Episodes
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GC#129 - Sing Low, Wheat Kariot - Perek Shira 60 - The Wheat Sings
It's been almost two months now, and the pain is still there. I do keep thinking that he hasn't really gone. The first words that we learn, or instinctively say - even before we have an understanding of our surroundings, are Mummy or Daddy - Abba or Ima. They are the comfort, the pillows (Kariot…
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GC#128 - Original Sing & The Lump in My Throat - Perek Shira 59 - The Apple's Chorus Part 2
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, or so it said. Ah...the ubiquitous apple. This expression is used to denote the way that our behaviours reflect the things that we learned from our home environment. Nature or nurture, we have traits which originate from the previous generation. Like it…
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GC#127 - Apple of My Eye - Perek Shira 58 - The Apple's 'Coreus'
Yes - deliberate misspelling. What is so special about the apple? In the UK, it is seen as a pretty regular fruit. Tasty, but ordinary. According to the translation that we will use today, the Tapuach is the apple. Vilified by many in its identity, yet its song is a sweet recall of the special...
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GC#126 - Beyond Ego: A Tribute To My Father Z'L - Perek Shira 57 - The Song of The Date Palm
I would like to dedicate this podcast to our father ר' יהודה אריה בן ר' יצחק מאיר - הריני כפרת משכבו, as we reach the end of the Sheloshim period. Please feel free to listen and forward to as many people as possible. Anything positive gleaned from here, should be a merit for his Neshomo.…
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GC#125 - Get Stuffed! An Explosive Tale of 2 Joes - Perek Shira 56 - The Song of the Pomegranate Part 2
'I'm stuffed! I'm going to burst!' The phrases that we say when we are uncomfortably full... possibly because we couldn't resist the great food that was available...we feel like we are about to explode. Rimon - the fruit that appears stuffed with seeds, bursting with goodness... (Fun fact of the...
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GC#124 - Veiled Wisdom - Perek Shira 55 - The Song of the Pomegranate Part 1
The song that the pomegranate sings is an interesting choice. Referring to the beauty behind the veil, the verse from Shir HaShirim hints to the modest humility of one who does need to show off. Their beloved knows of their virtues. When works on oneself on the inside, you need not say...
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GC#123 - Figments of Imagination - Perek Shira 54 - The Song of the Fig Part 3
It is often quipped, that it is unclear if choosing free will is determined, or accepting determinism is a choice... You may have heard the idea compared to a game of cards: The hand that you are dealt is comparable to determinism - you couldn't do anything about it. The way you play the…
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GC#122 - Nurture Your Nature - Perek Shira 53 - The Song of the Fig Part 2
Teacher: 'Why did you shout out?' Student: 'He/she told me to...' or... 2) 'I can't help it, it's my nature' Teacher: 'Would you do that at home?' (Cheeky student - 'Yes'... Respectful student...eyes downcast and embarrassed) We're quick to blame - it could be home, peer pressure or our own...
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GC#121 - The Time Is Ripe - Perek Shira 52 - The Song of the Fig Part 1
The fig is a very interesting fruit. Sometimes seen as cheap in the Gemoro, it takes time to ripen, and spoils easily. It requires constant vigilance...or should we say figilance. Yet, it is one of a select few that is seen as a praiseworthy feature of the land of Israel. What is its secret? It's...
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GC#120 - 'Gefenitely Maybe' - Perek Shira 51 - The Song of the Vine Part 2
This Shiur is in memory of a great woman - Reizel bas Moshe. She should be a Meilitz yosher for us all, and her children should continue to be a source of Nachas for her. It's Shabbos Shira this week. Some will feed the birds - give these creatures of song a little taste of something. What is the...
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GC#119 - Grape Expectations - Perek Shira 50 - The Song of the Vine
What is Tu Bishvat? A chance to sing happy birthday to the trees? We know we are not just tree huggers for the sake of it, so there must be more to it than that. The vine sings a song of togetherness. Isolated, we are as good as worthless. It is strength in numbers - not necessarily…
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GC#118 - I Open At The Close - Perek Shira 49 - The Trees of The Field Sing Part 2
Part 2 of The Song of The Trees explores Hoshana Rabbo as a culmination of the Yomim Noraim, its relationship with Yom Kippur, Neila and its connection with our growing relationship with Hashem - as children, rather than servants. I dedicate this episode to the Woodlands people, where I…
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GC#117 - The Root of All Good - Perek Shira 48 - The Trees of The Field Sing Part 1
Chapter 3 begins with the song of the trees of the field. They sing of Hashem judging the world. What have trees got to do with justice? And what potential connection is there to the months of Elul and Tishrei - where we are told that 'the King is in the field?' The clue is in the familiar fact...
