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- High Holy Days
- Parshanut
- Mishnah Mondays with Rabbi David Kasher
- How's and Why's of Prayer
- The Path of Life: Jewish Ethics with the Maharal of Prague
- The Study of Justice
- Biblical Poetry
- A Few of My Favorite Things
- IKAR Limited Series
- Passover
Hassidic Text Studies for the High Holy Days
Rabbi David Kasher created three Hassidic text studies, one for each of the three days of Yom Tov.
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Baal Shem Tov [source sheet]
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 (leading into Aseret Yemei Teshuvah): Kedushat Levi [source sheet]
Yom Kippur: Sefat Emet [source sheet]
The Psychology of the High Holy Days Prayers
Part I: The Psychology of the Shofar. August 11, 2021 Watch here. [source sheet]
Part II: The Psychology of the Mahzor. August 18, 2021 Watch here. [source sheet]
Rosh Hashanah Prayer Bootcamp. September 15, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Yom Kippur Prayer Bootcamp. September 22, 2020. Watch here. [source: Mahzor Lev Shalem]
Maimonides’ Guide to the High Holidays with Rabbi David Kasher
Part I: Intro. August 11, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Part II: – What is “Teshuvah,” anyway? August 18, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Part III: – The Righteous, The Wicked & The Rest of Us. August 25, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Part IV: – You are Free to Sin. September 4, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Holy Heresy: The Very Strange Yom Kippur Service with Rabbi David Kasher
Part I: The Avodah Service. August 17, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Part II: Enter The Goats. August 24, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Part III: The Scapegoat. August 31, 2020. Watch here. [source]
Register: In anticipation of his forthcoming book, ParshaNut, Rabbi Kasher is devoting this spring’s study of the weekly Torah portion to his very favorite genre of Jewish literature: Torah commentary. Come get to know Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and other legendary commentators in the grand tradition known as parshanut.
Recordings:
- SAMSON THE NAZIRITE – Parshat Naso – June 1, 2023 Watch here
- THE DAY OF STOPPING – Parshat Emor – May 4, 2023 Watch here
- THIS IS THE TORAH – Parshat Tzav March 30, 2023 Watch here
- SPEECH LAWS: GOSSIP & REBUKE – Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim – April 28, 2023. Watch here
- THE HOUSE THAT NEVER WAS – Parshat Tazria-Metzora – April 20, 2023. Watch here
- THIS IS THE TORAH – Parshat Tzav – March 30, 2023. Watch here.
- DOES OUR GOD HAVE A SENSE OF SMELL? Parshat Vayikra March 23, 2023 Watch here
- POMEGRANATES & BELLS – Lessons in Jewish Aesthetics Parashat Vayahkel-Pekudei March 16 Watch here
- THE HOLY BROKEN TABLETS – Parshat Ki Tisa March 9, 2023 Watch here
- THE ORACLE STONES – Parshat Tetzaveh March 2, 2023 Watch here
- PICTURES IN THE SKY: Pattern-Spotting at Sinai – Parshat Terumah February 23, 2023 Watch here
- Exodus, Reconsidered – Parshat Beshalach 2.03.2023 Watch here
- House of the Dragon – Parshat Va’era 1.19.2023 Watch here
- From Creation to Redemption – Parshat Shemot 1.12.2023 Watch here
- The Scepter & The Staff – Parshat Vayechi – 1.5.23 Watch here
- Joseph & his Brothers: Two Theologies of Time – Parshat Mikeitz 12.22.22 Listen here
- (Almost) Everybody Likes Joseph – Parshat Vayeishev 12.15.22 Listen here
- Jacob Falls in Love – Parshat Vayeitzei 12.1.2022 Watch here
- Our Brother Ishmael – Parshat Hayyei Sarah 11.17.2022. Watch here
- Sarah had the Last Laugh – Parshat Vayeira 11.10.22 Watch here
- Abraham’s Spiritual Development 11.3.2022 Watch here
- Back to the Beginning 10.06.2022. Watch here.
- Inscribed in the Book of Torah – Parshat Vayeilech 9.29.2022. Watch here.
- The Sin of Sadness Parshat Ki Tav 9.15.2022. Watch here.
- How Rabbis Deal with Moral Discomfort – Parshat Ki Teitzei. 9.8.2022 Watch here.
- The Axis of Evil – Parshat Devarim. 8.4.2022 Watch here.
- Anger Management – Parshat Matot-Masei. 7.28.2022 Watch here.
