Beste Shma Podcasts (2024)

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Rabbis Yitz Greenberg, Shai Held and Tali Adler: The Triumph of Life, and of Love 1:11:20

10h ago1:11:20

1:11:20

Over the past year, Rabbis Yitz Greenberg and Shai Held each published major works in Jewish thought, The Triumph of Life and Judaism Is About Love, respectively. In honor of the recent appearance of Rav Yitz's book, join Hadar for a freewheeling discussion between Rav Yitz and Rav Shai-- about Judaism's celebration of life, about its insistent foc…

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Holiday Cookie Exchange 36:17

3d ago36:17

36:17

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about the history and etiquette of the HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend! Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler: Despair Meets Hope 10:08

5d ago10:08

10:08

In order to understand why Yehudah does not want Tamar to marry Shelah, his youngest son, after his first two sons die, we need to understand who Yehudah has become since Yosef's sale.

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg: Righteous Anger Part 3 42:14

7d ago42:14

42:14

From the Talmud to the Rambam and into the modern period, Rabbinic tradition generally views anger negatively. Anger appears as a kind of weakness, a temptation, even as the root of idolatry. In his third and final lecture on righteous anger, R. Micha’el Rosenberg turns to Hasidic texts about managing anger to try and answer the question: how might…

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Mari Lwyd 29:23

10d ago29:23

29:23

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about the Welsh holiday spirit MARI LWYD! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat VaYishlah: Choosing Not to Run 6:47

12d ago6:47

6:47

What was Ya’akov doing the night he was left alone on the other side of the river, the night he wrestled with an angel? According to the Rashbam, Ya’akov was trying to run away.Von Hadar Institute

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg: Righteous Anger Part 2 53:24

13d ago53:24

53:24

From the Talmud to the Rambam and into the modern period, Rabbinic tradition generally views anger negatively. Anger appears as a kind of weakness, a temptation, even as the root of idolatry. But is rage always a bad thing? Can it be useful or morally sound? In this second of three lectures, Rav Micha’el takes us through a talmudic discussion about…

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Butler Quiz 41:29

17d ago41:29

41:29

Hello internet! On this week's episode, Travis and Teresa take the International Butler Academy's QUIZ about business etiquette! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat VaYeitzei: Rachel's Sacrifice 9:40

19d ago9:40

9:40

The stories we tell about sacrifice tell us about who and what we believe is valuable and noble. In telling us about the thing that is sacrificed, these stories tell us about what we believe is most difficult to give up. In telling us what we sacrifice for, these stories tell us about what our supreme values should be. In telling us what inner reso…

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg: Righteous Anger Part 1 38:02

21d ago38:02

38:02

From the Talmud to the Rambam and into the modern period, Rabbinic tradition generally views anger negatively. Anger appears as a kind of weakness, a temptation, even as the root of idolatry. But is rage always a bad thing? Can it be useful or morally sound? In this first of three lectures, Rav Micha’el dives into Maimonides’ approach to anger, whi…

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Toldot: Rivkah, The Ambivalent Matriarch 9:40

26d ago9:40

9:40

We all know the story we are supposed to tell about our matriarchs and their journeys to motherhood. The story structure is simple, even if the journey is not. Woman wants to be a mother. Woman cannot become a mother. Woman waits, prays, and, if necessary, enlists help to conceive. Woman becomes pregnant, finally gives birth to a child, and thanks …

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg: Is Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday? 7:36

28d ago7:36

7:36

What does it mean to celebrate Thanksgiving as a Jew? In some sense, the question is a cipher for a larger one: What does it mean to take our identities as American and as Jewish both seriously? We regularly speak of Moroccan Jews or Polish Jews, German Jews or Algerian Jews; we understand that each of these Jewish communities represents a meaningf…

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Thanksgiving Myths 32:57

1M ago32:57

32:57

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about some common myths and stories around AMERICAN THANKSGIVING! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Unfulfilled Promises 7:19

1M ago7:19

7:19

At the end of this week’s parashah, Avraham—who has been promised time and time again ownership over all the land of Canaan—owns nothing but a grave. When we read Avraham’s journey carefully, this ending may not surprise us. From the very beginning of Parashat Lekh Lekha, Avraham’s life is marked by fantastic, unbelievable promises, shortly followe…

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R. Shai Held: Psalm for Monday 46:30

1M ago46:30

46:30

The psalms attached liturgically to each day of the week are often mumbled over quickly, without much attention to their meaning. In this series, we'll engage in careful literary-theological readings of these psalms, looking at how various midrashim interpret the psalms, and bring new meaning to this part of our daily prayers. Key themes explored w…

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 35:35

1M ago35:35

35:35

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about the history and etiquette of attending the MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Vayera: The God of Hagar 6:36

1M ago6:36

6:36

There is a script for mothers of sick children. There are imperatives: do everything. Seek a second opinion, and a third, and a fourth. Learn to sleep sitting up. Show up to doctors appointments prepared with a binder the size of a local phonebook. Ask every question, pursue every option. And never, ever give up.…

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R. Shai Held: Psalm for Sunday 50:36

1M ago50:36

50:36

The psalms attached liturgically to each day of the week are often mumbled over quickly, without much attention to their meaning. In this series, we'll engage in careful literary-theological readings of these psalms, looking at how various midrashim interpret the psalms, and bring new meaning to this part of our daily prayers. Key themes explored w…

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Ask Shmanners: Holiday Edition 32:58

2M ago32:58

32:58

Hello Internet! This week we answer your questions about holiday etiquette and manners! Enjoy and share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Lekh Lekha: The Heir Who Might Have Been 9:12

2M ago9:12

9:12

It’s possible that if things had been different, if things had gone as planned, that Yishmael, Avraham’s half-Egyptian son of a slave, might have been our ancestor instead of Yitzhak.Von Hadar Institute

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R. Ethan Tucker: From Parchment to Practice 37:26

2M ago37:26

37:26

Last week Hadar celebrated the arrival of a newly commissioned and completed Sefer Torah, which was generously donated by the Schiller family in memory of Martin Schiller z”l. Rabbi Ethan Tucker’s address, focusing on the important and timeless elements of Torah scrolls, speaks directly to Hadar’s core values, while honoring the memory of Martin Sc…

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Sarah Winchester 37:52

2M ago37:52

37:52

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about the real story of SARAH WINCHESTER and the WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Noah: Surviving the Flood 6:48

2M ago6:48

6:48

We ask the wrong questions about the story of the Flood. We ask how God could do such a thing. We ask how a God who is good could destroy a world. We ask how a just God could ignore the difference between perpetrator and victim in His zeal to wipe the world clean. We ask how a loving God could abandon His creation. The right question, for anyone wh…

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Why Rain Comes From Above: A Conversation with Dr. Devora Steinmetz and Rabbanit Leah Sarna 1:11:28

2M ago1:11:28

1:11:28

Dr. Devora Steinmetz joins Rabbanit Leah Sarna in conversation around the release of Dr. Steinmetz’s book Why Rain Comes From Above: Explorations in Religious Imagination (Hadar Press, 2024) They discuss the book and explore how imaginative engagement with religious texts and practices might transform our relationship to the world around us. Record…

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Southern Funerals 30:14

2M ago30:14

30:14

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about the etiquette of FUNERALS outlined in "Being Dead is No Excuse: The Southern Ladies' Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral" by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!Von Travis & Teresa McElroy

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