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Chol Hamo'ed - The Mundane Festival 24:45

5d ago24:45

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The final 5 days of Sukkot and the middle 4 days of Passover are called Chol Hamo'ed - "Mundane Festival". They are part of the holiday but not holidays. They are regular days and holy days. We are allowed to work but not supposed to work if possible. What are these paradoxical days about? A fascinating discussion about Chol Hamo'ed, the middle day…

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Sleeping in the Sukkah 25:06

13d ago25:06

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We are commanded to live in the Sukkah over the festival of Sukkot. Our sages say that living in the Sukkah includes both eating and sleeping in the Sukkah. In the middle ages, Ashkenazic Jews stopped sleeping in the Sukkah. Today, many Jews sleep in the Sukkah while many others do not. A fascinating discussion about the debate over sleeping in the…

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The Assassination of Gedaliah 33:18

20d ago33:18

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One of the saddest chapters in Jewish history was the assassination of Gedaliah, the first Governor of Judea as a Babylonian province. The story told in the book of Kings is the first recorded Jewish assassination. The assassination which led to the end of the Jewish community in Judea for a few decades, is marked each year with the Fast of Gedalia…

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The Creation of Adam & Eve 40:05

27d ago40:05

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Rosh Hashanah marks the anniversary of the creation of Adama and Eve, the first people and the ancestors of all humans today. The creation of Adam and Eve is described in detail at the beginning of the Torah. Why did G-d create Adam and Eve? How were they created? What did they do once they were created? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…

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Torah Study for Women 39:27

1M ago39:27

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Torah study has been central to Jewish life throughout our long history. Yet historically, Torah was primarily studied by men, with women having limited opportunities to study Torah. Starting in the early 20th century, women have had increasingly more opportunities to study Torah and an increasing number of women have become Torah scholars. A fasci…

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The Maharal of Prague 40:20

1M ago40:20

40:20

Rabbi Yehudah Lowe of Prague, better known as Maharal was one of the greatest rabbis, scholars, philosophers, Kabbalists and statesmen in Jewish history. He served as the rabbi of Prague in the 16th Century but his influence spread far and wide and is still felt today. Perhaps, the Maharal is best known for the controversial legend about his creati…

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Judging Others Favorably 51:06

2M ago51:06

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The Torah instructs us that when judging the actions of others, we should always judge them favorably assuming the best motive and intent. This can be difficult at times especially when the intent is clearly negative or the actions particularly harmful. How can we realistically follow the command to always judge others favorably? A fascinating clas…

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The End-of-Times 54:41

2M ago54:41

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Central to Judaism is the belief that there will come a time when the world with its challenges and problems as we know it will end and we will enter a new era without evil, struggling and challenges. There will be an individual who will lead us to this period called Moshiach - the anointed one. A fascinating discussion about the Jewish belief in t…

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Can we go to the Temple Mount Today? 50:51

2M ago50:51

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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism. However, on the Temple Mount sit the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, Muslim shrines, marking the sites importance to Islam. Since Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967, Jews have been able to go to the Temple Mount under limited conditions. Are Jews supposed to be going up to t…

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Who Wrote the Siddur (Jewish Prayer Book)? 46:18

2M ago46:18

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The Synagogue revolves around the Siddur, the prayer book, a book that can be quite think filled with readings and prayers. Who wrote it? How was it written? Why are there some many different prayer books? A fascinating discussion about the history of the Siddur, the Jewish prayer book, how it developed over 2500 years and how it is structured toda…

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The History of Blood-Libels 47:51

3M ago47:51

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One of the most persistent and dangerous anti-Semitic accusations against Jews has been the blood libel. While it came in various forms, it included the claim that Jews participated in slaughtering non-Jews for ritual purposes. Despite the absurdity and offensiveness of the claim, blood libels, led to countless arrests, torture, sham-trials and mas…

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How to Write a Jewish Will 58:27