- The Death Register – Parshat Pinchas. 7.21.2022 Watch here.
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Appealing Divine Law – Parshat Beha’alotkha. 7.16.2022 Watch here.
- The Legend of Miriam’s Well – Parshat Chukat. 7.7.2022
- Korach’s Coalition – Parshat Korach. 6.30.2022
- Legends of the Fall – Parshat Shelach 6.23.2022
- Appealing Divine Law – Parshat Beha’alotkha 6.16.2022
- Cast out the Camp – Parshat Naso 6.9.2022
- Gone But Not Forgotten – Parshat Bamidbar 6.2.2022
- Weapons of War Parshat Behukotai 5.26.2022 Watch here.
- The Meaning of Freedom – Parshat Behar 5.19.2022 Watch here.
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The Ethics of the Worm – 5.16.2022 Watch here.
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Kabbalistic Storytelling – Parshat Emor. 5.12.2022. Watch here.
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Decoding the Codes – Parshat Kedoshim. May 5, 2022 Watch here.
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The Nakednesses – Parshat Acharei Mot. April 28, 2022 Watch here.
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The Priests of Passover. April 7, 2022 Watch here.
- Cold Comfort: Parshat Shemini. March 24, 2022. [Link coming soon.]
- The Sin of Abel. Parshat Vayikra. March 10, 2022. Watch here.
- Kevod Hashem (The Weight of the Lord)- Parshat Pekudei. March 3, 2022. [Link coming soon.]
- Shabbat in the Torah. February 24, 2022. Watch here.
- The Golden Calf: Up Above and Down Below. Parshat Ki Tisa. February 17, 2022. Watch here.
- The Priestly Crown. Parshat Tetzaveh. February 10, 2022. Watch here
- The Devil and the Details. Parshat Terumah. February 3, 2022. Watch here
- The Other “Justice.” Parshat Mishpatim. January 27, 2022. Watch here [source sheet]
- Our Dangerous God. Parshat Yitro. January 20, 2022. Watch here
- Manna From Heaven. Parshat Beshalach. January 13, 2022. Watch here
- Jacob’s Obsession. Parshat Vayechi. December 16, 2021. Watch here
- The Woman Between the Walls. Parshat Vayigash. December 9, 2021. Watch here
- Clothes Make the Man. Parshat Mikeitz. December 2, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Thigh Mastery. Parshat Vayishlach. November 18, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Tricking the Trickster. Parshat Vayeitzei. November 11, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Isaac and Rebecca: A Love Story. Parshat Toldot. November 4, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Tears of Abraham. Parshat Hayei Sara. October 28, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Trouble With Cousin Lot. Parshat Vayeira. October 21, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Did Abraham Have Friends?. Parshat Lech Lecha. October 14, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Noah’s Religion. Parshat Noach. October 7, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Beginning (+end) of Desire. Parshat Bereishit. September 30, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Root of Evil. Parshat Nitzavim. September 2, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The International Torah. Parshat Ki Tavo. August 26, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- “A Life in Pieces” The Hidden Story of the first-Born of Israel. Parshat Ki Teitzei. August 19, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Bribery & Blindness. Parshat Shoftim. August 12, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Guest Teacher Jody Myers. July 29, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet] [source sheet]
- Snakes on a Plain. Parshat Chukat. June 17, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ambivalent Angel of Death. Parshat Korach. June 10, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Dissecting a Disaster. Parshat Shelach. June 3, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Prophet Family Feud. Parshat Beha’alotcha. May 27, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Officers of Mercy. Parshat Naso. May 20, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- A Dangerous Metaphor. Parshat Bemidbar. May 13, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Let Go of Everything. Parshat Behar-Behukotai. May 6, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- No Bread, No Torah. Parshat Emor. April 29, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Ghosts in the Torah. Parshat Kedoshim. April 22, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Re-Genesis. Parshat Tazria-Metzora. April 15, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Passover in the Parsha. Parshat Tzav. March 25, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Salt of the Heavens. Parshat Vayikra. March 18, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Shadow Knows. Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei. March 11, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Even Moshe Wore a Mask. Parshat Ki Tisa. March 4, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Misogyny, Anti-Semitism & Intersectionality in the Book of Esther. February 21, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Face of a Cherub. Parshat Terumah. February 18, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Law as Commentary. Parshat Mishpatim. February 11, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Comings and Goings of Jethro. Parshat Yitro. February 4, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Gendered Singing in Parshat Beshalach. January 28, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Firstborn, Reconsidered. Parshat Bo. January 21, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- How Many Pharaohs? January 7, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- A Dream Deferred. Parshat Mikeitz. December 17, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The House That Jake Built. Parshat Vayeishev. December 10, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- I Got Angels All Around Me. Parshat Vayishlach. December 3, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Rise of the Matriarchy. Parshat Toldot. November 19, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Freudian Torah. Parshat Chayei Sarah. November 12, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Connecting the Dots. November 5, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Our Father’s Father. October 29, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- “What’s Wrong With Noah?”. October 21, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Rashi on Genesis 1:1. Parshat Bereshit. October 14, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Poetry of Torah, Part 2. September 30, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet 1, source sheet 2]
- The Poetics of Torah. September 23, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Binding of Isaac: A Rosh Hashanah Story. September 16, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- When God Does Teshuvah. September 9, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- A Knowing Heart. September 2, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Remembering Our Greatest Enemy. August 26, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Jewish Justice System. August 19, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Intro. August 12, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
Mishnah Mondays – Led by Rabbi David Kasher
Click here to watch all recordings.
