In this week’s episode, we navigate the complexities of failure and growth in the aftermath of pivotal moments in the Tanakh. Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy draws a parallel between the incidents of the Golden Calf and the death of Aaron’s…
Tanakh, Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus), Shemini
In the 1973 Yom Kippur war, many IDF soldiers were taken captive. Do the same pidyon shvuyim guidelines apply, or are there unique considerations when we are dealing with soldiers? Credits: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – Pardes Faculty
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives, Torah for Tough Times
On the cusp of leaving Egypt, the children of Israel are told that they must remember the Exodus. For over 2,000 years, this commandment to remember the past has helped the Jewish people remain connected to their history as a…
Tanakh, Torah, Shemot (Exodus), Bo
In this week’s episode, Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek calls into the studio to speak with our host, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield, about one of the most challenging days of the year, Yom Kippur, and the story of Yonah. Why would Yonah…
Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur
In this second episode of “Exploring Sacred Spaces,” the Maggid of Melbourne shares insights into the bimah and how we approach it. How is the Hazzan supposed to approach or descend, and what are the practical and spiritual implications?…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Exploring Sacred Spaces
Enjoy learning with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper? Check out his podcast series! The following article is the third in the series “Navigating Excessive Spirituality”. Too Much Devekut In a talk delivered in late 1952, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Navigating Excessive Spirituality
Pigs in Jewish Law and Lore with the Maggid of Melbourne, Levi Cooper The Maggid of Melbourne was recently on a research trip to Frankfurt am Main, Germany. While in residence at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Pigs in Jewish Law and Lore
This Rosh Hashana podcast is sponsored by Ricki and David Bernstein in memory of Ricki’s parents, Beatrice and Murray Kirschblat, survivors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, respectively. Beatrice and Murray were each the sole survivors of large families which perished in…