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47:50
Are They Just Making Stuff Up? (47:50)
Let's face it: the Rabbis have added many strictures in Judaism. What's the deal? What gives them the authority anyways? Put your reservations about rabbinic Judaism to bed in this important journey. This lecture was delivered at the 15th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Yossi New (25)
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27:50
How the Talmud Relates to Our Lives (27:50)
What is the Talmud? Why do we need the oral tradition and law? Aren’t the five books of Moses enough?.
Rabbi Abba Perelmuter (63)
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50:45
Pharisees, Saducees, and the Dead Sea Scrolls (50:45)
An illustrated lecture on the contents, context, and significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Written during a turbulent time of great upheaval and conflict, the Dead Sea Scrolls shed light on much of what was the Second Temple era
Professor Lawrence Schiffman (17)
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56:29
The Systematic Beauty of the Jewish Calendar (56:29)
Here’s a chance to demystify the Jewish calendar and master its deeper meaning. Why don’t we just follow the secular calendar? Why do we glorify the moon? This class dissects the inner workings of the Jewish calendar to reveal the precision and certainty that it gives our year and our lives.
Rabbi Yossi Paltiel (56)
