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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages	29 Jan 2024
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/ If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of pidyon shvuyim? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric? Credits: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – Pardes Faculty… Read the rest The post Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages at Elmad Online Learning.
	Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay	27 Dec 2023
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/torah-for-tough-times/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/ In this episode, we recap remarkable the story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings and explore the reactions of American rabbis. Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper – Pardes Faculty … Read the rest The post Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay at Elmad Online Learning.
	Episode 18: Eternal Light	25 Aug 2023	00:12:33
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2023/08/episode-18-eternal-light/ Where did the tradition of lighting a ner tamid (Eternal Light) in a synagogue begin? In this final episode of Exploring Sacred Spaces, the Maggid of Melbourne looks to the sources once again, this time in search of the history … Read the rest The post Episode 18: Eternal Light first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Episode 18: Eternal Light at Elmad Online Learning.
	Yah Echsof: Paratext	22 Oct 2019	00:05:45
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/10/asot-yahechsof3/ Yah Echsof 3: Paratext Levi Cooper examines the paratext of a rate 1849 pamphlet published in Czernowitz, focusing on the fonts used by the printer for insights into how the contents of the booklet was perceived. Part three in this … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof: Paratext first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof: Paratext at Elmad Online Learning.
	Yah Echsof: Conduct Counsel	06 Oct 2019	00:05:54
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/10/asot-yahechsof2/ Yah Echsof 2: Conduct Counsel The quest continues with the Maggid of Melbourne exploring the advice penned by R. Asher of Stolin. Part two in this innovative series. Subscribe to the Hasidic Lore Newsletter Credits Rabbi Levi Cooper – Pardes … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof: Conduct Counsel first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof: Conduct Counsel at Elmad Online Learning.
	Yah Echsof – Last Will and Testament	16 Sep 2019	00:06:51
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/09/asot-yahechsof1/ Yah Echsof 1: Last Will and Testament Join the Maggid of Melbourne on this exciting quest as he mines the first ever printed edition of a most memorable Shabbat zemer (hymn). In this first installment in the series, Levi looks … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof – Last Will and Testament first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof – Last Will and Testament at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 10: Historical Fragments	20 Aug 2019	00:06:17
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/08/confessing-good-deeds-10/ Just before we sign off from this series, the Maggid of Melbourne has a surprising postscript to share, thanks to his students in Tel Aviv University’s Law Faculty. Wow! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam Titcher – Executive Producer Whether … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 10: Historical Fragments first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 10: Historical Fragments at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 9: Maggid of Melbourne responds to listeners	12 Aug 2019	00:05:54
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/08/confessing-good-deeds-9/ In an unexpected turn, Levi Cooper responds to listeners’ responses as they offer their thoughts on the widespread neglect and ignorance of the triennial commandment of Viduy Maaser. You weren’t expecting that! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam Titcher – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 9: Maggid of Melbourne responds to listeners first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 9: Maggid of Melbourne responds to listeners at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 8: Who does it today?	04 Aug 2019	00:09:46
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/08/confessing-good-deeds-8/ As an epilogue to this wonderful series, the Maggid of Melbourne shares the experience of Viduy Maaser – from the Pardes Beit Midrash to Zur Hadassa – a modest, but burgeoning community, nestled in the hills outside Jerusalem – and … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 8: Who does it today? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 8: Who does it today? at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 7: Renewing a forgotten mitzvah	28 Jul 2019	00:09:02
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/07/confessing-good-deeds-7/ Levi Cooper tracks the mysterious late nineteenth century attempt to encourage Zionist farmers in the Land of Israel not to neglect the Viduy Maaser ritual … Part seven of this electrifying series! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam Titcher – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 7: Renewing a forgotten mitzvah first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 7: Renewing a forgotten mitzvah at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 6: Giving ourselves positive encouragement	21 Jul 2019	00:04:44
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/07/confessing-good-deeds-6/ Fast forwarding to the twentieth century, our very own Levi Cooper considers Rav Kook’s reading of the triennial Viduy Maaser where we declare how great we are … Part six of this captivating series! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 6: Giving ourselves positive encouragement first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 6: Giving ourselves positive encouragement at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 5: Sanctity of Speech	14 Jul 2019	00:06:45
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/07/confessing-good-deeds-5/ Heading back to the Middle Ages, the evergreen Maggid of Melbourne reads Sefer HaHinukh’s take on the Viduy Maaser declaration, pondering its applicability to contemporary challenges of electronic communication … Part five of this spellbinding series! Credits Levi Cooper – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 5: Sanctity of Speech first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 5: Sanctity of Speech at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 4: Priests Regrettably Replace Firstborns	07 Jul 2019	00:06:56
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/07/confessing-good-deeds-4/ The Maggid of Melbourne shares what might very well be the most creative reading of Deuteronomy 26:13: the explanation of the Italian commentator Seforno … Part four in this stirring series! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam Titcher – Executive … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 4: Priests Regrettably Replace Firstborns first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 4: Priests Regrettably Replace Firstborns at Elmad Online Learning.