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GC#116 - The Raining King - Perek Shira 47 - The Rain Song Part 2
As the last few hours of the year pass; as the last day of Elul passes, it is time to reflect on the craziest year in most of our lifetimes. How has it been? Do we feel closer or more distant? What should we feel? Part of the secret may lie within the concept of Elul itself. Embedded in source...
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GC#115 - Raining Supreme - Perek Shira 46 - The Rain Song Part 1
'Such Gashmiyus!' One of those annoying phrases you hear when you're tucking in to a particularly tasty piece of food....It's calculated to rile you - makes you feel guilty for enjoying the physical too much. But is it a crime? The Gemoro tells us that after 120 years, we will have to give an...
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GC#114 - Call Of Dewty - Perek Shira 45 - Song of The Dew Part 3
I wonder if you ever found yourself in a situation where you complained about something, and had the tables turned on you. You were the one charged with the mission to rectify the situation. Gulp - we might just retract that complaint.. It's one thing to complain. It is another to act upon that...
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GC#113 - The Wandering Dew - Perek Shira 44 - The Song of The Dew Part 2
Apologies for my absence over the last few days. I’m back…Like the Rose of Jericho, when all seems dead, a little bit of water, and it’s back to life. I write these words as rain – the subject of the next song after the dew – is hammering down on the sun-drenched, sun-hardened, parched earth.…
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GC#112 - Unconditional Positive Regard - Perek Shira 43 - The Song of The Dew Part 1
Have you ever held a resurrection plant? Perhaps you know it as a dinosaur plant? Or a Rose of Jericho? We have a small version of it at home – bought in a desert shop in Israel. A shriveled up flower on a rock. It can stay that way for years. But here comes the miracle. Add a few drops of…
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GC#111 - Not Valentine's Day - Perek Shira 42 - The Song of Lightning
Valentine’s Day? Absolutely Not! Barely heard of, and painfully misunderstood when it has been heard of, Tu B’Av is not Cupid drawing back his bow to fire the arrows of romance into the hearts of hopefuls. It has nothing in common with a whole mish-mash of a pagan fertility festival with the...
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GC#110 - Happy Birthday Moshiach! - Perek Shira 41 - Song of The Wind
Do you know anyone called 'Menachem-Shilo-Yinon-Chanina'? You do? My bet is that they were born on Tisha B'Av. This would be the parents' attempt to ensure fame for their little 'Tzaddikel'. The truth is, since when are we so deterministic? If you don't have at least one of those names, then you...
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GC#109 - On Cloud Nine - Perek Shira 40 - The Clouds of Glory Sing
One of the interesting theories of the origin of the phrase 'to be on cloud nine' dates from 1896, when a certain Sir Ralph Abercromby was involved in the new grading of cumulonimbus clouds as a level 9 cloud. They are the densest and tallest of all clouds, producing rain and often called...
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GC#108 - Uncomfortably Numb - Perek Shira 39 - Song of The Clouds Part 3
‘I won’t use my broken arm as an excuse for why I lost the game. He was just better on the day.’ A well-worn, oft-used tactic employed by many… including us. In saying that we were second best on the day, we shifted the blame onto someone, or something else. ‘Mustn’t grumble!’ There’s another…
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GC#107 - The Pain Of Rhetoric - Perek Shira 38 - Song of The Clouds Part 2
I asked my friend, “What’s the term for when you ask a question without expecting an answer?” He didn’t respond because it was rhetorical. I met a total stranger and mentioned the fact that I liked rhetorical questions. He said, "Who cares?" I said, "that's a classic!" Where would we be without...