Rabbinic Judaism emerged like a phoenix out of the ashes of the destruction of the Great Temple in Jerusalem. The writing down of the Mishna marked the beginning of a new era in Jewish civilization, one centered in books instead of buildings, in laws instead of land. Reading this ancient code of conduct is the best way to get to know the nuts and bolts of the Judaism we have inherited.
- THE ORIGINS OF THE HAGADDAH, Part II: March 20, 2023 Watch here
- THE ORIGINS OF THE HAGADDAH: March 13, 2023 Watch here
- “Watch Your Language!”: Scrolls, Scripts and Speech on Purim March 6, 2023 Watch here
- CHAMETZ: The Final Showdown! February 27, 2023 Watch here
- The Origins of Tu BiShvat – Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1-2. February 16, 2023 Watch here
- Deciphering the Ten Commandments February 9, 2023 Watch here
- Selling Chametz: Is this really Kosher for Passover?!? January 30, 2023 Watch here
- CHAMETZ, Part II Search and Destroy January 23, 2023 Watch here
- CHAMETZ: Jewish Kryptonite – Mishnah Pesachim – January 9, 2023 Watch here
- Hanukkah in the Mishnah December 19, 2022 Watch here
- Techum Shabbos (The Boundaries of Shabbat) – Mishnah Eruvin December 12, 2022 Watch here
- Mishnah Class, December 3, 2022 Watch here
- EIRUV: From the Hebrew word for ‘Loophole’ Mishnah Eiruvin 1:1 – November 21, 2022 Watch here
- The Myth of the “Shabbos Goy” – November 14, 2022 Watch here
- What Overrides Shabbat? – Mishnah Shabbat 16:1-3, 18:3 – November 7, 2022 Watch here
- Permission to Destroy – Mishnah Shabbat 13:3 – October 31, 2022 Watch here
- How We Carry Gender, Mishnah Shabbat Ch. 6. June 7, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Sociology of Carrying on Shabbat, Mishnah Shabbat 1:1. May 24, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of the Mystics Week 5, The Moment of Doom & The Thread of Kindness. May 10, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of the Mystics Week 4, Spiritual Development for the Young and Old. May 3, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of the Mystics Week 3, Focus and Distraction. April 26, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of the Mystics Week 2, Striving to be Average! April 19, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of the Mystics Week 1, Searching for the Good in Everyone – Even Yourself! April 12, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The IKAR (Essence) of of the Haggadah. March 22, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Light of Passover, Mishah Pesachim 1:1. March 15, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Inclusion and Exclusion in Jewish Ritual, Part IV, The Ethics of Dignity, Mishnah Bikurim. March 8, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Inclusion and Exclusion in Jewish Ritual, Part III, Mishnah Bikkurim, Ch. 4. March 1, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Inclusion and Exclusion in Jewish Ritual, Part II, Mishnah Bikurim. February 22, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Inclusion and Exclusion in Jewish Ritual, Part I, Mishnah Bikurim. February 8, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- When to Circumcise Trees, Mishnah Orlah. February 1, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Origins of Challah, Mishnah Challah. January 25, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Tithes They Are a-Changin’, Tithing in Jewish Law, Part II. January 11, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- No Taxation Without Revelation, Tithing in Jewish Law, Part I. January 5, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Trolley Problems, Sophie’s Choices, and Other Ethical Dilemmas, Mishnah Terumot Ch. 8. December 21, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Status of the Deaf in Jewish Law, Part II, December 14, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet 1, source sheet 2]
- The Status of the Deaf in Jewish Law, Part I, December 7, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Loopy or Holy?, Loopholes in Rabbinic Law, Masechet Shevi’it. November 30, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- “I won’t tell you what Rabbi Eliezer actually said…”, Mishnah Shevi’it. November 23, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Genetic Modification in Jewish Law and Lore, Mishnah Kilayim. November 16, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Jewish Welfare State. November 2, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Immeasurable Things. October 26, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Blessing as a Way of Life. July 13, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Blessing Bee Bootcamp. July 6, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Cantor, Recant! June 29, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Lord, Let Me Learn! June 22, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Origins of Non-Egalitarian Judaism. June 15, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Very Exceptional Rabban Gamliel. June 8, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Heart Directions. June 1, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- Hardcore Judaism! May 18, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Kickoff. May 11, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
Register: Jewish prayer (Tefilah) is a paradox. It is at once the central practice of the Jewish people, and one of the most inaccessible. It is at once an intimate, personal conversation with God and a formal, ritualistic reenactment of ancient Temple rites. In this class, we will study prayer in both theory and practice – learning the core components of the Siddur and how they are performed as well as the theology that underlies the Jewish prayer experience – and attempt to resolve some of its inner tensions.