	Episode 17: Dedication Plaques	24 Aug 2023	00:09:08
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2023/08/episode-17-dedication-plaques/ Is it acceptable to place a dedication plaque in a sacred space? In today’s episode, we go back to the Tanakh, learning about the building of the Temple, and other early sources as we examine this complex topic. Credits: Rabbi … Read the rest The post Episode 17: Dedication Plaques first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Episode 17: Dedication Plaques at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 3: Why must the needy wait for a handout?	30 Jun 2019	00:07:15
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/06/confessing-good-deeds-3/ Citing the Holy Alsheikh’s Biblical commentary, Levi Cooper explores another way to understand Viduy Maaser – the declarative confession that we have properly distributed all our tithes … Part three of this riveting series! Credits Levi Cooper – Host Adam … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 3: Why must the needy wait for a handout? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 3: Why must the needy wait for a handout? at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 2: Keep mitzvot and be ashamed	23 Jun 2019	00:05:12
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/06/confessing-good-deeds-2/ Levi Cooper looks to the words of the Sages in the Midrash in order to understand the Viduy Maaser confession: Even as we fastidiously keep the commandments, there may be something that we should be ashamed of … Part two … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 2: Keep mitzvot and be ashamed first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 2: Keep mitzvot and be ashamed at Elmad Online Learning.
	Confessing Good Deeds 1: A couple of triennial commandments	17 Jun 2019	00:09:33
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2019/06/confessing-good-deeds-1/ In this first installation in a new mini-series, the Maggid of Melbourne introduces two mitzvot that are performed twice every seven years: Biyur Maasrot – ensuring that all tithes have been distributed (Deuteronomy 14:28-29), and Viduy Maaser – the celebratory … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 1: A couple of triennial commandments first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 1: A couple of triennial commandments at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Beresheet and New Moons	21 May 2019	00:04:51
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2019/05/a-shot-of-torah-beresheet-and-new-moons/ Our very own Levi Cooper ponders the recent Beresheet space mission to the moon – an exciting moment for Israel, that sadly did not deliver all that it promised. Levi focuses on the decision to try again, recalling the notion … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Beresheet and New Moons first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Beresheet and New Moons at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Yom Hashoah – Komemiyut: Walking upright	28 Apr 2019	00:05:47
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2019/04/a-shot-of-torah-yom-hashoah-komemiyut-walking-upright/ The Talmud prohibits walking upright in a haughty manner (Bavli, Kiddushin 31a), so how should we understand the biblical promise to walk in such a manner (Leviticus 26:13)?… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Yom Hashoah – Komemiyut: Walking upright first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Yom Hashoah – Komemiyut: Walking upright at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 7: What should you do with hidden light	07 Apr 2019	00:08:48
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2019/04/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-7-what-should-you-do-with-hidden-light/ The Maggid of Melbourne adds the teaching of the twentieth century master, Martin Buber, who called the Hebrew translation of his Tales of the Hadisim by the title: Or Haganuz! … An opportunity to keep up with Levi’s chassidus class … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 7: What should you do with hidden light first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 7: What should you do with hidden light at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 6: Praying for access to hidden light	24 Mar 2019	00:06:07
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2019/03/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-6-praying-for-access-to-hidden-light/ Rabbi Zev Wolf of Zhitomir also discussed the magical-mystical, sequestered light, identifying a reference in our prayers to the hope that we will can perceive this hidden light. … An opportunity to keep up with Levi’s chassidus class – part … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 6: Praying for access to hidden light first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Or Haganuz 6: Praying for access to hidden light at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 5: The Besht mystically accesses hidden light	03 Mar 2019	00:07:30
