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Sarah: The Power of Laughter (48:47)
Sarah’s personal challenges with famine, abduction, and infertility are no laughing matter. When she hears she will have a child, she laughs and G-d does not find it funny. What is the secret of Sarah’s laughter, and how is it an important part of the Jewish story? This lecture was delivered at the 14th annual National Jewish Retreat
Mrs. Chana Slavaticki (5)
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The Secret Meaning of Laughter (45:23)
They told you it has no purpose but what does your spleen really do? Rabbi Pinchus Taylor cites sources from the Talmud and Zohar that point to the spleen as the source of laughter. What does laughter do for our health and emotions? Why do Jews specialize in comedy, satire and irony? This video gives the inside scoop on all aspects of humor and laughter in Jewish life and history.
Rabbi Pinchas Taylor (67)