Rabbi Moishy's Podcast

No Hard Feelings | Talmud, Sanhedrin 46a 10.03.2022 14:56 ↓

The process of dealing with the corpse of a person stoned to death, and yes - the lesson to be learned.

Pray In Advance | Talmud, Sanhedrin 44b 09.03.2022 11:57 ↓

A lesson on the fragility of existence and the awareness of G-d that prayer brings.

Critique From An Angel | Talmud, Sanhedrin 44b 04.03.2022 11:13 ↓

Joshua and an angel have a conversation, with a powerful lesson for personal growth.

NEW: Jewish Course of Why 03.03.2022 1:06:28 ↓

Enjoy this new offering; lesson one of a new course on commonly asked questions.

Broken Is Whole | Sanhedrin 43b 03.03.2022 12:58 ↓

We explore capital punishment procedures, confession and broken heartedness.

Blessing the Moon 02.03.2022 10:50 ↓

An exploration of a little known Jewish custom.

Focus on the fundamentals | Sanhedrin 42a 02.03.2022 18:33 ↓

We discuss philosophical implications of the waxing and waning of the moon; how to win a debate, and more.

Israel: Despite Her Sins | Talmud, Sanhedrin 44a 18.02.2022 13:58 ↓

The aftermath of Achan

Mutual Responsibility | Talmud, Sanhedrin 43b 16.02.2022 13:47 ↓

On Achan and Jericho

Execution and Confession | Talmud, Sanhedrin 43a 16.02.2022 18:24 ↓

A new topic in the Talmud class.

When Bad Things Happen To Bad People | Talmud, Sanhedrin 39b 14.02.2022 10:17 ↓

Should you be happy when bad people go down, or honor their humanity and shed a tear?

Taking Heretics Seriously | Talmud, Sanhedrin 39a 11.02.2022 14:13 ↓

Sometimes, you don't dismiss the heretic out of hand.

Caesar and the Rabbis | Talmud, Sanhedrin 39a 10.02.2022 10:59 ↓

More heretics annoying the rabbis!

How Many Teeth Do You Have? | Talmud, Sanhedrin 39a 09.02.2022 12:06 ↓

More Talmudic retorts to heretics!

Public Speaking | Talmud, Sanhedrin 38b 01.02.2022 11:22 ↓

Picking up where we left off yesterday; a great lesson in knowing your audience, and more retorts to heretics.

More on heresy - Talmud, Sanhedrin 38b 31.01.2022 16:30 ↓

How to respond - or not - to heretics.

Heretic How-To | Talmud, Sanhedrin 38b 28.01.2022 17:32 ↓

How to deal with a heretic; who is even a heretic in the first place?

Human Weakness - Talmud, Sanhedrin 38b 27.01.2022 16:35 ↓

The humble origins of mankind; th infinite tolerance of Hashem, and more.

Our Common Grandpa - Sanhedrin 38a 25.01.2022 9:02 ↓

The implications of humanity's origins in Adam. Food for thought!

Silver Linings - Talmud, Sanhedrin 38a 24.01.2022 15:31 ↓

A new approach to the podcast: I am going to record pretty much any class I teach during the week and upload it here. Please let me know what you think! Enjoy.

S3 E3: The Dreidel 07.12.2021 12:29 ↓

A recording of Rabbi Goldman's speech at the 13th annual Chanukah in the Square. Please pardon the subpar audio quality, we did our best!

S3 E2: Leadership 26.11.2021 22:58 ↓

To what degree must leaders be morally pure? This question comes up more often than you might believe. Our parsha offers an insight, drawing from an unusual narrative to provide an answer to guide us in our leading of others, and our support for those who lead us.

S3 E1: Yom Kippur 15.09.2021 13:06 ↓

If your Yom Kippur is about guilt, you're doing it wrong. In this episode we explore the essence of a Jew and its relevance to Yom Kippur.

S2 E28: Compassionate Introspection 12.08.2021 59:15 ↓

Alternate title: how to be nice to yourself when you don't think you're very nice. This class explores an approach to compassionate introspection, which avoids despair, without resorting to naive sugarcoating. This lecture was delivered via zoom, marking the onset of the month of Elul, the final month of the Jewish year.  To read the source sheet for this class, visit www.sefaria.org/sheets/3...

S2 E27: Laughing: The secret light of Tisha b'Av. 14.07.2021 23:12 ↓

While all the Sages cried at the sight of destruction, Rabbi Akiva laughed. In this episode, we analyze this classic Talmudic tale and draw lessons for processing our own pain. Featuring special guest, Rabbi Hirshel Gourarie of Chabad at Penn State.