A Shot of Torah: The Promise to Zion (Psalms 132)

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A Shot of Torah: Making a Sanctuary for God: In this week's podcast, Levi discusses different ways to understand the contemporary relevance of the commandment to build a Temple (Exodus 25:8), suggesting how modern people might build temples in our day and age. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Sanctifying Where you Eat: In this episode of A Shot of Torah, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper recounts how the Ben Ish Hai creatively read a halakhic rule about kiddush, in order to offer an important lesson about food and eating. - A Shot of Torah with Levi Cooper is the continuati... by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Waving in Turkey Part 7 – Waving in Manuscript: Levi goes to the microfilm collection in the National Library of Israel (... although he would like to go to Oxford!) to locate a seventeenth century source of the Turkish custom. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: There is no Replacement for a Brother: In 5 minutes, Levi Cooper considers the recent unrest in Israel in light of the tragedy of Cain and Abel. - The Maggid of Melbourne is an ongoing series by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - teacher of Hasidut, community rabbi, lawyer, IDF reservist, by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Waving in Turkey Part 4 – Waving in Livorno: The excavation of the Turkish custom of waving before the Amida continues in this fourth part of the series. This time the journey takes us to Livorno, Italy. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Reading the Torah Part 3: Under the Wedding Canopy: Shouldn't a groom recite a blessing before he gives the bride a ring? Why does the rabbi recite the blessing? - Click here for part 1 of Reading the Torah. Click here for part 2 of Reading the Torah: First Fruits - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Hope for the Next Generation: The youth movement Bnei Akiva has chosen ufaratzta (Genesis 28:14) as its educational theme for the year 2016-17. Levi shares how he studied various meanings of this word with youth leaders in Zur Hadassa. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Names, Language and Clothing: Our sages have said that the Jewish People were redeemed in the merit of not changing their names, their language and their clothing. In this episode of the Maggid of Melbourne Speaks, Rabbi Levi Cooper asks if this is really true? by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Deep Faith (Psalms 124): Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper studies Psalms 124 and encounters a challenging rendition of faith and trust in God. - Click here for more episodes in the series. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Asking for Rain: This podcast recounts a fascinating fourteenth century case of the power of the people in shaping Jewish law. - The Maggid of Melbourne is an ongoing series by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – teacher of Hasidut, community rabbi, lawyer, IDF reservist, by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Mebourne: Are you in Favor or Not?: Opposing Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Part 2: Are you in favour or not? Just before he heads into his Chassidus class, Levi shares with his podcast chavrusos, a fascinating document that reflects one of the innovations of early Hasidism. - The Maggid of Melbourne is an ongoing series by Rabbi Dr... by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Waving in Turkey Part 2 – How did the Ben Ish Hai Wave?: Following on from the last episode of The Maggid of Melbourne, Levi identifies further sources for the Turkish custom wave in prayer, offering an explanation for how a a practice recorded in Baghdad is to be found in Istanbul. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Have a Beer with Levi: Guinness announced that they are going vegan ... but until then is this famous Irish stout kosher? Does adding dried out fish bladders when making beer, mead, or wine make it not kosher? Levi Cooper discusses. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Opposing Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Part 1: The early hasidic movement was the subject of much debate. Levi recounts the tale of the opposition to his namesake, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev. - The Maggid of Melbourne is an ongoing series by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – teacher of Hasidut, by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: The Promise to Zion (Psalms 132): In this episode of A Shot of Torah, and continuing the Tehilim project, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper considers the two promises that God gave David - one regarding his throne, the other regarding his city: Jerusalem. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Mountains and Winding Paths to Peace (Psalms 125): Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper reads Psalms 125. As the pilgrims make their way to Jerusalem, they encounter mountains and winding roads, while they journey towards peace. - Click here for more episodes in the series. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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The Maggid of Melbourne: Names, Language and Clothing Revisited: In this podcast, Levi revisits the notion that redemption is dependent on retaining names, language, and clothing. This picks up a theme discussed in a previous podcast, adding two new perspectives. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Bo — New Moon, New Selves: In this episode of A Shot of Torah, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper looks at the idea of renewal and reinvention of the self in light of Exodus 12 and the command to sanctify the new lunar month. - Click here to listen to more episodes in this series. by The Maggid of Melbourne

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A Shot of Torah: Jerusalem — City of Friends (Psalms 122): Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper continues his winter project - learning through the Psalms that begin with the phrase Shir Hamaalot. In this installment, he considers Psalm 122 and the hope, prayer, and destiny of Jerusalem. - by The Maggid of Melbourne

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