Recordings:
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Welcoming the Queen: Kabbalat Shabbat March 28, 2022. Watch here
- The Public Torah Reading: Nehemiah, Ch. 8. March 21, 2022. Watch here
- Siddur Lev Shalem: Shabbat and Festival Morning. March 14, 2022. Watch here.
- Ashrei: The Psalm of Psalms. March 7, 2022 Watch here.
- Psukei d’Zimra: The Sacred Warm-up. February 14, 2022. Watch here [source sheet]
- Blessings for Torah Study. February 7, 2022. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Morning Blessings (and Curses). January 31, 2022. Watch here [source sheet]
- How (and Why) to Put on Tallit and Tefillin. January 24, 2022. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Return of the Soul: The First Prayers of the Day. January 10, 2022. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Skeletal Structure of Our Prayers. December 20, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Amidah (The Standing Meditation). December 13, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Getting to 18: Standardization of Jewish Prayer. December 6, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Talmudic Prayer Architecture. November 22, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Shema & The Word Revolution. November 15, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- The Great Prayer Debate. November 8, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
- Our Word for Prayer: תפילה. November 1, 2021. Watch here [source sheet]
The Ethics of Public Shaming. 5.9.2022 Watch here
The Path of Life: Jewish Ethics with the Maharal of Prague. 5.2.2022 Watch here.
It is clear that ‘Justice’ is one of Judaism’s central concerns. But how exactly has the concept of Justice been defined in our tradition? What is the Torah’s vision for a just society? What sorts of legal and governmental structures are needed to implement that vision? Who will hold power, and how is that power checked? And how will the vulnerable be protected? Join Rabbi Brous for a monthly explora
Fall 2021
- Public Grief: An Act of Love, a Path to Justice. November 2, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
Spring 2021
- The Knowledge of Good and Evil. January 26, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Deepest Truth About Human Beings. February 2, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Violence and Accountability. February 9, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Noah and The Demands of Moral Leadership. February 23, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Morality Outside of God. March 2, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- When God Asks for Injustice. March 9, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Passover, The Holiday of Justice. March 23, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Do The Ends Justify the Means? The Ethics of Jacob, Rebekah, and Machiavelli. April 6, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Violence and Vengeance, Retribution and Restoration. April 13, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- The Ethics of State Power. April 27, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- Sacred Resistance. May 4, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
Biblical Poetry – Led by Rabbi David Kasher
The first words uttered by a human being in the Hebrew Bible are given in verse form. This startling fact tells us that there is something fundamentally human about the act of composing poetry. Indeed, poetry will become one of the primary forms of literature in the Bible: from the Prophets to the Psalms, from Wisdom Literature to Songs of Love, the study of verse will take us across the whole span of our sacred scriptures. This class will be run seminar-style, with opportunities for all participants to analyze and interpret the sacred words that have been chanted by our people for millennia.
