The Maggid of Melbourne

Laws of Government 17: Outdoor prayers on Friday night The Maggid of Melbourne discusses the question of a particular Friday night prayer – Berakha Mei‘en Sheva – and whether we should say it during while Government guidelines prevent us from … Read the rest The post *Coronavirus Special* Laws of Government: Outdoor prayers on Friday night first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading...

Laws of Government 16: Torah Reading without calling people up As minyanim are restart in Israel – though synagogues remain closed – Levi Cooper shares challenges of Torah reading [Keri’at Ha-Torah] under the current guidelines. The Maggid of Melbourne provides … Read the rest The post *Coronavirus Special* Laws of Government: Torah Reading without calling people up first appeared on Elmad Online...

Laws of Government 9: Preserving life and honouring political agreements Can we claim that in life-threatening situations, cases that would be considered pikuah nefesh, political agreements can be set aside? Or perhaps, even in such cases, political promises should be … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Preserving life and honouring political agreements first appeared on Elmad Online Lear...

Laws of Government 15: Megillah Live! In the shadow of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Levi issued halakhic guidelines for his community in Zur Hadassa. The guidelines are available in Hebrew. Those instructions included the possibility of listening to … Read the rest The post *Coronavirus Special* Laws of Government: Megillah Live! first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue readi...

Laws of Government 14: Halakha and the Health Ministry With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading and governments imposing various restrictions, Levi examines the question of whether it is a halakhic obligation to follow Government guidelines? The Maggid of Melbourne adds poignant … Read the rest The post *Coronavirus Special* Laws of Government: Halakha and the Health Ministry first appeared on El...

Laws of Government 13: Is it a Mitzvah to vote? Some would claim that voters fulfill a Divine commandment when they cast their ballot. Levi is doubtful. While it might not be a mitzvah, it certainly a distinguished privilege and … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Is it a Mitzvah to vote? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Is it a Mitzvah to vote...

Laws of Government 8: Keep your political promises With so many political deals been made and broken, Levi ponders the position of Jewish law regarding political commitments: Perhaps the political arena is so vastly different the normal rules don’t apply?… Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Keep your political promises first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Gover...

Laws of Government 7: The Halakhic Attorney General Rabbi Haim David Halevy had an innovative approach as to how the voice of rabbis should be heard – though not necessarily heeded – by an elected government. Is his suggestion practical?… Read the rest The post Laws of Government: The Halakhic Attorney General first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: The Halakh...

Laws of Government 6: The Marketplace of Life Should a Jewish government consult and heed the words of rabbinic figures? Join Levi as he considers whether rabbis’ opinions be cited by our elected representatives? Subscribe to the Hasidic Lore Newsletter… Read the rest The post Laws of Government: The Marketplace of Life first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government:...

Laws of Government Part 5: Djerba in Jerusalem Member of Parliament Ahmad Tibi of the Joint List cited Rabbi Khalfon Moshe HaKohen of Djerba in the Finance Committee of the Knesset, piquing the interest of the Maggid of Melbourne. What … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Djerba in Jerusalem first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Djerba in Jerusalem a...

Laws of Government Part 4: Bars of Gold Do our traditional sources have anything to say about the personal wealth of government officials? Assuming the assets are acquired legally, might there still be limitations? Subscribe to the Hasidic Lore Newsletter… Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Bars of Gold first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Bars of G...

Laws of Government Part 3: Shoes and Cars In this episode, Levi considers how many shoes and how many vehicles might a government leader own. Subscribe to the Hasidic Lore Newsletter As Israel strives to form a new government, elected … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Shoes and Cars first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Shoes and Cars at Elmad Onl...

Laws of Government Part 2: Nuclear Football This is a new mini series of the A Shot of Torah podcast collection. This part 2 of Laws of Government from the Maggid of Melbourne, Rabbi Levi Cooper. Don’t leave home without … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Nuclear Football first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Nuclear Football at Elmad Online Learni...

Laws of Government Part 1: Entourages This is a new mini series of the A Shot of Torah podcast collection. This part 1 of Laws of Government from the Maggid of Melbourne, Rabbi Levi Cooper. Have you ever been told … Read the rest The post Laws of Government: Entourages first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Laws of Government: Entourages at Elmad Online Learning. Hosted on Acast...

Yah Echsof 4: Hidden Depth In a final volley – before heading back to the Beit Midrash – the Maggid of Melbourne opens the door to some of the secrets of this timeless poem. The last installment of this captivating … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof: Hidden Depth first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof: Hidden Depth at Elmad Online Learning. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Yah Echsof 3: Paratext Levi Cooper examines the paratext of a rate 1849 pamphlet published in Czernowitz, focusing on the fonts used by the printer for insights into how the contents of the booklet was perceived. Part three in this … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof: Paratext first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof: Paratext at Elmad Online Learning. Hosted on Acast....

Yah Echsof 2: Conduct Counsel The quest continues with the Maggid of Melbourne exploring the advice penned by R. Asher of Stolin. Part two in this innovative series. Subscribe to the Hasidic Lore Newsletter CreditsRabbi Levi Cooper – Pardes … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof: Conduct Counsel first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof: Conduct Counsel at Elmad Online Lear...

Yah Echsof 1: Last Will and Testament Join the Maggid of Melbourne on this exciting quest as he mines the first ever printed edition of a most memorable Shabbat zemer (hymn). In this first installment in the series, Levi looks … Read the rest The post Yah Echsof – Last Will and Testament first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Yah Echsof – Last Will and Testament at Elmad Online...

Just before we sign off from this series, the Maggid of Melbourne has a surprising postscript to share, thanks to his students in Tel Aviv University’s Law Faculty. Wow! CreditsLevi Cooper – HostAdam Titcher – Executive ProducerWhether … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 10: Historical Fragments first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 10: Historic...

In an unexpected turn, Levi Cooper responds to listeners’ responses as they offer their thoughts on the widespread neglect and ignorance of the triennial commandment of Viduy Maaser. You weren’t expecting that! CreditsLevi Cooper – HostAdam Titcher – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 9: Maggid of Melbourne responds to listeners first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading...

As an epilogue to this wonderful series, the Maggid of Melbourne shares the experience of Viduy Maaser – from the Pardes Beit Midrash to Zur Hadassa – a modest, but burgeoning community, nestled in the hills outside Jerusalem – and … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 8: Who does it today? first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 8: Who does it toda...

Levi Cooper tracks the mysterious late nineteenth century attempt to encourage Zionist farmers in the Land of Israel not to neglect the Viduy Maaser ritual … Part seven of this electrifying series! CreditsLevi Cooper – HostAdam Titcher – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 7: Renewing a forgotten mitzvah first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 7:...

Fast forwarding to the twentieth century, our very own Levi Cooper considers Rav Kook’s reading of the triennial Viduy Maaser where we declare how great we are … Part six of this captivating series! CreditsLevi Cooper – HostAdam … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 6: Giving ourselves positive encouragement first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing Good Deeds 6...

Heading back to the Middle Ages, the evergreen Maggid of Melbourne reads Sefer HaHinukh’s take on the Viduy Maaser declaration, pondering its applicability to contemporary challenges of electronic communication … Part five of this spellbinding series! CreditsLevi Cooper – … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 5: Sanctity of Speech first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading...

The Maggid of Melbourne shares what might very well be the most creative reading of Deuteronomy 26:13: the explanation of the Italian commentator Seforno … Part four in this stirring series! CreditsLevi Cooper – HostAdam Titcher – Executive … Read the rest The post Confessing Good Deeds 4: Priests Regrettably Replace Firstborns first appeared on Elmad Online Learning. Continue reading Confessing G...