58th Century Judaisms
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Beautiful God / Beautiful Me - Channukah Thoughts
58th Century Judaisms
11/21/21 • 21 min
This is my God and I will anvehu (Exodus 15)
While the simple meaning of anvehu is probably a vague sense of worship or exaltation, it's been used as the base for two important rabbinic teachings: having beautiful things, and acting like God.
This shiur, in a sense, was an attempt to explore both of those teachings, look at the radical idea of 'Me' as a divine name, and eventually to integrate the two of them into a single theo-aesthetic concept. Well, that's what I tried to do, at least!
You can find the sourcesheet, including a few hassidic sources I didn't cover in the recording, here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/363316
* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/
Happy Channukah!
When does Justice Begin?
58th Century Judaisms
01/26/22 • 15 min
A Torah exploration. Were the basics laws of justice given at Sinai, or after the crossing of the sea, or during slavery in Egypt, or to Noah, or to Adam, or even before creation itself?
I'll tell you why I think it matters. The last two years have severely weakened the authority of law for many people. The constantly changing regulations, uncertainty, protests and cynicism has brought us to treat the question "What's the law today?" as normal. And although we are usually referring to Covid-related restrictions of gathering and movement, the effect is to bring law itself into question. Just reading the newspaper raises other questions of the connections between law and justice. In that light, I explored Jewish sources on where law begins, and how particular or universal it is.
You can find the sources I use here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/378908?lang=bi
* Welcome to find more torah-related podcasts here, or on my website 58thcentury.world
* Find micro-sermons on my blog 120torah.wordpress.com
* Listen to a weekly Torah thought in slow simple Hebrew at www.buzzsprout.com/1882545
Golems, wine, and Jewish prayer
58th Century Judaisms
07/13/21 • 16 min
Continuing the discussion on prayer as a focal point for understanding what it is to be human, we look at the category of speech, as expressed through laws on prayer and esoteric discussions about the status of a golem.
* You can find the sourcesheet with all the texts here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/334132?editor=1
* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/
Let me know any thoughts and questions you have!
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Bread and Matza
58th Century Judaisms
05/02/22 • 18 min
*Sources can be found here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/33290?lang=bi
*More Torah thoughts on my site: 58thcentury.world
Half-Human Walls
58th Century Judaisms
09/19/21 • 16 min
We go on a bizarre halachic excursion through the sources on Sukkah building - specifically exploring the seemingly strange law: the walls of a sukkah can be made out of a person, as long as they don't know it. Knowing and not-knowing seem to be intrinsic to what a sukkah is all about...
Listen to the podcast, and check out the full source-sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/348191?editor=1
Read and listen to more here, or get in touch to share your thoughts: https://58thcentury.world
Wings of Desire: what is a 'cherub'?
58th Century Judaisms
02/02/22 • 14 min
I dug into the sources and commentaries, trying to find out what a 'cherub' looks like.
Bull?
Bird?
Baby?
Two lovers?
Symbols of symbols of symbols...
* You can see the texts I used here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/380622?lang=bi
* You can see more Torah-related work of mine on 58thcentury.world
Minimal Consciousness in Jewish prayer
58th Century Judaisms
07/06/21 • 13 min
Rather than looking at the highest levels of mystical prayer, we try to explore what is it that differentiates a human prayer from a mechanical one. The idea of kavvanah, mental focus or attunement, seems to be key to understanding what it is to be human at all!
* You can find the sourcesheet with all the texts here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/332675?editor=1
* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/
Shmita Part Two: Celebrating Calendar Chaos
58th Century Judaisms
10/20/21 • 25 min
Looking into the sources of the Jewish calendar, we find more confusion than clarity. Different rabbinic texts propose different shemita calculations, putting everything in doubt. This class looks at the confusion, and tries to find - not the truth, but what to learn from the process.
* You can find the sourcesheet with all the texts here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/353689?editor=1
* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.58thcentury.world/
Shmita Part One: You Must Be Kind!
58th Century Judaisms
10/05/21 • 21 min
It's (supposedly) the shemita year this year, the Sabbatical year, when the land rests and debts are cancelled. The deeper we look at the laws of debt release, though, the more paradoxes and contradictions we find, until we (maybe) uncover the root of all laws - to cease to exist as law at all.
Listen to the podcast, and check out the full source-sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/351301?editor=1
Read and listen to more here, or get in touch to share your thoughts: https://58thcentury.world
New Faces
58th Century Judaisms
03/29/22 • 23 min
You can find all the texts here, and maybe reading along will make the listening easier: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/395527?lang=bi
You can find more Torah thoughts on my website, 58thcentury.world
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How many episodes does 58th Century Judaisms have?
58th Century Judaisms currently has 19 episodes available.
What topics does 58th Century Judaisms cover?
The podcast is about Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Jewish, Prayer, Podcasts, Philosophy, Religious and Judaism.
What is the most popular episode on 58th Century Judaisms?
The episode title 'Bread and Matza' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on 58th Century Judaisms?
The average episode length on 58th Century Judaisms is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of 58th Century Judaisms released?
Episodes of 58th Century Judaisms are typically released every 14 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of 58th Century Judaisms?
The first episode of 58th Century Judaisms was released on Jul 6, 2021.
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