بهترین پادکست های Tefilah (2024)

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Kedushat Hashem - The 3rd Beracha 52:02

3d ago52:02

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In this class we explore the earliest versions of the Beracha we know as Atah Kadosh, and we discuss the genesis and development of the Kedusha.

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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 3) 1:10:17

4d ago1:10:17

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Synopsis: Last night (5/29/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we attempted to "land the plane." Since it had been two weeks since our last shiur, we began by reviewing everything - the translations, the questions, and the approaches - and then set out to get…

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Gevurot - The 2nd Beracha 42:35

11d ago42:35

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In this class we explore the origins and development of the second blessing in the Amidah, and we discuss the theologies of resurrection and life-giving.

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Avot - The 1st Beracha 48:28

18d ago48:28

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In this shiur we begin a study of the individual Berachot of the Amidah. I emphasize how important it is to compare the 2 earliest recensions of the Amidah, and how to study the nature of those recensions. We then learn the relevant sources that constitute the background for the text of the first Beracha.…

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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 2) 1:04:29

18d ago1:04:29

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: Last night (5/16/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we dove into our in-depth analysis of this perek, raising a bunch of questions, making a bunch of observations, and following our intuition. We discussed a few ideas from the meforshim - most nota…

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Interpreting the Amidah 39:41

25d ago39:41

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In this shiur we examine the many approaches taken by scholars throughout the generations to interpret and find meaning in the Amidah.

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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 1) 1:03:15

25d ago1:03:15

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/8/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new and unfamiliar perek. I selected it because it's clearly about David's struggles with his enemies and (unfortunately) that theme continues to be relevant to Jews in Israel and in the Di…

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Origins of the Passover Haggadah 1:07:27

2M ago1:07:27

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In this class we take a deep dive into the history of the Passover Haggadah by exploring the development of the Seder and the research that unraveled the complex development of the text. This class was delivered on March 27th, 2023 at the Netivot Israel Congregation, in Brooklyn, New York. To view the slides: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhrNJHCipcpjg6xB_e5…

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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 3) 1:06:06

2M ago1:06:06

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 5 minutes Synopsis: This evening (4/17/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we concluded our relearning of Tehilim 113 with the commentary of the Abravanel - and boy did he deliver! I think we ended up in a similar place to where the Radak took us last time, but we arri…

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Nishmat Kol Chai: the Haggadah's confusing end 37:37

2M ago37:37

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In this shiur we study the history of Nishmat Kol Chai and how it became a part of the Haggadah Shel Pesach.

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Shemoneh Esrei: A Historical Introduction 1:01:16

2M ago1:01:16

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In this class we begin a lengthy study of the Amidah, most commonly referred to as Shemoneh Esrei. Being that this is the core prayer of Jewish liturgy, we introduce both the history and the scholarship that investigates the history of this essential Tefillah.

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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 2) 58:51

2M ago58:51

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 58 minutes Synopsis: This evening (4/3/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our relearning of the first chapter of Hallel. After reviewing our translation, our questions, and our approach - which we developed a bit - we decided to start learning the Abravanel's ex…

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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 1) 1:00:55

2M ago1:00:55

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This evening (3/27/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new project: re-learning Hallel! (or at least, the first two chapters) The last time I gave shiur on Hallel was three years ago, and there's been enough distance and enough natural forgetting t…

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Purim, Piyyut, and Parody 46:26

2M ago46:26

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In this class we study the earliest examples of poetry for Purim and their effect on later Piyyut and parody.

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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 3: An Approach) 1:02:45

2M ago1:02:45

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Note: You are advised to at LEAST listen to Part 2 before this one, but in a pinch, you'll probably still gain if you just listen to Part 3, since we begin with a review of everything we covered in Parts 1 and 2. Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/20/24), in our Wednesday ni…

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Ezrat Avoteinu 38:11

3M ago38:11

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In this shiur we study the development of the second half of Emet V'Yatziv, popularly referred to as Ezrat Avoteinu.

