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Torah Cafe

Zalman Gordon

A discussion on a topic from the week's Parsha covering many important parts of Judaism that are not regularly addressed.

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429 episodes

  1. The Mitzvah to Comfort Mourners 41:26
  2. Who was Yishmael? 46:49
  3. Abraham's Hidden Years 35:50
  4. Judaism's Message to Humanity 45:35
  5. Overpopulation 48:36
  6. The Extraordinary Story of the Etrog 38:21
  7. Yom Kippur in the Ancient Temple 48:28
  8. The Kol Nidrei Controversy 41:57
  9. Is G-d also a King? 41:26
  10. Piyyut - How Jews Invented Poetry 54:43
  11. Freeing Hostages 55:40
  12. Get - The Jewish Divorce Ceremony 47:32
  13. Are we reaching the end-of-times? 49:56
  14. Is it Kosher to eat fish and meat together? 47:09
  15. When Chopping Wood is a Mitzvah 44:57
  16. Josephus: Historian, Traitor or Propagandist? 49:59
  17. Good vs. Evil: Who Wins? 45:06
  18. The Great American Jewish Experiment 1:04:06
  19. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheerson, Sacrificing for Judaism 1:00:25
  20. Balaam's Talking Donkey 44:07
  21. The Split in Hungarian Jewry 1:13:39
  22. The Danger of Words 39:29
  23. Playing Music During Prayer 1:08:17
  24. What does "Amen" mean? 46:28
  25. Staying Awake on Shavuot Night 40:25
  26. Pirkei Avot - The Jewish Ethical Code 50:02
  27. Zohar: Judaism's secret book 42:49
  28. Does the Torah mean everything it says? 41:41
  29. Orla - Forbidden Fruit 49:05
  30. When Fulfilling One Commandment Violates Another 58:04
  31. The prohibition of Kitnoyot on Passover 39:56
  32. Don't Slow Down - Keep Growing 29:31
  33. Salt in Judaism 46:15
  34. Finding the 10 Lost Tribes 51:11
  35. The Challenge of Assimilation 38:53
  36. Greeting the Shabbat 1:08:57
  37. The Temple at Shilo 43:02
  38. What does the Torah say about dogs? 32:36
  39. Secrets of the 72-Word Name of G-d 51:48
  40. When Children Convert to Judaism 58:08
  41. Philosemitism 1:11:26
  42. When the Angel Attacked Moses 35:09
  43. The Cairo Geniza 1:15:07
  44. The Mitzvah of Reciting Hallel 47:56
  45. Bet Shamai and Bet Hillel 56:06
  46. Why do Jews say Baruch Hashem? 37:19
  47. When Jacob Wrestled with an Angel 55:28
  48. Jews in the Roman Empire 46:26
  49. How did Jacob trick his father? 52:11
  50. The 3-Year-Old Haircutting 44:17