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49:59
Why Yom Kippur Is Just like Purim (49:59)
Believe it or not, the silliest and most serious day of the Jewish year have a lot in common. Find out why in this textual analysis of the antithetical yet overlapping components of Purim and Yom Kippur. Understanding the appropriate time and place for revelry and seriousness in Jewish law and philosophy will foster a closer relationship with our Creator
Rabbi Dovid Cohen (2)
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35:14
What Is Tu B'Av? (35:14)
Tu B’av and Yom Kippur are singled out by the sages as the most joyous and celebratory days for the Jewish people
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (26)
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15:09
The Month of Av (15:09)
Rabbi Shea Hecht is the chairman of the board of the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) which is a multi-faceted charity that protects, feeds and educates thousands throughout the NY metro area and around the nation. For more information about NCFJE, check out www.ncfje.org.
Series: The Jewish Year
Rabbi Shea Hecht (20)
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1:12:16
Brokenness and Longing (1:12:16)
Rabbi DovBer Pinson (42)
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8:59
Job and the Great Windstorm (8:59)
The Book of Job is one of the most heart-wrenching texts of the Bible. It captures the suffering and painful cries of one man. It is customary in some communities to read the Book of Job on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av (Tisha B'Av)- the day on which both Holy Temples were destroyed
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh (31)
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8:16
It's Not What You Say, It's the Order in Which You Say It (8:16)
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin (40)