HeyJaredTorah Cafe
A discussion on a topic from the week's Parsha covering many important parts of Judaism that are not regularly addressed.
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Is G-d also a King? (opens the original)
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We believe that G-d is our Creator and in our prayers often refer to Him as our father. However, on Rosh Hashanah, we mostly refer to G-d as our King. What does it mean that G-d is a King? Is there an advantage to being a Monarch? How does G-d's role as King connect to Rosh Hashanah? A fascinating discussion about G-d role as a king.
Piyyut - How Jews Invented Poetry (opens the original)
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Poetry has always played a central role in Judaism. Jewish poetry began in the Tanach (the Hebrew scriptures), which contain the earliest known poetry. Later in the early Middle Ages, Jewish poets developed extensive liturgical poems that became central to our prayers and served as a model copied by Christian and Muslim poets. A fascinating discussion about Piyyut, early Jewish poetry and how it influenced all subsequent poetry.
Freeing Hostages (opens the original)
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It is a great Mitzvah to do everything we can to free our fellow Jews who have been captured. Many Jewish communities maintained special funds for freeing captives and hostages. But should we always free captives at any price? Can we overpay? What if we are asked to exchange the captives for terrorists? What if the captives' lives are in danger? J A fascinating class about the Jewish responses to the agonizing questions about freeing hostages.
Get - The Jewish Divorce Ceremony (opens the original)
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Judaism allows for couple to go separate ways once their marriage reached an end. The process of Jewish divorce - Get in Hebrew - is among the most detailed and complex religious ceremonies in Judaism. A fascinating overview of the detailed Jewish divorce ceremony. Links to related classes Beth Din - The Jewish court system https://open.spotify.com/episode/09KcwTo04tQSmpQlHNaVsX?si=zQkf-1STRWijimsTFQf0oA The Aguna problem https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oVSHf15s3tWvomhmDgKnt?si=3ayHGUYWR3K2Elq
Are we reaching the end-of-times? (opens the original)
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From the beginning of time, people have been predicting the end-of-times, when the world as we know it will come to an end. Today, there are countless people who claim to know the signs that we are almost there. Jews have always believed in the coming of Mashiach and the "end-of-times". But is that going to happen soon? Do we know when Mashiach will come and when history will end? A fascinating discussion about the Jewish traditions regarding predicting the end-of-times. Link to past episode abo
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