What Does Judaism Say About...? Nachum Amsel
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- Religion & Spirituality
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What does Judaism Say About...? is a podcast where we explore different values, ethical issues, or dilemmas relevant to the 21st century, and examine the normative Jewish viewpoint on each issue. Every week, a fascinating value and topic will be analyzed from the traditional Jewish perspective.
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The Meaning of Bar Mitzvah (ABRIDGED VERSION)
What exactly is a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah? What is being celebrated? Why are the ages of thirteen for a boy and twelve for a girl determinative of traditional Jewish adulthood? What is the reason for a big party which has been exaggerated and caricatured of late? When should the celebration take place and why? This podcast will help answer all these questions.
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(37) The Meaning of Bar Mitzvah
What exactly is a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah? What is being celebrated? Why are the ages of thirteen for a boy and twelve for a girl determinative of traditional Jewish adulthood? What is the reason for a big party which has been exaggerated and caricatured of late? When should the celebration take place and why? This podcast will help answer all these questions.
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Tzedaka: Much More Than Jewish Charity (ABRIDGED VERSION)
Jews have always given tzedaka, charity, in far greater proportions than every other culture. Why is this so? Why should any person, or any Jew, give hard earned money to others who have less? This podcast will examine these questions and show how Jewish tzedaka is different from Christian charity. It will also examine one feature Jewish giving that makes it unique among all 613 commandments.
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(36) Tzedaka: Much More Than Jewish Charity
Jews have always given tzedaka, charity, in far greater proportions than every other culture. Why is this so? Why should any person, or any Jew, give hard earned money to others who have less? This podcast will examine these questions and show how Jewish tzedaka is different from Christian charity. It will also examine one feature Jewish giving that makes it unique among all 613 commandments.
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Learning and Study in Judaism (ABRIDGED VERSION)
Jews are known as “The People of the Book”. They have always been literate. Learning is one reason Jews have preserved their culture and succeeded in every diaspora country they lived in for two thousand years. Today, Talmud is part of the public-school curriculum in Korea. But how important is study in Judaism? How is Jewish learning different from learning in other cultures? Where does the centrality of study come from? This podcast will examine these questions and show how Jewish learning keeps Judaism alive until today.
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(35) Learning and Study in Judaism
Jews are known as “The People of the Book”. They have always been literate. Learning is one reason Jews have preserved their culture and succeeded in every diaspora country they lived in for two thousand years. Today, Talmud is part of the public-school curriculum in Korea. But how important is study in Judaism? How is Jewish learning different from learning in other cultures? Where does the centrality of study come from? This podcast will examine these questions and show how Jewish learning keeps Judaism alive until today.