https://elmad.pardes.org/history/early-hasidic-era/2019/03/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-5-the-besht-mystically-accesses-hidden-light/ Levi continues looking at the sequestered, spiritual light – this time exploring the words of Rabbi Menahem Nahum of Chernobyl, and how he described the Besht’s mystical experience aimed at accessing the light that is hidden in the words of … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 5: The Besht mystically accesses hidden light first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 5: The Besht mystically accesses hidden light at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 4: What did the Besht see in the Holy Land?	17 Feb 2019	00:07:41
https://elmad.pardes.org/history/early-hasidic-era/2019/02/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-4-what-did-the-besht-see-in-the-holy-land/ Shivhei HaBesht relates another tale that describes the Baal Shem Tov’s capabilities to see across space. The Maggid of Melbourne recounts the story and links it to the spiritual valence of the Land of Israel…. An opportunity to keep up … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 4: What did the Besht see in the Holy Land? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz 4: What did the Besht see in the Holy Land? at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: What can you do with the light? Episode 3	04 Feb 2019	00:08:03
https://elmad.pardes.org/history/early-hasidic-era/2019/02/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-3-what-can-you-do-with-the-light/ Levi relates how the idea of hidden light is rendered in Shivhei HaBesht – the sacred biography of the Baal Shem Tov. … An opportunity to keep up with the Maggid of Melbourne’s Hasidism class – part three in the… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: What can you do with the light? Episode 3 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: What can you do with the light? Episode 3 at Elmad Online Learning.
	Episode 16: Unfinished Synagogues	22 Aug 2023	00:09:41
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2023/08/episode-16-unfinished-synagogues/ Sometimes when you walk into a Jewish home you are immediately confronted by a portion of the wall that is incomplete. Why is that? In today’s episode the Maggid of Melbourne explores this tradition, discussing the reason for it, and … Read the rest The post Episode 16: Unfinished Synagogues first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Episode 16: Unfinished Synagogues at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Lessons from Nature	20 Jan 2019	00:06:31
https://elmad.pardes.org/holidays/tu-bshvat/2019/01/a-shot-of-torah-lessons-from-nature/ In the wake of Tu Bishvat, Levi reflects on patience and planning for the future.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Lessons from Nature first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Lessons from Nature at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: Where is the light? Episode 2	06 Jan 2019	00:07:47
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2019/01/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-2-where-is-the-light/ Continuing the discussion of mystical-magical hidden light, Levi recounts how the Besht used the notion to prod people to study Torah. … An opportunity to keep up with the Maggid of Melbourne’s Hasidut class – part two in the series. … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: Where is the light? Episode 2 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: Where is the light? Episode 2 at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: The Earliest Mention, Episode 1	23 Dec 2018	00:06:53
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/hasidut/2018/12/a-shot-of-torah-or-haganuz-the-earliest-mention-episode-1/ Levi looks at the earliest discussions of the notion of a mystical-magical hidden light that will only be revealed for the righteous at some time in the future. … An opportunity to keep up with the Maggid of Melbourne’s Chassidus … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: The Earliest Mention, Episode 1 first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Or Haganuz: The Earliest Mention, Episode 1 at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah – Pray for Rain	11 Dec 2018	00:08:44
https://elmad.pardes.org/self-and-spirituality/prayer/2018/12/a-shot-of-torah-pray-for-rain/ Levi recounts the unique custom of Djerban Jewry to pray for rain as if they were in the Holy Land, and to celebrate the practice by not reciting tahanun, extra supplications that are normally added to the prayer service.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah – Pray for Rain first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah – Pray for Rain at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Know Before Whom You Stand	21 Nov 2018	00:05:34
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/11/a-shot-of-torah-know-before-whom-you-stand/ Levi compares the prevalent sign in many synagogues with the source of these words, offering an insight into the challenge of prayer spaces. Listen to more episodes in this series. … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Know Before Whom You Stand first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Know Before Whom You Stand at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Meditate Under the Tallit	11 Nov 2018	00:04:34