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GC#106 - Clouded Judgment - Perek Shira 37 - Song of The Clouds Part 1
How often do we act as judge, jury and executioner? (Including whether the author of this podcast has given the correct spelling - judgment or judgement?) How often do we condemn colleagues, friends/former friends, bosses, leaders...and the list goes on. And when our chidren complain about…
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GC#105 - 2020 Vision - Perek Shira 36 - Song of The Stars Part 4
Hindsight is described as 20-20. How apt. We always know better than people in power. We always know better than decision makers. That's because after the event we are wiser to it. Like the superhero who was asked what his special power was. 'Hindsight', came the reply. 'That's not going to help...
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GC#104 - Poles Apart - Perek Shira 35 - Song of The Stars Part 3
Do you believe in the stars? Well, I can see that they are there. But it depends what you mean by believing in them. We don't subscribe to the notion that your destiny is fixed by the celestial spheres. Yet, confusingly, there seem to be some sources indicating that there is influence from above,...
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GC#103 - Starstruck - Perek Shira 34 - Song of The Stars Part 2
The first example of someone being starstruck, as far as I am aware, is Sisera. In Shoftim Chapter 5, we find the following phrase: 'They fought from the Heavens; the stars [were moved] from their paths.' Amongst the many interpretations (excluding the wild one, that Sisera was attacked by aliens…
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GC#102 - Stars Trekking - Perek Shira 33 - Song of The Stars Part 1
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to go on a camping trip. After dinner and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of...
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GC#101 - Holocaust Kingdom - Perek Shira 32 - The Moon's Song Part 3
We have spoken of being hemmed in - all the way back in episode #32 – Charge of The Light Brigade. When you think it’s all over – there’s no way out. And you feel forsaken, you don’t even realise that this is the point that you are about to be delivered. In the blink of an eye. The 3 Weeks are...
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GC#100 - The Hitchhiker's Guide - Perek Shira 31 - The Moon's Song Part 2
100 not out! It's been a journey and we are discussing journeys here too. We will encounter the 42 encampments of the Jews in the desert and the 42 cities of the Leviim in the place that was their destination at the end of those journeys. And I am 42 years old today. Happy birthday to me. We will...
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GC#99 - Hey Diddle Diddle, Playing Second Fiddle - Perek Shira 30 - The Moon's Song Part 1
A conductor was once asked, 'What is the hardest instrument to play in the orchestra?' Without hesitation, he replied, 'Second fiddle'. Nobody remembers who came second. Noone wants to be the runner up. I came second in the poetry competition 3 times in primary school...it still rankles. The moon...
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GC#98 - The Long & Winding Road - Perek Shira 29 - The Sun's Song Part 3
28 years is a long time. That is the time it takes for the Sun to return to its original position in which it found itself to be at the point of Creation. We won't experience many in our lifetimes. The next one is due in 2037. The excitement was palpable in 2009 at the last one. People gathered…
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GC#97 - Clash Of Clans - Perek Shira 27 - The Sun's Song Part 2
'Look. You've got it all wrong. You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals!' 'Yes, we're all individuals!' 'You're all different!' 'Yes, we are all different!' 'I'm not.' Famous words indeed. But pretty deep. We all...
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GC#96 - Here Comes The Sun - Perek Shira 27 - The Sun's Song Part 1
How good are you are getting up in the morning? I reckon, that if you were threatened by sharp pointed sticks, and other weapons, you would probably be a bit better at jumping out of bed. Today, we will discover the song that the sun sings - expressing a similar treatment, at the hands of Hashem....
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GC#95 - The Othello Illusion - Perek Shira 26 - Night Song Part 4
'No! This cannot be - I am invincible!' Usually the last words that the incumbent evil overlord says, just before he finds out that he is not, after all, invincible. We all, to some extent, have feelings of invincibility at times in our lives. Everything is going right...and then something…
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GC#94 - Night Vision - Perek Shira 25 - Night Song Part 3
You know the game that you play, whereby you fall backwards into someone's arms (hopefully)? The trust game. I'm pretty certain that you would choose someone you trust - hence the name. You wouldn't want to be paired with someone who dislikes you. We have spoken of darknes and Golus/exile. The…
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GC#93 - The Vigilante - Perek Shira 24 - Night Song Part 2
Have you ever been to the British Museum? If not, it's worth a visit. You will find vast amounts of little stone figurines in the display units. If you look closely (careful not to bow!), you will see which god or godess it is meant to be. And you wonder how anyone could believe in the efficacy…
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GC#92 - Balak & White - Perek Shira 23 - Night Song Part 1
Podcast number 92 brings a quote from Tehillim Chapter 92. Many groups visiting Poland have sung these words under the infamous gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. They express a trust in, a reliance on Hashem - even in the darkest moments. I was mulling over the concept of light and dark for quite a...
