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24:40
The Call of the Shofar (24:40)
Like all Jewish practices, the complex laws of the shofar blasts are rooted in the Talmud. Go back thousands of years into Jewish legal history to explore the origin of the shofar tradition and trace the way the law developed into the sequences practiced today. This lecture was delivered at the 8th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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1:34
Poetry Reading: How a place becomes Holy (1:34)
Series: God's Optimism
Yehoshua November (7)
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3:35
Behind the Lyrics: It's Shabbos Now (3:35)
8th Day (17)
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11:51
Lessons from Sinai (11:51)
Why is Sinai in the name of this group of scholars? Professor Lawrence Schiffman searches the writings of our sages and the Oral Torah for references to Sinai that apply to the Sinai Scholars Society.
Professor Lawrence Schiffman (17)
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43:18
The Woman's Role in the Jewish Future (43:18)
The secret of remembering what you hear and why women have more of the necessary attribute. Rabbi Simon Jacobson defines bitul as modesty, humility and suspension of self. Everything in life goes through a state of bitul; a seed rots in the soil to grow a beautiful tree; a mother carries a baby within her before birth
Rabbi Simon Jacobson (149)
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5:02
Why Is the Jewish New Year Called Rosh Hashanah? (5:02)
Rosh Hashanah is a time of spiritual brain surgery, and you are the surgeon, try not to blow it. Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein presents a picture of what is happening on Rosh Hashanah. Rosh is the head of the year, the brain, which affects the entire year. At this crucial time, we have the ear of the king and his undivided attention. Use it in the correct way to have the most impact
Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein (113)
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38:12
Sensing Torah: A Medieval Jew on Beauty as a Springboard for Contemplation (38:12)
Can we learn study skills and insightful educational perspectives from a 14th century philosophy and scholar? You bet! In this video, Dr. Talya Fishman discovers secrets to train and improve your memory and ability to synthesize information through unraveling a Medieval Jewish work
Dr. Talya Fishman (1)
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49:25
The Art of Listening (49:25)
Humility is “not thinking less of yourself, just thinking of yourself less." Rabbi Simon Jacobson, was a member of the Chozrim (A network of people charged with the awesome task of transcribing from memory, the Rebbe’s profound and academically exhaustive 4-8 hour talks for posterity)
Rabbi Simon Jacobson (149)
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51:05
The Power of Memory (51:05)
It’s been said that those most in touch with where they come from have the healthiest sense of where they’re headed to. Perhaps the greatest testimonial to this truism is the story of the Jewish People who, through the ages, have lived with the heritage and legacy of their ancestors in forging the paths to their destiny
Rabbi Moshe Bryski (40)