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Beyond The Details
by Elan Mazer & Efroni Schlesinger
This is a discussion based Podcast exploring major topics in Jewish thought and practice in a methodological and source-based manner. The Speakers:Elan Mazer is the executive director of Mizrachi Canada has been a teacher/Rebbe for many years at Yeshivat Hakotel.Efroni Schlesinger is a teacher/ Rebbe at Yeshivat Hakotel and Midreshet Moriah.To receive links to each new episode and join the Beyond The Details discussion platform feel free to join our Whatsaap group with this linkhttps://chat.whatsapp.com/BtElyjvvTU6AuLYRqb7lI2
Episodes
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Unity as an Antidote to Extremism
The Jewish world, both in Israel and Abroad, has been gripped by polarizing debate. Some are calling for unity and others see unity as a compromise on their values and even a legitimization of extremism. In this episode we explore the historic conflict between Jewish tribalism, and national...
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Modern Orthodoxy's Pivot Point
The past, present, and future of Modern Orthodoxy has been challenged on several different platforms over the past couple of months. We took this as an opportunity to discuss the underlying values and goals of Modern Orthodoxy, whether it has a clear path forward, and what steps Modern Orthodox...
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Why Are There No Open Miracles Today?
With Chanukah approaching, we decided to discuss what may be one of the most common questions in Emunah --what happened to open miracles. The assumption behind the question is generally that open miracles would cultivate a strong, committed, faithful Jewish Community. We challenge that assumption...
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Ideal Teshuva- Sadness or Celebration?
The place of negative emotions in repentance, like sadness and guilt, have long been debated. We discuss what ideal teshuva looks like and why guilt should or shouldn't be part of it. Orot Hateshuva- Ch. 1/ Ch. 8 Netiv Hateshuva Ch. 1 Rambam Hil. Teshuva Taanit 4:8
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Finding God in Suffering
Why is there evil in the world? Why doesn't God eliminate it? Should we assume everything is for the good or should we identify tragedy and mourn it? Approaching Tisha B'av, we felt in appropriate to address some of the pressing questions surrounding evil and the existence of suffering in a world...
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Should Israel Be a Halachik State: Individualism V. Nationalism
The question of religion and state has unique significance for the Jewish People in the Land of Israel. In the Torah, religion and state are not presented as mutually exclusive ideas rather two values that contribute to the same mission. In this episode we explore these values, the friction that...
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Does Israel Have It’s own Torah?
The Midrash in Bereishit Rabbah asserts that there is no Torah like the Torah of Eretz Yisrael. We explore this Midrash in depth by discussing the differences associated with Torah and Mitzvot in Israel as opposed to the Diaspora in the Gemara, Rishonim, and contemporary rabbanim.
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Does God Need A Land
Having recently celebrated Yom Haatzmaut, and with Yom Yerushalayim in the immediate future, we decided to explore some of the major ideological questions surrounding the land of Israel. In particular, we addressed the question of why a physical land mass would possess such substantial spiritual...
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Searching For Truth: Through Divine Revelation
In this week's episode we continue our conversation about truth and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of revelation as the primary means of determining the truth. We also discuss how, as individuals, we're meant to approach contemporary topics and clarify the truth through discussion and…
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Searching for Truth: Through Rational Thinking
Perhaps the most fundamental topic in the domain of thought is the parameters of truth. In this episode, we begin discussing what constitutes truth and the means by which truth may be determined in Jewish Thought-- intellect and revelation. Rambam Moreh Nevuchim 1,2 – 51 Avodat Hakodesh Part 3…
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What Is Torah?
Torah is classically thought of as a book or an oral tradition. In this Podcast we explore the idea the Torah is actually a concept that predated the text and the tradition and actually informed them. Sources Mentioned: 1. דברים פרק ל פסוק (יט) 2. זוהר כרך א (בראשית) פרשת תולדות דף קלד עמוד א 3....
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Merging Conflicting Ideas
In this episode we introduce the podcast by discussing the importance of exploring the domain of thought as well as the relationship between Jewish thought and action from a historical and hashkafic perspective. Sources Referenced: Orot Zaronim- Chacham Adif M’navi Bava Batra 12a Midrash Temurah...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a discussion based Podcast exploring major topics in Jewish thought and practice in a methodological and source-based manner. The Speakers:Elan Mazer is the executive director of Mizrachi Canada has been a teacher/Rebbe for many years at Yeshivat Hakotel.Efroni Schlesinger is a teacher/ Rebbe at Yeshivat Hakotel and Midreshet Moriah.To receive links to each new episode and join the Beyond The Details discussion platform feel free to join our Whatsaap group with this linkhttps://chat.whatsapp.com/BtElyjvvTU6AuLYRqb7lI2
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This is a discussion based Podcast exploring major topics in Jewish thought and practice in a methodological and source-based manner. The Speakers:Elan Mazer is the executive director of Mizrachi Canada has been a teacher/Rebbe for many years at Yeshivat Hakotel.Efroni Schlesinger is a teacher/...
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