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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach) 1:05:28

3M ago1:05:28

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach) Note: In this case, you do NOT need to have listened to Part 1 in order to follow Part 2 Length: 1 hour 4 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/13/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we had a LOT of work to do, since we ba…

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Emet V'Yatziv & the Birth of the Synagogue 39:24

3M ago39:24

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In this shiur we explore the Tefilah of Emet V'Yatziv. We look at how this prayer illustrates the earliest form of communal worship and synagogue prayer.

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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 1: Reading and Translation) 1:04:04

3M ago1:04:04

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/6/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek: the somewhat lengthy and exceedingly difficult-to-read chapter 22. We chose this because Chazal hold that it's about Esther, but we'll follow our usual approach and attempt …

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Baruch Shem & the Temple Service 41:02

3M ago41:02

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In this class we discuss the history of Baruch Shem, a small doxology recited after the declaration of Shema. We discuss its roots in the Temple service, and it's development in Jewish and Christian liturgies.

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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 3) 1:08:51

3M ago1:08:51

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/28/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we aimed to wrap up our analysis. After a thorough review of what we covered last time, we read the Meiri's commentary on the final six pesukim. This drew us into the esoteric vortex-like topic …

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El Melech Ne'eman 45:58

3M ago45:58

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In this shiur we discuss the 3 words customarily recited before Keriat Shema, by studying the history and the Halachic background. Note: I failed to explain one slide, which was a Gemara that explains that Amen stands for El Melech Ne'eman.

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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 2) 1:04:24

3M ago1:04:24

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/21/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our analysis of Tehilim 139. After reviewing our translation, our questions, and our approaches from last week, we began learning the Meiri's beautiful pasuk-by-pasuk commentary. We…

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Ahava Rabah: An Early Birchat HaTorah 39:18

4M ago39:18

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In this shiur we explore the form, content, and message of the second Beracha of Keriat Shema. We look at it's history and development, while noticing its characteristics of a Birchat HaTorah.

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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 1) 1:04:58

4M ago1:04:58

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/14/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek, and was it a DOOZY of a perek! Lengthy, poetic, filled with cryptic words and phrases and the abrupt pivot-point of them all. Daunting as it was, we raised a bunch of good …

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The Yotzerot: A Study in Early Jewish Hymnography 39:50

4M ago39:50

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In this class we study the content of the Yotzer Beracha, and unravel its origins in the early era of Piyyut.

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The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 2 1:09:00

4M ago1:09:00

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (2/7/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued our (unprepared) exploration of the berachos said at a bris milah, with a focus on the third berachah. We read through the commentaries of the Rambam (in one of his tshuvos), Rash…

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Kedusha: The Ancient Origins 41:00

4M ago41:00

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In this class we discuss the middle section of the Yotzer Beracha, known as the Kedusha of Yotzer. We speak about its ancient origins and compare it with the rest of the data we have about Kedusha in general.

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The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 1 1:04:19

4M ago1:04:19

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! NOTE: I made a mistake in my translation of the response to the 2nd berachah, according to the Rambam. It should be: "just as YOU brought him into the covenant, so should you bring him to Torah, to chuppah, and to good deeds." Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (1/31/24), in ou…

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Yotzer Ohr 37:33

5M ago37:33

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In this class we introduce the Beracha of Yotzer Ohr with a broader discussion about the Berachot of Keriat Shema, studying their purpose and evolution throughout the ages.

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Barechu: An Ancient Call 45:46

5M ago45:46

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In this class we explore the Kaddish and Barechu section of the morning prayer. We search for early evidence of this doxology and we analyze various theories regarding its evolution.

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Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 2) 1:01:59

5M ago1:01:59

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This evening (1/10/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we set out to answer our two most pressing Tehilim questions: (1) What is the main idea of the perek? (2) What is the purpose? Thanks to the commentary of R' Elia di Nola (a.k.a. Shiurei R' Ovadyah Sforno…

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Yishtabach 40:29

5M ago40:29

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In this class we discuss the closing blessing of the Pesukei d'Zimra: Yishtabach. We try to unravel it's origins by comparing it to other similar blessings.