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/11/a-shot-of-torah-meditate-under-the-tallit/ Following up on his last podcasts, Levi recalls the teaching of Rabbi Nachman about creating spaces for hitbodedut, meditative solitude. Listen to more episodes in this series. … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Meditate Under the Tallit first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Meditate Under the Tallit at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Under the Tallit	29 Oct 2018	00:06:40
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/10/a-shot-of-torah-under-the-tallit-2/ Levi considers the origins of the common practice of taking children under the tallit during the birkat kohanim, the priestly blessing, citing the words of Rabbi Hayim David Halevi. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Under the Tallit first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Under the Tallit at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: From Tishrei to Heshvan	15 Oct 2018	00:06:10
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/10/a-shot-of-torah-from-tishrei-to-heshvan/ As we leave the Hebrew month that is filled with festivals, Levi considers Jewish life and heroism in the long winter months. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: From Tishrei to Heshvan first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: From Tishrei to Heshvan at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah for Bereishit: Adam – Where are you?	02 Oct 2018	00:06:44
https://elmad.pardes.org/tanakh/torah/bereshit/2018/10/a-shot-of-torah-for-bereishit-adam-where-are-you/ Levi explores different explanations for when God asks Adam “Ayeka, where are you?” in Genesis 3:9, offering a hasidic tale with contemporary meaning. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah for Bereishit: Adam – Where are you? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah for Bereishit: Adam – Where are you? at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Shabbat	16 Sep 2018	00:03:41
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/09/circumcision_shabbat/ After recounting a fascinating custom from Djerba, Levi relates what they do in Zur Hadassa when there is a brit milah on Shabbat. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Shabbat first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Shabbat at Elmad Online Learning.
	Episode 15: Structural Damage	21 Aug 2023	00:12:58
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2023/08/episode-15-structural-damage/ In the wake of the terrifying earthquake that struck Turkey, the Maggid of Melbourne dedicated this episode on structural damage to the people of Turkey. What do we do when there is a crack in the wall of a synagogue? … Read the rest The post Episode 15: Structural Damage first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Episode 15: Structural Damage at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Rosh Hashana	03 Sep 2018	00:04:58
https://elmad.pardes.org/holidays/rosh-hashanah/2018/09/a-shot-of-torah-circumcision-on-rosh-hashana/ In this week’s A Shot of Torah, Levi shares his experience of a brit milah that occurred on Rosh Hashana in his community in Zur Hadassa. He discusses the laws of circumcision on Rosh Hashana and the various customs associated.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Rosh Hashana first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Circumcision on Rosh Hashana at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Exporting Israeli Produce	13 Aug 2018	00:07:37
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/08/a-shot-of-torah-exporting-israeli-produce/ The Maggid of Melbourne explores the economic angle of the prohibition against exporting fruits and vegetables from the Land of Israel, and considers its applicability in modern times. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Exporting Israeli Produce first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Exporting Israeli Produce at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Making a Sanctuary for God	13 Aug 2018	00:07:29
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/08/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. Click here to listen to more … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Making a Sanctuary for God first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Making a Sanctuary for God at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Two Tablets	15 Jul 2018	00:07:18
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/07/a-shot-of-torah-two-tablets/ Levi considers the suggestion of Nahmanides that the Ten Commandments can be divided into two categories: mitzvot that are between humans, and mitzvot that are between humans and God. What can we learn from this division? Click here to listen … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Two Tablets first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Two Tablets at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Stealing some time	08 Jul 2018	00:06:09
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/07/a-shot-of-torah-stealing-some-time/ How hard do you find it to carver out time for Torah study? Levi – a lawyer by training – looks at a recommendation of Rabbi Nahman of Breslov to steal! Click here to listen to more episodes in this … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Stealing some time first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Stealing some time at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Halakha and The World Cup	26 Jun 2018	00:05:41