3M ago58:27

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It is important to plan ahead and write a will while one is young and healthy to ensure their wishes are fulfilled after their death. For Jews, it's important that our wills not only conform with local laws that will ensure that the wishes of the deceased are carried out. We must also ensure that our wills conform with Jewish laws and values so tha…

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Matos-Maasei - Life is a Journey 3:34

3M ago3:34

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Our destination is often not in our hands, but the process is ours. How we do things is more important than where we end up, in parenting and in our own lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Cities of Refuge 40:32

3M ago40:32

40:32

When Jews lived in the Land of Israel and our religious judicial system was in force, we had 6 cities of refuge for someone who killed a person unintentionally (manslaughter). The killer would flee to a city of refuge and be safe there from any relatives of the victim wanting to avenge the murder. A fascinating discussion about the Cities of Refuge…

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Tohu - The Universe of Chaos 44:09

3M ago44:09

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Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah) teaches that prior to creating our own universe, G-d creates a previous universe called Tohu (Chaos). The universe of Tohu could not survive and therefore crashed. Our universe called Tikkun was then created on top of the broken shards of Tohu leaving us humans with the job of cleaning up the shards of Tohu in our univer…

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Aramaic - The Forgotten Jewish Language 35:38

3M ago35:38

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Jewish Aramaic was an ancient language spoken by most Jews for well over 1,000 years. Aramaic is used in Tanach (Jewish Scriptures) and many important Jewish works including the Babylonian Talmud, Jerusalem Talmud, Midrash Rabba and Zohar. A fascinating discussion about the forgotten language of Aramaic that is so central to our history and teachin…

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Do Jews Believe in Magic? 41:54

4M ago41:54

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Many people believe is paranormal forces that can be invoked or tapped into to discover otherwise unknown information and advise or to manipulate the forces of nature. Many people reject that paranormal forces exist and claim such beliefs to be primitive. What does Judaism say about magic and paranormal forces? Do we believe they are true? Do they …

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Why Can't We All Get Along? 47:33

4M ago47:33

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Strife and divisiveness have challenged humans since the earliest of time. As long as we've had communities we've had divisiveness between people and as long as we've had nations we've had divisiveness between nations. What is the cause for this human tendency of fighting with each other? How can we counter it? A fascinating discussion about the hu…

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The Khmelnitsky Pogroms 47:15

4M ago47:15

47:15

One of the worst tragedies that befell our people was the ant-Jewish pogroms during the Khmelnytsky uprising in Poland and Ukraine in 1648-1649. The Khmelnitsky Pogroms, known to Jews as Gzayrois Tach Vetat decimated Jewish communities across Eastern Europe and was one of the most cataclysmic events in the history of Eastern European Jewry. Learn t…

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Who were the Mixed Multitude? 41:53

4M ago41:53

41:53

According to our tradition, the Erev Rav (Mixed Multitude) were a group of non-Jews who accompanied Israel out of Egypt and caused problems for them during their travels through the desert.. Why were they? Why did they join Israel when they left Egypt? What happened to them? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-g…

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The Shulchan Aruch - Code of Jewish Law 54:42

5M ago54:42

54:42

One of the most important works in Judaism is the Shulchan Aruch, often called the Code of Jewish Law. Since the Shulchan Aruch was printed in the 16th century it has become the primary source for Jewish law. What is unique about the Shulchan Aruch? Why is it so important to Jewish law? A fascinating discussion about the Shulchan Aruch, how it was …

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The Jewish Family 26:25

5M ago26:25

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The Jewish family has been one of the key pillars of Judaism. Jews retained and valued the nuclear family unit along with the extended family even when many around them lost it. A fascinating discussion about the role of family in Judaism and particularly, the role of fathers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman…

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The Importance of Jewish Pride 49:06

5M ago49:06

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Jews have been persecuted for most of our 3,000 year history. Some Jews responded to anti-Jewish persecution by attempting to assimilate or follow the dictates of those who hate them. Most Jews have responded by displaying pride in their Judaism and in their identity. A fascinating discussion about Jewish pride and its importance as part of a respo…

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Does Judaism Allow Slavery? 38:53

