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Aaron Benedict
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  1. Law and Order: Talmudic Trials

    08/15/2024

    Law and Order: Talmudic Trials

    As always, thanks to Logan for the intro music We have all read or heard about things in the bible if you do this thing, you’ll be put to death. How would that work in theory and practice? This episode will go into this topic and (hopefully) cover some of the following: * Death Penalty * Lesser Crimes * Witness testimony being false * Why is there no Jewish court these days? Plus we have some listener feedback I forgot about: I was thinking the other day about different words used in semi-formal contexts: my grandfather "went to temple" (not to synagogue) and I swear I never heard "shul" growing up And a news article: Haredi parties mull bolting coalition as Ben Gvir pushes Jewish prayer on Temple Mount This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    40 min

  2. 08/05/2024

    Please leave the theme music alone! What did it ever do to you?!

    News Links: * Mussar HaTorah Podcast * Judge dismisses case against Lakewood Rabbi * Senior Charedi Rabbi Urges People to Improve Shabbos Observance After Terror Attack * Sam Harris on Jew-Hatred, Radical Islam, and the West * Sweedish Chef as the new theme music? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    40 min
  3. Some Questions, Some Answers, and Some News

    06/16/2024

    Some Questions, Some Answers, and Some News

    Feedback If I were at your place on Friday night and when you kicked me out it was time for me to leave, would it be a real faux pas to pull my phone out to call a cab? or should I wait till I'm outside? out of your eruv? etc., and does the weather affect that? would it be a fauxxier pas because I'm sort of Jewish? and Can you put it (a Mezuzah - ed) on the inside of the door? Talumdic Discussion about Mezuzas News Articles * Unveiling Jerusalem’s priestly neighborhood from the Herodian era * Machine learning confirms the unique status of some Talmudic tracts * How October 7 Sparked a Huge Wave of Jewish Conversions in America * Colt's rookie and their first name Random Links Discussed * Warehouse 13 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    47 min
  4. Preaching to the Converted

    06/02/2024

    Preaching to the Converted

    As always, a thank you to Logan for the intro music. In this episode, we will discuss the topic of conversion and what it takes to convert and be an Orthodox Jew. Links * Ask A Jew Episode about conversion * Tim Whatley Converting (link to YouTube) * Blues Brothers Shrimp Cocktail Scene (Link to YouTube) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    31 min

  5. 05/19/2024

    About Shabbos

    In this episode of the podcast, we deal with some feedback asking about Jewish identity and what that exactly means. We also talk about what Shabbos is like and what my favorite part of Shabbos is. Links * A Letter in the Scroll * Get rid of the Mezuzah? * Yeshiva flying the Israeli Flag This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    48 min

  6. 05/05/2024

    WTH is a Passover Program?!

    The podcast (and Museletter this coming Wednesday) returns with a discussion about “Passover Programs” and why people would go on one. News Links * Ancient Israel’s Tyrian Purple Factory * Numbers 15:39 * How the first Orthodox Jew in an MLB organization is making it work * Jacob Steinmetz’s Minor League Stats Other Links A Sample of Passover Programs * https://www.totallyjewishtravel.com/passover_resorts/ * https://www.passoverlistings.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    36 min

  7. 03/10/2024

    Praying to Make it Today

    As always thanks to Logan for the intro music A whole lot of talk about prayer and what prayer means to a Jew. News Articles What Jews Mean to America This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    25 min
  8. Why are there Two Jews, Three Opinions?

    02/18/2024

    Why are there Two Jews, Three Opinions?

    This week we take a high-level look into Jewish Law and how looking at it explains the old saying “Two Jews, three opinions”. * Intro music by Logan Eastman News Articles * https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/jewish-rabbi-files-lawsuit-against-county-officials-for-imposing-massive-fines-over-religious-gatherings/ * https://www.ou.org/kosher-mres-for-the-idf-made-with-texan-love/ Other Links * Check out the poll! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit notarabbi.substack.com

    43 min
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Discovering the Unexpected in the Jewish Tradition notarabbi.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Aaron Benedict
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    32
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    © Aaron Benedict
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