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/06/a-shot-of-torah-halakha-and-the-world-cup/ “Rabbi, is there a blessing over… football?” Levi cites a contemporary halakhist who suggests that we should recite blessings over outstanding sportsmen and sportswomen. Perfect for fans of FIFA World Cup! Click here to listen to more episodes in this … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Halakha and The World Cup first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Halakha and The World Cup at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: To Receive or Not to Receive	13 Jun 2018	00:09:05
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/06/a-shot-of-torah-to-receive-or-not-to-receive/ In the latest installment of A Shot of Torah, The Maggid of Melbourne recounts the tale of the bronze Knesset Menorah – a gift from the Great Britain that arrived thanks to a decision made by Chief Rabbi Herzog. In … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: To Receive or Not to Receive first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: To Receive or Not to Receive at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Give Jacob Truth (Micah 7:20)	27 May 2018	00:05:37
https://elmad.pardes.org/personalities/biblical-people/2018/05/a-shot-of-torah-give-jacob-truth-micah-720/ Levi shares some of the challenges in assessing the conduct of Jacob. Should he be critiqued for his wily ways? Without giving a clear answer, Levi presents the words of the Hatam Sofer on the importance of Truth. Listen now … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Give Jacob Truth (Micah 7:20) first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Give Jacob Truth (Micah 7:20) at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Simple Stories, Deep Ideas	14 May 2018	00:03:52
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/05/a-shot-of-torah-simple-stories-deep-ideas/ In this week’s installment of A Shot of Torah, The Maggid of Melbourne, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper recounts the Maor VaShamesh’s test for identifying who is a real righteous person. Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.… Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Simple Stories, Deep Ideas first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Simple Stories, Deep Ideas at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Serving in the Israeli Army	01 May 2018	00:08:02
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/05/a-shot-of-torah-serving-in-the-israeli-army/ In the latest episode of A Shot of Torah, The Maggid of Melbourne shares a responsum from the Klausenberger Rebbe, where he discussed whether people are permitted to endanger their lives by serving in the armed forces. Fascinating! Click here … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Serving in the Israeli Army first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Serving in the Israeli Army at Elmad Online Learning.
	Episode 14: Mysticism in Synagogue Design	18 Aug 2023	00:09:45
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2023/08/episode-14-mysticism-in-window-design/ There’s more to windows and synagogues than meets the eye. In this episode, the Maggid of Melbourne continues his discussion on windows in synagogues. Searching for guidance on how many windows should be used, we look to the mystical text … Read the rest The post Episode 14: Mysticism in Synagogue Design first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Episode 14: Mysticism in Synagogue Design at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: The Laws of the Flag	17 Apr 2018	00:08:03
https://elmad.pardes.org/holidays/israel-national-holidays/yom-haatzmaut/2018/04/a-shot-of-torah-the-laws-of-the-flag/ Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper and his community in Zur Hadassa – in honour of Israel’s Seventieth Year – are exploring different aspects of Jewish law that were affected by the establishment of the State. In this installment, a special for … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: The Laws of the Flag first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: The Laws of the Flag at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Special Torah for a Groom	09 Apr 2018	00:06:31
https://elmad.pardes.org/the-maggid-of-melbourne-speaks/2018/04/a-shot-of-torah-special-torah-for-a-groom/ In the latest installment of A Shot of Torah with Levi Cooper, The Maggid of Melbourne introduces us to the great Rabbi Khalfon Moshe Hakohen of Djerba, and describes a unique and ancient custom that is still preserved in some … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Special Torah for a Groom first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Special Torah for a Groom at Elmad Online Learning.
	A Shot of Torah: Laws of War	26 Mar 2018	00:06:50
https://elmad.pardes.org/holidays/israel-national-holidays/yom-haatzmaut/2018/03/a-shot-of-torah-laws-of-war/ The Maggid of Melbourne looks back at the dearth of law dealing with war and warfare in Jewish tradition, reflecting on the turning point of this trend: the establishment of the State of Israel. Click here to listen to more … Read the rest The post A Shot of Torah: Laws of War first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading A Shot of Torah: Laws of War at Elmad Online Learning.

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