- 1. The Very First Poems. October 28, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 2. Poetry for Times of Political Turmoil. November 4, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 3. Troublingly Triumphant: The Song of the Sea. November 11, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 4. Part 1 – Divine & Devastating Poetry in the Book of Job. November 25, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet 1, source sheet 2]
- 5. Part 2 – Divine & Devastating Poetry in the Book of Job. December 2, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet 1, source sheet 2]
- 6. Part 3 – Divine & Devastating Poetry in the Book of Job: The Behemoth and the Leviathan. December 9, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 7. Ma’oz Tzur: Hardcore Hanukkah Poetry. December 16, 2020. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 8. Poetry for a New Year. January 6, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 9. Solomonic Poetry, Part I: The Young Lover. January 13, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 10. Solomonic Poetry, Part II: The Wise King. January 20, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 11. Solomonic Poetry, Part III: The Old Philosopher. January 27, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 12. The Whole Religion in One Psalm. February 3, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 13. The Poetry of the Prophets Part I: Isaiah, Prophet of Hope. February 10, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 14. The Poetry of the Prophets – Part II: Jeremiah, Prophet of Doom. February 17, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 15. The Poetry of the Prophets – Part III: Ezekiel, Prophet of Visions. February 24, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 16. The Beautiful Agony of the Psalms. March 3, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 17. Stairways to Heaven – Psalms 120-134. March 10, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 18. Moshe’s Last Poem. March 17, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
- 19. Poetry as a Form of Liberation. March 24, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
Learn with Rabbi Brous about some of the Rabbinic texts that offer her the greatest inspiration, shaping and challenging her worldview and our community practi
- On Character. July 1, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- A Life of Meaning. June 24, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- I Have Grown Years in a Matter of Days. June 17, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- Justice, Accountability, and the Sacred Call to Protest. June 10, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Why Did George Floyd Die? And What Would it Mean to Treat All People as an Image of God? June 3, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Shavuot and the real meaning of our freedom. May 20, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Cultivating Resilience Inside the Storm. May 13, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Affliction and the Remedy. May 6, 2020. Listen here. [source] (Due to poor internet connection,
the audio is a little choppy near the end of this session) - Prophetic Grief. April 29, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- A World is Dying, What is Being Born? April 22, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Most Important Things. April 1, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Expendable. March 25, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Hannah’s Broken Heart, and Ours. March 18, 2020. Listen here. [source]
Holiday Bootcamps
Purim Bootcamp: Misogyny, Anti-Semitism and Intersectionality in the Book of Esther. February 25, 2021. Watch here. [source sheet]
A Bissel Shtisel, Hassidic Thought with Rabbi David Kasher
- Dangerous Torah: The Fiery Waters of the Mei HaShiloah. July 14, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- The Psychological Turn: The Breakaway School of Peshiskha. July 7, 2o20. Watch here. [source]
- Letters Flying Through the Air: Hassidic Readings of the Torah. June 30, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- The Philosopher of Hassidism: Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. June 23, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- The People’s Defense Attorney: Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev. June 9, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Hassidic Approach to Prayer. June 2, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Eat Like a Hassid. May 26, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Danger of the Righteous Man: The Torah of Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk. May 12, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Kabbalistic Foundations of Hassidism. May 5, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Introduction: The Master of the Good Name. April 21, 2020. Listen here. [source]
The Pirkei Avot Collective with Rabbi David Kasher
- The 48 (or 49, or 50) Ways to Torah. July 2, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- The Ethics of Top Ten Lists. June 25, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- Sit Down, Be Humble. June 18, 2020. Watch here. [source]
- A Pessimistic View of Human Nature. June 11, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Jewish Ethics of State Power. June 4, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Enjoy the Silence. May 21, 2020. Listen here. [source 1, source 2]
- The Man Who Loved Torah Too Much. May 14, 2020. Listen here. [source 1, source 2]
- Queer Love in Ancient Israel? May 7, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Ethics of a Heretic. April 30, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- The Beginning and End of Rabbi Akiva. April 23, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- What Was it About Hillel? April 2, 2020. Listen here. [source]
- Good Fences? March 26, 2020. Listen here. [source]
Regenerative Change: Compost as Climate Action & Ritual in These Times, with Devorah Brous – Watch Dev Brous’ new TEDx talk on Regenerative Change. Then, buckle down and learn a foolproof method to compost! Sheltering-in-P
The IKAR (Essence) of the Haggadah, with Rabbi Kasher:
Passover, the Holiday of Justice, with Rabbi Brous:
Poetry as a Form of Liberation, with Rabbi Kasher:
Hillel Tigay’s Behind the Music: Passover Edition
HAGGADAH SLAM 2021 with IKAR, Temple Beth Am, and B’nai-David Judea Congregation
With a bonus: Full podcast (including breakout sessions) here.