58th Century Judaisms
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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
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
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
Beasts of Elul
58th Century Judaisms
08/13/21 • 15 min
Looking at the month of Elul as part of the wider framework of "days of judgement". Our model is a surprising detail in religious taxation, the "tithing of beasts". As usual, the deeper we explore the more peculiar it becomes, giving lots of food for thought.
You can see the sourcesheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/341120
Please be in touch with any thoughts or feedback! You can write to me through the website: 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
Called by Desire : 'Objet Petit a' and Vayikra
58th Century Judaisms
03/06/22 • 19 min
You can read the sources I used here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/389441
Using the texts of Rashi, Jacques Lacan and Maimonides, we try and figure out the function of this 'objet petit a', this surplus of meaning that drives the desire to transcend the system of law. One of the ways that this desire manifests itself is by doing the right thing, without being able to articulate why.
Without the little alef, the word 'Vayikr' means something like randomness, happenchance. It's the randomness of Purim, of Amalek, of sometimes being safe and sometimes being attacked, without a narrative to make sense of it. One way of getting out of this raw random reality is by making up a story: if you keep the commandments you will be rewarded, etc. Another way is to celebrate the randomness, get drunk, destroy illusions and fake stories. But sometimes we are 'called' to something above the bare facts of existence, a calling to fulfillment that doesn't have words to explain itself.
* For more Torah-related thoughts, visit 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
When does Justice Begin?
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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
God Sneezes Too
58th Century Judaisms
12/12/21 • 22 min
What blessing could be appropriate for COVID vaccinations? Using a Talmudic text as a starting point, we look at some little-known blessings for medical procedures, at the correct response for a sneeze, the creation of sneezes, and the spirituality of the randomness of disease and healing. Prepare for confusion!
* You can find the sourcesheet, including a few sources I didn't cover in the recording, here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/368754
* A project of 58th Century Judaisms: https://www.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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