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The Netivot Israel Class on Tefilah — 282 episodes

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1

The Lost Manuscript (experimental new series!)

2

Yiru Eineinu

3

Hashkiveinu

4

Emet VeEmunah

5

Ahavat Olam

6

Maariv Aravim

7

Arvit ...with Chazarat HaShatz?

8

Who wrote Kadesh U'rchatz?

9

The Jews That Prayed Two Minchas

10

Aleinu in Christian Lands

11

Aleinu in Ancient Times

12

5 ½ Purim Myths

13

Ein Ke'Eloheinu and the Heichalot Literature

14

U'Va LeTzion

15

The Torah Procession

16

Keriat HaTorah in Modern Times

17

Keriat HaTorah in Medieval Times

18

Keriat HaTorah in Ancient Times

19

Tachanun in Modern Times

20

5 Chanukah Myths

21

Ma'oz Tzur - a Brief History

22

The Medieval History of Tachanun

23

The Ancient History of Tachanun

24

Chazarat Ha-Sha"tz

25

Sim Shalom - the 19th Beracha

26

Birkat Kohanim

27

Modim - the 18th Beracha

28

Ritzeh - the 17th Beracha

29

Avodah - the 17th Beracha

30

Yizkor - A Brief History

31

Shomea Tefilah - the 16th Beracha

32

u'Nesaneh Tokef - a Quick History

33

Tzemach David - the 15th Beracha

34

Jerusalem - the 14th Beracha

35

Tzadikim - the 13th Beracha

36

Birkat HaMinim - The 12th Beracha

37

Mishpat - The 11th Beracha

38

The Kinnot Survival Guide

39

Kibbutz Galyot - The 10th Beracha

40

Shanim - The 9th Beracha

41

Refuah - The 8th Beracha

42

Geulah - The 7th Beracha

43

Selicha - The 6th Beracha

44

Teshuva - The 5th Beracha

45

Daat - The 4th Beracha

46

Azharot: A Shavuot Legacy

47

Kedushat Hashem - The 3rd Beracha

48

Gevurot - The 2nd Beracha

49

Avot - The 1st Beracha

50

Interpreting the Amidah

51

Origins of the Passover Haggadah

52

Nishmat Kol Chai: the Haggadah's confusing end

53

Shemoneh Esrei: A Historical Introduction

54

Purim, Piyyut, and Parody

55

Ezrat Avoteinu

56

Emet V'Yatziv & the Birth of the Synagogue

57

Baruch Shem & the Temple Service

58

El Melech Ne'eman

59

Ahava Rabah: An Early Birchat HaTorah

60

The Yotzerot: A Study in Early Jewish Hymnography

61

Kedusha: The Ancient Origins

62

Yotzer Ohr

63

Barechu: An Ancient Call

64

Yishtabach

65

Modern Additions to Pesukei d'Zimra

66

Medieval Additions to Pesukei d'Zimra

67

Baruch She'Amar: The Early History

68

Pesukei d’Zimra - The Early History

69

Amen: A History

70

Can Women Say Kaddish?

71

The Mourner's Kaddish

72

Kaddish: The Early History

73

Additions to the Korbanot

74

The Korbanot

75

Birchat Kedushat Hashem

76

Le'olam: A Relic of Ancient Persecutions

77

Parshat HaAkeida and the Zichronot

78

The Selichot

79

Morning Bakashot

80

Birchas HaTorah

81

Morning Blessings: Hamaavir Sheina

82

Morning Blessings: Blessings of Status

83

The Kinah: Tracing an ancient genre

84

Morning Blessings: Berachot HaPeulot

85

Morning Blessings: Elohai Neshama

86

Morning Blessings: Asher Yatzar

87

Morning Blessings: Netilat Yadayim

88

The Beracha Formula

89

The Siddur: An Early History

90

Jewish Liturgy: An Introduction

91

R' Avraham Ibn Ezra (Payytanim #25)

92

R' Yehuda HaLevi Part 2 (Payytanim #24)

