EPISODE · Feb 19, 2023 · 52 MIN
Should an Agnostic Jew Still Pray? with Rav Dovid'l Weinberg
from Tzarich Iyun — A Podcast from Yeshivat Orayta · host Yeshivat Orayta
Why do Jews pray? Is the prayer experience valuable only to those who have devout faith? In this episode, Rav David Silverstein is joined by Rav Dovid'l Weinberg for a discussion about the underlying philosophy of traditional Jewish prayer.Rabbi Dovid’l Weinberg is an educator, musician, and author. A rebbe at Yeshivat Orayta in the Old City of Yerushalayim, Rav Dovid'l is the author of Birth of the Spoken Word and is currently translating Rav Kook's Oros HaTorah (the first volume, released in December, can be found here). Rav Dovid’l and his wife, Rina, live in Ramot Bet with their three children.Questions? Feedback? Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed? Email us at [email protected] and we look forward to "continuing the conversation." Music from "Ashreinu" by Omek HaDavar. Recorded in the Old City of Jerusalem at Yeshivat Orayta (orayta.org).
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Why do Jews pray? Is the prayer experience valuable only to those who have devout faith? In this episode, Rav David Silverstein is joined by Rav Dovid'l Weinberg for a discussion about the underlying philosophy of traditional Jewish prayer.Rabbi Dovid’l Weinberg is an educator, musician, and author. A rebbe at Yeshivat Orayta in the Old City of Yerushalayim, Rav Dovid'l is the author of Birth of the Spoken Word and is currently translating Rav Kook's Oros HaTorah (the first volume, released in December, can be found here). Rav Dovid’l and his wife, Rina, live in Ramot Bet with their three children.Questions? Feedback? Have a topic you'd like to hear discussed? Email us at [email protected] and we look forward to "continuing the conversation." Music from "Ashreinu" by Omek HaDavar. Recorded in the Old City of Jerusalem at Yeshivat Orayta (orayta.org).
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