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    Down The Rabbi Hole

    Down The Rabbi Hole

    Down The Rabbi Hole

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    Length:
    39 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Deep dives into forgotten corners of Jewish culture and social, material, and intellectual history.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 39 episodes

    Title

    Picking up the Pieces: On the Oven of Akhnai

    Some thoughts and ideas on the famous story of the Oven of Akhnai, which appears in tom...

    58 minutes
    		Apr 26, 2024

    Some Thoughts on the Purim Story and Senator Lieberman zt"l

    An idea developed by the Ketav Sofer on Megillat Esther resonates with something that a...

    38 minutes
    		Apr 02, 2024

    Radbaz vol. 1, no. 40 - Ransoming Captives

    Radbaz, R. David Ibn Abu Zimra, addresses the question of what constitutes 'overpaying'...

    57 minutes
    		Dec 20, 2023

    Krakenfruit (the Buddha's Hand Etrog)

    Two of the greatest rabbis of the Bavli Jewish community in recent centuries address th...

    49 minutes
    		Sep 28, 2023

    Public and Private Penance (Responsa Maharam Lublin)

    We generally think of confession and penance as either a private matter between a perso...

    45 minutes
    		Sep 24, 2023

    Book Journeys, Some Updates, and the Hoshanot Mosh Pit

    The episode begins with some updates. First, an introduction to the "Book Journey" that...

    58 minutes
    		Jun 28, 2023

    Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Part III: The Debate

    On the conversation about Rome between Rashi, R. Yehuda, and R. Yosi

    22 minutes
    		May 05, 2023

    Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai, Part II: The Return to Yavneh

    In this episode we look at several other passages from the Babylonian Talmud that oddly...

    33 minutes
    		May 02, 2023

    Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai and his Generation, Part I: The Debacle and the Challenge

    Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai (Rashbi) is one of the most evocative figures in Jewish history....

    44 minutes
    		May 01, 2023

    Chacham Tzvi vs. Chasam Sofer on Marror

    Some people use lettuce, and some use horseradish. But which is the "real" marror? Both...

    36 minutes
    		Apr 03, 2023