93

R' Yehuda HaLevi Part 1 (Payytanim #23)

94

Moshe Ibn Ezra (Payytanim #22)

95

R' Yitzchak Ibn Ghiyyat (Payytanim #21)

96

Shlomo Ibn Gabirol (Payytanim #20)

97

R' Shmuel HaNaggid (Payytanim #19)

98

Dunash Ibn Labrat (Payytanim #18)

99

The Selichot Today (Payytanim #17)

100

Selichot - A History (Payytanim #16)

101

The French Influence (Payytanim #15)

102

The Italian Influence (Payytanim #14)

103

The Chassidei Ashkenaz (Payytanim #13)

104

Payytanim of the Later Crusades (Payytanim #12)

105

Payytanim of the First Crusade (Payytanim #11)

106

Piyyut and the Crusades (Payytanim #10)

107

R' Shimon ben Yitzchak (Payytanim #9)

108

The Kalonymus Family of Northern Italy (Payytanim #8)

109

The Ahima'ats Family of Southern Italy (Payytanim #7)

110

R' Yosef Ibn Abitur (Payytanim #6)

111

R' Shmuel HaShlishi (Payytanim #5)

112

R' Sa'adyah Gaon (Payytanim #4)

113

The Kallirian Legacy (Payytanim #3b)

114

Eleazar HaKallir (Payytanim #3a)

115

Yannai (Payytanim #2)

116

Yose Ben Yose (Payytanim #1)

117

The History of Piyyut

118

Avadim Hayinu (Haggadah)

119

Mah Nishtana (Haggadah)

120

Yachatz - Ha Lachma Anya (Haggadah)

121

Kiddush-Karpas (Haggadah)

122

Origins of the Haggadah

123

Birkat HaOre'ach & the HaRachamans

124

HaTov ViHaMeitiv (4th Beracha)

125

Rachem (3rd Beracha)

126

Birkat HaAretz (2nd Beracha)

127

Birkat Hazan (1st Beracha)

128

The Zimun

129

Birkat HaMazon (Introduction)

130

The Yom Tov Musaf Amidah

131

The Yom Tov Amidah

132

Musaf of Rosh Chodesh Part 2

133

Musaf of Rosh Chodesh Part 1

134

Hallel of Chanukah

135

Hallel

136

Yaaleh V'Yavoh

137

Erev Rosh Chodesh

138

Birchat HaLevana

139

Birchat HaChodesh

140

Havdalah Part 2

141

Havdalah Part 1

142

Arvit of Motzei Shabbat

143

Mincha of Shabbat Part 2

144

Mincha of Shabbat Part 1

145

Musaf Part 3

146

Musaf Part 2

147

Musaf Part 1

148

Beyond the Haftarah

149

The Haftarah

150

Keriat HaTorah (Shabbat)

151

Kedusha of Shabbat (Minhag Ashkenaz)

152

Yismach Moshe

153

Yotzer of Shabbat (The Text)

154

Yotzer of Shabbat (The History)

155

Nishmat Kol Chai (The Text)

156

Nishmat Kol Chai (The History)

157

Pesukei D'Zimra of Shabbat

158

Shabbat Zemirot

159

Kiddush of Friday Night

160

The Early History of Kiddush

161

Arvit of Shabbat Part 2

162

Arvit of Shabbat Part 1

163

Kabbalat Shabbat Part 2

164

Kabbalat Shabbat Part 1

165

The Tefilot of Shabbat

166

Birchat HaMapil

167

Keriat Shema Al haMittah

168

Arvit - Yiru Eineinu (2/2)

169

Arvit - Yiru Eineinu (1/2)

170

Arvit - Hashkiveinu

171

Arvit - VaYomer and Ve'Emuna

172

Arvit - The First Berachot

173

Arvit - Introduction

174

Al HaNissim

175

Mincha

176

Aleinu and Concluding Customs

177

Aleinu - A History

178

Ein K'Elokeinu-Ketoret

179

Shir Shel Yom

180

U'Va LeTzion (Part 2)

