The 20 Lessons Podcast

Rabbi Idan Scher
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Hear Rabbi Idan Scher delve into the 20 lessons you need to learn to be an informed Jew. Whether you are studying towards conversion or you just want to really understand who we are and what we believe, this series is for you.

  1. 08/07/2024

    Lesson 18: A Day in the Life of an Observant Jew 2.5 & Foundational Features of Jewish Identity

    In this episode we cover a parents obligations to their children, the laws and ideas that inform the marriage relationship (mikvah, niddah, etc..), making decisions around end-of-life issues, Jews as the “chosen people” and five unique features the Torah tells us about the Jews.

    52 min

  2. 07/29/2024

    Lesson 17: A Day in the Life of an Observant Jew - Part 2

    In this episode we cover the many blessings we recite everyday including: before and after eating, before doing mitzvot, after using the washroom, and in gratitude to so much we’d otherwise take for granted. We also cover “Amen” and grace after meals. We then move on to the Torah’s guidance around values and character development. We look at the verses of the Torah and find a very clearly value system that is also expressed through the practice of the mitzvot.

    55 min

  3. 07/25/2024

    Lesson 16: A Day in the Life of an Observant Jew - Part 1

    In this episode we cover Mitzvot - what are they and what’s the point of them, why the focus on details in Judaism, time markers in Halacha (the Jewish legal tradition), how an observant Jew gets up in the morning, ritual hand washing, the Kippah/yarmulka, how to get dressed Jewishly, the Jewishness of the beard, mitzvot for males - tall it and tefillin, the Mezuzah, and a quick review of the daily prayer services.

    57 min

  4. 08/26/2021

    Lesson 14: The Jewish Approach to Death and Mourning - Part II (The Burial)

    The significance of burial in Judaism....

    36 min
  5. Lesson 13: The Jewish Approach to Death and Mourning: Part I (Observances and Rituals)

    07/27/2021

    Lesson 13: The Jewish Approach to Death and Mourning: Part I (Observances and Rituals)

    We go through the details and meaning of the Jewish observances related to death and mourning...

    35 min
  6. Lesson 12: The Joy and Meaning of the Jewish Lifecycle

    07/27/2021

    Lesson 12: The Joy and Meaning of the Jewish Lifecycle

    We go through the details and meaning of the joyous Jewish lifecycle events...

    51 min
  7. Lesson 11: Jewish Fast Days and Jewish Sad Days

    04/21/2021

    Lesson 11: Jewish Fast Days and Jewish Sad Days

    We cover the Jewish fast days (history and details), Jewish sad days, why we fast, and what it accomplishes...

    54 min
  8. Lesson 10: Jewish Holidays and Jewish Time

    04/13/2021

    Lesson 10: Jewish Holidays and Jewish Time

    A crash course on the Jewish Festivals, Jewish Time, and the Jewish Calendar

    1 hr
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Hear Rabbi Idan Scher delve into the 20 lessons you need to learn to be an informed Jew. Whether you are studying towards conversion or you just want to really understand who we are and what we believe, this series is for you.

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  • Creator
    Rabbi Idan Scher
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rabbi Idan Scher
  • Show Website
    The 20 Lessons Podcast