of the earliest works of Kabbalah is the Sefer Yetzirah - The Book of Formation, a very short book that describes the mystical building blocks of creation. The Talmud describes how the book was used by scholars to create a person.
A fascinating discussion about Sefer Yetzirah, its history, its impact and its teachings.
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What is the meaning of a Solar Eclipse?
Solar Eclipses are a natural phenomena that fascinated people back in ancient times. With over 3,000 years of history, our people have lived through hundreds of solar eclipses. What do our Jewish traditions teach about a Solar Eclipse?
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The Ancient Jewish Calendar
Today, we have a set Jewish calendar that has been in use for the past 1700 years. However, for the first 1600 years or so of Judaism, we used a variable calendar that was updated monthly based on sightings of the new moon and calculations made by the Sanhedrin, the Supreme Council of Judaism.
A fascinating class about Kiddush Hachodesh, the system used for the ancient Jewish calendar.
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