5M ago38:53

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The Torah has various rules and laws for owning slaves. Throughout the early part of Jewish history, Jews owned slaves. Does Judaism allow for slavery? Is it ever okay for one human to own another? Since the Era of Enlightenment and particularly since the end of the Civil War in the United States, slavery has been viewed as a horrible institution a…

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Jewish Farming 50:30

6M ago50:30

50:30

For the first 2,000 years or so of Judaism, Jews were mostly agrarian farmers. Many of the commandments of the Torah involve farming and agriculture particularly in the land of Israel. There are rules about how and when to plant and harvest, tithes, gifts for the poor and gifts for G-d. Most Jews left farming about 1,300 years ago but there have be…

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Parshas Kedoshim - The Centrality of Mothers 3:01

6M ago3:01

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Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch on the vital importance of mothers who are necessary to build moral societies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Is it Kosher to Feel Resentment? 53:26

6M ago53:26

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When someone is wronged, it is human nature to feel resentment towards the person who wronged them. Is it okay to feel resentment? Can we do something to express that resentment? Or should we just turn the other cheek? A fascinating discussion about the Jewish view of resentment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zal…

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The Fall of Sennacherib 38:05

6M ago38:05

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One of the most amazing events in Jewish history was the miraculous fall of Sennacherib and his massive armies at the gates of Jerusalem. This story is told in detail three times in Tanach (more than any other event) and mentioned countless times as well. A class about this incredible Passover miracle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

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Who Wrote the Haggadah? 38:35

6M ago38:35

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The Haggadah, the book that we use for our Passover Seder is one of the oldest and probably the most widely used Jewish book. It has been printed thousands of times with thousands of commentaries. A fascinating discussion about the Haggadah, it's history and how we got the Haggadah that we use today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo…

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Selling Our Chametz 38:56

6M ago38:56

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The Torah prohibits a Jew from owning Chametz on Passover. A common workaround to that prohibition is for Jews to sell their Chametz to a non-Jew before Passover and then purchase it back from them after Passover. A fascinating discussion about selling our Chametz over Passover!Sell your Chametz today (by Sunday, April 21 at noon) at jccmb.com/sell…

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Sefer Yetzirah - The Book of Formation 38:35

7M ago38:35

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One of the earliest works of Kabbalah is the Sefer Yetzirah - The Book of Formation, a very short book that describes the mystical building blocks of creation. The Talmud describes how the book was used by scholars to create a person. A fascinating discussion about Sefer Yetzirah, its history, its impact and its teachings. --- Support this podcast:…

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What is the meaning of a Solar Eclipse? 1:06:16

7M ago1:06:16

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Solar Eclipses are a natural phenomena that fascinated people back in ancient times. With over 3,000 years of history, our people have lived through hundreds of solar eclipses. What do our Jewish traditions teach about a Solar Eclipse? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-gordon/support…

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Parshas Shmini - The Value of Questions 2:43

7M ago2:43

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The center point of the Torah reminds us why parents and teachers should encourage and honor our children's questions, whether or not we know the answers.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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The Ancient Jewish Calendar 55:44

7M ago55:44

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Today, we have a set Jewish calendar that has been in use for the past 1700 years. However, for the first 1600 years or so of Judaism, we used a variable calendar that was updated monthly based on sightings of the new moon and calculations made by the Sanhedrin, the Supreme Council of Judaism. A fascinating class about Kiddush Hachodesh, the system…

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Shushan Purim - Unity vs Uniformity 3:17

7M ago3:17

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Why do we celebrate the holiday marking Jewish unity on different days? Isn't that the exact opposite of national unity.... or maybe that's the whole point.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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The Jewish Response to Antisemitism 48:18

7M ago48:18

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We have recently seen a huge increase in expressions of the world's greatest hatred antisemitism. Why do people hate Jews? Why has it persisted over so much time, through so many places and cultures? What can we as Jews do about it? A fascinating discussion about the Purim festival and the lessons we can learn from the Purim story to help us respon…

