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Category Archives: Torah
My co-host loves Torah! Parashat Tzav
This week’s Torah portion is Tzav (Leviticus 6:1–8:36). Chaim Amalek writes: “I’ve been saving up my desire to learn torah for an entire week! I’m sitting in a comfortable chair, a chumash in one hand, mouse in another. WHEN DOES … Continue reading
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Torah Talks Returns – Parasha Vayikra (Leviticus)
I’ve got two Jewish female cohosts. * Blood sacrifice was a big deal in the ancient world. Have we transcended this? Do you want the Third Temple built so we can offer sacrifices once again? * This parashah is another … Continue reading
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How Flexible Is Jewish Law?
Rabbi Ari Kahn tells Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel: Rabbi Kahn: “I’m not a Cohen. Neither of this would have had leadership positions in the [Temple]. So how would that leave us feeling? Off to the side. Why should the Cohen do … Continue reading
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God, Torah & The Commandments
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: R. Kook argued that there is good reason to observe mitzvot even if one does not have a traditional view of the Torah’s authorship. On the one hand, there is nothing surprising in this. After … Continue reading
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Was It Rational For Egypt To Enslave The Israelites?
From this week’s Torah portion: 8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must … Continue reading