58th Century Judaisms Josh Weiner

Some post-Pesach thoughts.... if chametz is so bad, why does Jewish law require it? Why is chametz central to Shavuot, and to life? Rebbe Nachman gives us some clues. *Sources can be found here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/33290?lang=bi    *More Torah thoughts on my site: 58thcentury.worldSupport the Show.

One text leads to another, faces are masks are words are invitations are interpretations. We go on a journey within Jewish law and lore, from wedding feasts to Purim costumes to heretical readings of the Torah. You can find all the texts here, and maybe reading along will make the listening easier: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/395527?lang=biYou can find more Torah thoughts on my website, 58thcentury.worldSupport the Show.

The introduction to Leviticus is strange: God calls Moses and only then speaks to him (what is the function of the calling? What does it mean to be called?) And the word for calling, 'Vayikra', is traditionally written with a little letter alef at the end. You can read the sources I used here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/389441Using the texts of Rashi, Jacques Lacan and Maimonides, we try and figure out the function of this 'objet petit a', this surplus of meaning that drives the desire to t...

I dug into the sources and commentaries, trying to find out what a 'cherub' looks like.Bull?Bird?Baby?Two lovers?Symbols of symbols of symbols...* You can see the texts I used here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/380622?lang=bi* You can see more Torah-related work of mine on 58thcentury.worldSupport the Show.

A Torah exploration. Were the basics laws of justice given at Sinai, or after the crossing of the sea, or during slavery in Egypt, or to Noah, or to Adam, or even before creation itself?I'll tell you why I think it matters. The last two years have severely weakened the authority of law for many people. The constantly changing regulations, uncertainty, protests and cynicism has brought us to treat the question "What's the law today?" as normal. And although we are usually referring to Covid-re...

What blessing could be appropriate for COVID vaccinations? Using a Talmudic text as a starting point, we look at some little-known blessings for medical procedures, at the correct response for a sneeze, the creation of sneezes, and the spirituality of the randomness of disease and healing. Prepare for confusion! * You can find the sourcesheet, including a few sources I didn't cover in the recording, here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/368754* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: ht...