181

U'va LeTzion (Part 1)

182

Ashrei and Lam'Natzeach

183

Keriat HaTorah Part II

184

Keriat HaTorah Part I

185

Mondays and Thursdays (Part 2)

186

Mondays and Thursdays (Part 1)

187

Tachanun Part 5 (Closing Verses)

188

Tachanun Part 4 (Nefilat Apayim)

189

Tachanun Part III (13 Middot)

190

Tachanun Part II (Viduy)

191

Tachanun Part I

192

Chazarat HaShatz

193

Closing Shemoneh Esrei

194

Sim Shalom (Shemoneh Esrei)

195

Birkat Kohanim (Shemoneh Esrei)

196

Modim (Shemoneh Esrei)

197

Ritzeh (Shemoneh Esrei)

198

Shomea Tefilah (Shemoneh Esrei)

199

Tishkon and Et Tzemach (Shemoneh Esrei)

200

Al HaTzadikim (Shemoneh Esrei)

201

Birchat HaMinim (Shemoneh Esrei)

202

Tikaa Bishofar and Mishpat (Shemoneh Esrei)

203

Barech Aleinu (Shemoneh Esrei)

204

Geulah and Refuah (Shemoneh Esrei)

205

Teshuva and Selicha (Shemoneh Esrei)

206

Chonen Hadaat (Shemoneh Esrei)

207

Kedusha of Amidah

208

Atah Kadosh (Shemoneh Esrei)

209

Atah Gibor (Shemoneh Esrei)

210

Birchat Avot (Shemoneh Esrei)

211

Shemoneh Esrei - A Historical Introduction

212

Ezrat Avoteinu

213

Emet VeYatziv Part II

214

Emet VeYatziv Part I

215

The Parasha of Tzitzit

216

ViHaya

217

Ve'Ahavta

218

Baruch Shem

219

Shema Yisrael

220

Keriat Shema

221

Ahavat Olam Part II

222

Ahavat Olam Part I

223

La-El Baruch

224

Kedusha Part II

225

Kedusha Part I

226

Kel Baruch Gedol Deiaa

227

Yotzer Ohr

228

The Berachot of Keriat Shema

229

Barechu

230

Yishtabach

231

Az Yashir Part II

232

Az Yashir Part I

233

Atah Hu Hashem

234

Va'Yevarech David

235

Baruch Hashem LeOlam

236

Hallelu El BeKodsho

237

Halleluyah Shiru LaHashem

238

Halleluyah Hallelu et Hashem

239

Halleluyah Ki Tov Zamrah

240

Halleluyah Halleli Nafshi

241

Ashrei

242

Introduction to Ashrei

243

Yehi Chivod

244

Mizmor LeTodah

245

Baruch She'amar

246

Introduction to Baruch She'amar

247

Mizmor HaMenorah

248

Customs after Hodu

249

Hodu Part II

250

Hodu Part I

251

Introduction to Pisukei DeZimrah

252

Amen

253

Kaddish de-Rabanan

254

Chatzi Kaddish

255

The Language of Kaddish

256

Introduction to Kaddish

257

Rabbi Yishmael

258

Eizehu Mekoman

259

Closing the Avodah

260

The Ketoret Part 2

261

The Ketoret Part 1

262

The Korban Tamid

263

The Early Morning Avodah

264

Introduction to Korbanot

265

Atah Hu Echad

266

Ribon HaOlamim

267

Eilu Devarim-LeOlam

268

Parashat HaAkeida

269

Tikun Chatzot

270

Unpopular Morning Additions

271

Popular Morning Additions

272

Birchat Hatorah

273

Hamaavir Sheina

274

Birchot Hashachar Part III

275

Birchot Hashachar Part II

276

Birchot Hashachar Part I

277

Elokai Neshama and Modeh Ani

278

Asher Yatzar

279

Berachot and Netilat Yadayim

280

Kavanah and Structure

281

The History of the Siddur

282

Why We Pray