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Phil Bressler
Phil Bressler
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Beit Am - Mid-Willamette Valley Jewish Community
Corvallis, OR
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Hebrew College
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Washington University in St. Louis
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The Whole Torah in One Tweet: Shavuot 5780
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May 28, 2020
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Human Dignity
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Hillel and Shammai
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Rabbi Akiva
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General Principle
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Image of God
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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
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Ben Azzai
Sources for Class #5: Abortion
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March 4, 2020
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Who is a Person and When Does it Matter?
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Abortion
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Fetuses
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Pursuit
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Medical Ethics
The "Roots" of Tu Bisvhat
315
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January 23, 2021
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Tu Bishvat
Star Wars Torah: Returning Lost Droids
1166
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May 29, 2022
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Star Wars Torah
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Star Wars
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Returning a Lost Object
Star Wars Torah: Teachings on Light
1702
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December 18, 2020
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Star Wars Torah
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The Force
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Supernal Light
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Star Wars
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Hidden Light
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Or HaGanuz
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Light
Star Wars Torah: Han Shot First
1550
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February 17, 2021
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Star Wars Torah
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Shmirat Nefesh
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Murder
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Star Wars
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Pursuit
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Rodef
Star Wars Torah: A Name I Haven't Heard in a Long Time...
1206
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March 7, 2022
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Star Wars Torah
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Star Wars
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Changes
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Names
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 1 Simchah (Joy)
2746
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June 13, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Simcha
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Joy
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Rebbe Nachman
Star Wars Torah: Han Solo and Reish Lakish
1510
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July 13, 2021
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Star Wars Torah
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Star Wars
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Reish Lakish
Psalms for Times of Danger to the Jewish People
759
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January 15, 2022
Sources on Rabbinic Theology
1092
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October 23, 2020
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God
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Theodicy
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Theology
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Judgement of God
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Divine Presence
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Divine Names
The Custom of Drinking on Purim - Its Origin and Implications
199
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February 20, 2021
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Rava
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Purim
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Haman
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Drinking
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Mordechai
"An Arrow in Satan's Eye" - Leyl Selichot 9/12/20
1216
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October 8, 2019
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Grotesque
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Yom Kippur Eve
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Satan
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Yom Kippur
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Hubris
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Aggada
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Sins
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 10 Echad (Hear O Israel - There is Only One)
1533
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August 23, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Shema
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Divine Names
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The Tetragrammaton
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 9 L'chaim (To Life!)
1274
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August 14, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Olam Hazeh
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Kedusha
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Olam Haba
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 8 Talmud Torah (The Role of Education)
1411
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August 4, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Torah Study
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 7 Torah (The People and the Book)
1671
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August 2, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Torah
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 6 Teshuvah (Returning)
1118
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July 26, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Teshuvah
Tisha B'Av 5780 - Beit Am Community Ritual
599
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July 29, 2020
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Stones
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Tisha B'Av
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Destruction of Jerusalem
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Destruction of the Temple
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Temple
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Titus
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 5 Shabbat (Getting Off the Treadmill)
1758
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July 19, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Shabbat
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 3 Halakhah (Walking the Path)
1566
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July 2, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Halakhah
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 4 Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World)
1983
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July 10, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Tikkun Olam
Awesome Ideas in Judaism - Session 2 Tzelem Elohim (Creation in God's Image)
1647
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June 26, 2020
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Awesome Ideas in Judaism
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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
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Image of God
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Kavod
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Tzelem Elohim
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Derekh Eretz
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Human Dignity
B'nei Mitzvah Sources
850
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September 15, 2019
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Bat Mitzvah
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Bar Mitzvah
Squashing the Beef with the Ancient Rabbis
1024
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May 16, 2015
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Teshuvah
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Forgiveness
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Yom Kippur Eve
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Yom Kippur
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Appeasement
Sources for Class #3: Human Nature
1301
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February 25, 2020
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Who is a Person and When Does it Matter?
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Mitzvot
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Human Nature
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Yetzer Hatov
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Yetzer Hara
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Divine Image
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Creation of Man
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Commandment
Kitah Vav/Zayin: The Most Important Thing
886
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February 22, 2019
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Akiva
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Ben Azzai
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Image of God
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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
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Hillel and Shammai
Midrash Text Study - Covenant
543
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November 11, 2013
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Circumcision
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Covenant With Israel
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Covenants
Deciding What to Do About a Real Tzedakah Request
835
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February 6, 2018
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Tzedakah
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Requests
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Poverty
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Charity
Kitah Vav/Zayin: Is it ever OK to lie?