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GC#91 - Footprints In The Butter - Perek Shira 22 - Song Of The Day
I am sure that the title appearing above will be very familiar to fans (and others) of a particular genre of jokes. Aside from the ridiculous nature of the joke, the obvious absurdity behind it is the fact that you don't need evidence of an event if the actual event or thing is still in front of...
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GC#90 - Blessings In Disguise - Perek Shira 21 - Song Of The Streams Part 2
Faced by the evil Bilaam, hired by the equally dangerous Balak, the Jewish nation are confronted by the one man who knows how to use their own weapon against them. Wielding the power of prayer, Bilaam has a track record of successful curses against various victims. He turns his attentions to the...
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GC#89 - Well Said! - Perek Shira 20 - The Song of The Streams Part 1
Did you hear the story of the three holes in the ground? Well, well, well! Continuing our water-based serenade, we encounter live streaming in today's episode. We see how the Ayin Tova of Miriam results in the Israelites having the mysterious Well, which was some kind of travelling rock according...
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GC#88 - Bittersweet Symphony - Perek Shira 19 - The Rivers' Song Part 3
We have spoken of rivers and of paradoxes. Today, we will meet the ultimate paradox. This is one that even the wisest of men said was beyond his ken. This means that it was not something which was possible to comprehend from a human perspective. A common misconception is that Shlomo said 'I said…
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GC#87 - The Sea Of Tears - Perek Shira 18 - The Rivers' Song Part 2
Tears can be a bit of a mystery. How can they be used for both joy and sorrow? Even the Hebrew for crying, and indeed for the word 'tears', is associated with confusion and being mixed up. The Midrash spends a lot of time pondering, the natural cycle, and wondering how it is that the salty waters...
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GC#86 - Put Your Hands Together - Perek Shira 17 - The Rivers' Song Part 1
L'havdil, there is a famous philosophical question - 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' (Sometimes associated with a koan, or paradoxical riddle - perhaps sometime we will look at the gifts of wisdom that Avraham Avinu gave to the children of the East - not necessarily unconnected, albeit...
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GC#85 - Smooth Criminal?- Perek Shira 16 - Song of The Seas Part 2
Have you ever seen footage of the world's most notorious criminal of the last century? It's frightening how mesmeric he was as a speaker. He knew how to capture the imagination of the public - with the most horrific results. L'havdil, we have noted how speech has such potential to destroy on the...
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GC#84 - 'Seas' the Moment - Perek Shira 15 - Song of The Seas Part 1
We know the story of Rabba Bar Bar Chana (Perhaps we didn't know his name), who was travelling through the desert. The Arab guide who was showing him the local landmarks took him to where Korach was swallowed up by the earth. He urged him to put his ear to the ground. He heard the words, 'Moshe…
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GC#83 - One-sided Arguments - Perek Shira 14 - Song of The Waters Part 2
The story goes that the members of a shul were arguing about whether the custom there was to stand for the repetition of the Amidah. Some of them said “We always stand,” whilst others insisted that this was not the custom. In order to resolve the standoff, they went to see the last surviving...
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GC#82 - Cold As Ice - Perek Shira 13 - Song of The Waters Part 1
We have been speaking about moving from a barren desert to the field. The field is where we can cultivate, till the soil and work on it until we see the yield. But there is still something missing. Without the water, it is no good. Nothing will grow. We have mentioned a number of times that we…
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GC#81 - Gestalt Therapy - Perek Shira 12 - Song of the Fields Part 2
We are probably all familiar with the optical illusions of Escher et al. Amongst the most famous visual tricks, is the one where there are two or more vases, placed strategically adjacent to each other. After staring at them for a while, one becomes aware that one is looking at either a face or...
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GC#80 - Parents' Evening - Perek Shira 11 - Song of the Fields Part 1
Parents' evenings in school for me were an inevitable exercise in damage limitation. It was never really necessary for my parents to go. I could give them the script beforehand. Come to think of it, I could do the same with regards to my school report... ...The inevitable sentence would be…
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