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Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 1) 1:04:44

5M ago1:04:44

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (1/3/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began learning a new perek that I had never seen before. I was drawn to it because it promises to shed new light on the familiar themes of lashon ha'ra and trust in Hashem. Tonight we translat…

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Modern Additions to Pesukei d'Zimra 44:03

5M ago44:03

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In this class we study the development of the Pesukei d'Zimra in the Modern Era, and we also discern which additions or innovations are truly Modern.

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Medieval Additions to Pesukei d'Zimra 51:28

5M ago51:28

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In this class we try to unravel the origins of medieval additions to the core 6 Psalms of the Pesukei d'Zimra.

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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 3) 58:39

6M ago58:39

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 58 minutes Synopsis: This evening (12/13/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we reviewed what we did last time, took a couple of hesitant steps to explain the perek on our own, and then decided to let me Malbim "spoon-feed" us. We read through his commentary, then stepped bac…

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Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Updated for 2023, in Light of the War with Hamas 21:47

6M ago21:47

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 7 pages Length of the audio: 20 minutes 36 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 7-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/10/23 (originally published on Kol ha'Seridim on 12/15/20), entitled: Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Upda…

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Baruch She'Amar: The Early History 41:04

6M ago41:04

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In this class we search for the early history of Baruch She'Amar to try and discover when, why, and how it was composed; and then we study a bit of its evolution.

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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 2) 1:03:40

6M ago1:03:40

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (12/6/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, continued working on our perek. After reviewing the translation, the questions, and the moves we made last time, we learned a bit of Tehilim methodology from Ibn Ezra, then introduced a critical…

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Pesukei d’Zimra - The Early History 34:05

6M ago34:05

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In this class we explore the early history of Pesukei d’Zimra, from ancient times until the middle ages. Correction: R' Yose was a Tanna of the 2nd century, not the 3rd.

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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 1) 1:01:14

6M ago1:01:14

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This evening (11/29/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we took up Al Naharos Bavel. After an introductory "myth-busters" mini-shiur on the REAL minhag of Shir ha'Maalos (which most people do NOT follow) and a methodological interlude from William Hazlitt, we…

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Amen: A History 41:51

6M ago41:51

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In this class we study the long history of the word Amen, and how this response developed into an integral part of Jewish liturgy.

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Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 2) 1:01:18

6M ago1:01:18

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This evening (11/22/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began reviewing the translations, questions, and approaches we took last time. We then learned through the Sforno's commentary and used his explanation of many of the phrases to develop our own approa…

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Can Women Say Kaddish? 38:45

7M ago38:45

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In this class we survey the history of the custom of saying the Mourner's Kaddish and its development throughout the ages. We use this to introduce the Halachic discussion of whether women can say Kaddish. Spoiler alert: Yes, yes they can.

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Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 1) 1:01:33

7M ago1:01:33

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This evening (11/15/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began relearning Tehilim 121, which I gave shiur on in May 2022. I found a new approach I wanted to share, but we spent all of tonight analyzing the perek on our own, which was really thought-provokin…

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The Mourner's Kaddish 47:18

7M ago47:18

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In this class we study the complex history of the Mourner's Kaddish (Kaddish Yatom) and we explore how the Kaddish became associated with burial, death, the deceased and mourners.

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Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 2) 1:03:54

7M ago1:03:54

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (11/8/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued and completed (for now) our learning of this perek! After a review of the text and the questions, we figured out an approach to the main idea, found support in the meforshim, and th…

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Kaddish: The Early History 38:04

7M ago38:04

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In this class we study the ancient history of Kaddish, and we explore the earliest sources for this doxology as well as its development up until the Middle Ages.

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Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 1) 1:04:04

7M ago1:04:04

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This evening (11/2/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a FRESH (read: unprepared) analysis of Tehilim 142, which our yeshiva has been saying in response to the current war with Hamas. We spent tonight reading, translating, and raising quest…

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