629
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April 6, 2019
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Lying
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Peace
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Truth
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Lies
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 4
323
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November 18, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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Tefila
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Amida
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Prayer
A Blessing for Pharaoh
668
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January 16, 2018
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Egypt
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Blessings
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Pharaoh
The Wayward and Defiant Son vs. Teshuvah
384
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September 1, 2017
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Ben Sorer Umoreh
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Teshuvah
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Free Will
Jewish Resources: What's Bothering Rashi?
3148
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November 13, 2016
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Rashi
The Hebrew Midwives
457
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November 17, 2019
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Midwives
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Pharaoh
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Exodus
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 5
358
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November 20, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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V'ahavta
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Patriarchs
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Prayer
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Shema
Sources for Class #2: Autonomy/Heteronomy
1727
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January 31, 2020
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Who is a Person and When Does it Matter?
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Free Will
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Choice
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Autonomy
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Acceptance of Mitzvot
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Philosophy
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God
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Accepting Torah
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Freedom
Sources for Class #1: What is a Person?
1541
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January 8, 2020
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Who is a Person and When Does it Matter?
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Souls
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Humanity
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Nefesh
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Divine Image
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Soul
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Creation of Man
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Ruach
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Neshama
Sources for Class #4: Death Penalty
1181
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March 3, 2020
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Who is a Person and When Does it Matter?
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Sins
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Teshuvah
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Death Penalty
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Judgements
מקורות ״יחזקאל״ על ידי החלונות הגבוהים
1501
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December 27, 2015
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Music
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Ezekiel
Hashevat Aveidah in the Law Codes
514
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January 9, 2017
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Returning a Lost Object
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 2
308
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November 5, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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Shemoneh Esrei
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The Prayer of Eighteen
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Amidah
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Shmuel the Little
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Tefila
On "Being a Man"
1205
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October 10, 2017
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Male
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Man's Character Traits
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Masculinity
The Complexities of Reconciliation
819
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September 20, 2017
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Teshuvah
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Aggada
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Atonement
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Reconciliation
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Yom Kippur
Martinis and Megillah: "Shaken, Not Stirred"
487
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February 27, 2018
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Drinking
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Drinking on Purim
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Purim
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Gordon
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Wine
God in the Numbers, Numbers in Us
473
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February 15, 2018
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Mishkan
Remembering and Keeping: Two Different Aspects of Shabbat
908
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February 2, 2018
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Shabbat
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Zachor
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Shamor veZachor
Hashevat Aveidah in the Mishnah
1421
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January 9, 2017
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Returning a Lost Object
And Aaron Was Silent
639
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April 6, 2018
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Nadav and Avihu
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Aaron
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Silence
Martinis and Megillah: "Straight Up"
347
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February 27, 2018
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Megillah
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Assimilation
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Purim
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Hirsch
Sunday Shmooze #3: Simchah (Joy)
604
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April 19, 2020
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Joy
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Rebbe Nachman
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Simcha
Erev Tisha B'Av at Beit Am, 5779
795
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August 5, 2019
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Gerim
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Ger
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Tisha B'Av
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Strangers
Luck, Skill, Providence, or Sorcery?
692
Views
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November 10, 2017
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Sorcery
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 3
399
Views
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November 12, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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Siddur
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Prayer
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Shema
Tisha B'av at Beit Am, 5778
854
Views
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July 21, 2018
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Sinat Chinam
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Tisha B'Av
Seder Mysteries: Explained
499
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April 4, 2018
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Seder
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Karpas
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Matzah
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Passover
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Pesach
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Chazeret
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 1
355
Views
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October 29, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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Siddur
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Amidah
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Tefilah
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Prayer
What does "Bar/Bat Mitzvah" mean?
749
Views
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October 19, 2017
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Bar Mitzvah
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Bat Mitzvah
Making Sense of the Siddur: Session 6
463
Views
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December 5, 2019
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Making Sense of the Siddur
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Tallit
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Prayer
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Eve of Shabbat
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Siddur
History of the Interpretation of Enoch
3603
Views
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May 5, 2014
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Enoch
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Pseudepigrapha
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Enoch, the Son of Jared
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Mythology
Hashevat Aveidah - The Return of Lost Property
807
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January 9, 2017
Greek Additions to Esther and Their Agenda
533
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March 10, 2017
Martinis and Megillah: "On the Rocks"
872
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February 27, 2018
Name-o's and Narrative
217
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May 17, 2018
Shavuot 5779
193
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June 8, 2019
What is Derekh Eretz?
769
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September 3, 2019
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