The Hebrew month of Shevat is when nature in the Land of Israel awakens from its winter slumber. It may still be cold and wet outside, but the trees sense the lengthening daylight hours that herald the oncoming seasonal change. …
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The Battle of the Vale of Siddim – or as it is known in Jewish tradition: The War of the Four Kings against the Five (Genesis 14:1-17) – was a result of longstanding tensions in the Jordan River plain during…
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This article is the fourth in a series of articles: Part 1 – Trading Places with Captives Part 2 – Securing Captives’ Release Part 3 – Extracting from Deep Cisterns Part 4 – Why Are Your Mercies a Fist Contemporary…
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The following article was published on April 13, 2020. Many people obsess over counting the Omer. “Did you count yet?” “What was last night?” “Don’t forget to count!” In fact, this obsession has roots in Jewish, and specifically hasidic, tradition.…
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This article is the third in a series of articles: Part 1 – Trading Places with Captives Part 2 – Securing Captives’ Release Part 3 – Extracting from Deep Cisterns Part 4 – Why Are Your Mercies a Fist Rabbi…
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This article is the second in a series of articles: Part 1 – Trading Places with Captives Part 2 – Securing Captives’ Release Part 3 – Extracting from Deep Cisterns Part 4 – Why Are Your Mercies a Fist Rabbi…
Podcast Series, The Maggid of Melbourne, Hasidic Lore Series
This article is the first in a series of articles: Part 1 – Trading Places with Captives Part 2 – Securing Captives’ Release Part 3 – Extracting from Deep Cisterns Part 4 – Why Are Your Mercies a Fist Cardinal…
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On Rosh Hodesh Heshvan (October 15-16, 2023) – just over a week after the Simhat Torah massacre – the Boyaner Rebbe, Rabbi Nachum Dov Brayer (b. 1959) dispatched a book of prayers to his hasidim who have children or spouses…
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In dark times, it is difficult to see the glow of holiness; blackness covers any speck of light and a sense of gloom is pervasive. This is an all-too-familiar feeling for us in these times. A hasidic perspective on winter…
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Enjoy learning with the Maggid of Melbourne? Find more content by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper on the Maggid of Melbourne page. On Rosh Hashana we sound the shofar during the day and not during the night following the biblical verse…
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Enjoy learning with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper? Find more articles and listen to his archive of podcasts on Elmad! The Talmud records the tradition of a blessing recited upon the establishment of Jewish communities after the destruction of the Temple…
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Enjoy learning with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper? Find more articles and listen to his archive of podcasts on Elmad! Midrash Favouritism In an unexpected passage in the Midrash, the sages recounted a deal struck between Moses and his future…
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