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Parshas Vayikra - Connection and Direction 2:28

7M ago2:28

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Hashem affectionately called to Moshe before speaking with him because a loving relationship is at the foundation of teaching and guiding. We must connect before we direct.Good Shabbos!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Purim - Can We Be Happy In a Time of War? 5:42

7M ago5:42

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How can we rejoice this year when Klal Yisrael is suffering? In reality, this is the specific year when we can achieve true simcha and teach our children the nature of simcha and how to achieve it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Why does our world have so many problems? 48:29

7M ago48:29

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When we look around us, we see so many things going wrong in our own lives, people around us and the world on a whole. There seems to be endless violence, wars, corruption, disease, crime, natural disasters. G-d's world appears to be unjust and full of problems. Why did G-d create a world with so many problems? Why didn't he create a more perfect w…

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What are Chareidim? 1:07:11

8M ago1:07:11

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Chareidim is a term often used for a segment of the Jewish community that live in their own communities and forgo some western cultural norms. They are often misunderstood, derided and called offensive names such Ultra-Orthodox. Who are the Chareidim? What are their communities like? How do they live? And why they are widely misunderstood? --- Supp…

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The Battle for Shabbat 56:24

8M ago56:24

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Shabbat, is one of the central parts of Judaism. From Judaism's earliest days, Jews stopped work on Friday before sundown and didn't resume working until after dark on Saturday. Observing Shabbat was not always easy for Jews. Often Jews found themselves in places that expected them to work on Shabbat. A fascinating discussion about how Jews struggl…

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Parshas Ki Sisa - Who Are You Focused On? 3:33

8M ago3:33

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Are you parenting for yourself or for your children? Moshe models for us exemplary and selfless leadership and parenting.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Mixing Milk & Meat 48:50

8M ago48:50

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One of the basic Kosher laws is a prohibition of not mixing milk and meat. As a result, Kosher kitchen must have separate ovens, pots, pans and dishes for milk and meat.A fascinating discussion about the kosher rules of not mixing milk and meat and how they impact our kosher kitchens.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

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Who were the Ge'onim? 51:30

8M ago51:30

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One of the most important periods in Jewish history was the period of the geonim (600-1000 C.E.). During this period, Jewish life was centered in Babylon where there were two great Yeshivot (schools). The heads of these schools were called Ge'onim, The Ge'onim were effectively the leaders of world Jewry during this period. A fascinating discussion …

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Parshah Terumah - Jewish Home 1:27

8M ago1:27

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This week's Parshah is all about Jewish homes, the national Mishkan, and all of ours.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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How do you find your life mission? 53:06

9M ago53:06

53:06

In Judaism we believe that every person is entrusted with a life-mission by G-d. How can you find your life's mission? How do you know if you are on the right track? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-gordon/support

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Beth Din - The Jewish Court System 44:55

9M ago44:55

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Jewish communities throughout history have always had their own court systems called Beth Din (or Batei Din) for Jewish ritual, family and legal purposes. These courts often served in parallel to local Christian, Muslim or secular courts. Today, there is a developed system of Batei Din in Israel, the US and other countries with Jewish community tha…

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Parshas Yisro - From Slavery to Optimism 1:53

9M ago1:53

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Past challenges don't drag us down, they give us strength for the future.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torasimecha/support

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Where is Mount Sinai? 45:59

9M ago45:59

45:59

Judaism began when Israel stood at Mount Sinai and heard the Ten Commandments. Moses climbed to the top of Mount Sinai where G-d taught him all the commandments and gave him the Torah. Mount Sinai is also the spot of an earlier revelation to Moses and a later revelation to Elijah the Prophet. Where is Mount Sinai? Why was it chosen as the place for…

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The Jews of Yemen 45:30

9M ago45:30

45:30

Jews have lived in Yemen for well over 2,000 years until they were almost all forced to flee to Israel in 1949-1950. The Yemenite Jews who were somewhat isolated from other Jewish communities developed their own unique Jewish customs and traditions. A fascinating discussion about the Jews of Yemen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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