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Pirkei Avot Ch. 1 - with Bios
Pirkei Avot, Chapter 1, with biographies of each rabbi
David Schwartz
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4300
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May 19, 2020
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Nittai the Arbelite
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King Jannai
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Yose Ben Yoezer
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Abtalion
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Yose Ben Yochanan
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Salome Alexander
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Antigonus of Socho
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Shemaiah
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Avtalion
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Shimon Ben Shetach
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Rabban Shimon B. Gamliel
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Shimon B. Shetach
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Shammai
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Hillel
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Hillel and Shammai
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Pirkei Avot
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Judah Ben Tabbai
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Rabban Gamliel
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Joshua Ben Perachiah
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Shimon the Righteous
Vayeilech: Hekal as a Community Paradigm
Hakhel can be viewed as a model for being welcoming to those who feel like strangers.
David Schwartz
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109
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September 23, 2024
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Community
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Parashat Vayeilech
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Hakhel
Nitzavim: Building Community
Discussion questions connecting the beginning of Nitzavim with thinking about your community.
David Schwartz
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122
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September 21, 2024
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The Community of Israel
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Parshat Nitzavim
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Communities
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Inclusivity
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Parashat Nitzavim
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Community
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The Community and the Individual
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Needs of the Community
Sneezes in the Bible and Beyond
Looking at sources about sneezing in Jewish tradition
David Schwartz
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242
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August 27, 2024
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Mucus
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Noses
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Farting
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Sneezing
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Health
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Sneezes
Pirkei Avot Ch. 5 - with Bios
This sheet has the biographies of the rabbis listed in Chapter 5 of Pirkei Avot.
David Schwartz
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1499
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May 28, 2020
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Talking Donkey
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Yishmael
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Tests of Abraham
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Ishmael
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Abraham and Abimelech
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Red Sea
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Hillel and Shammai
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Spies
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Sodom
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Circumcision
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Complaints in the Desert
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Abraham and Hagar
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Donkey
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Korach
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Tamar
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Rabbi Judah Ben Tema
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Demons
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Ben Bag Bag
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Ram
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Manna
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Well in the Desert
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Abraham in Ur Kasdim and His Departure From There
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Tongs
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Moses's Death
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Quail
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Sarah
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Abraham and the Kings
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Golden Calf
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Reed Sea
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Amnon
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David and Jonathan
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Akeida
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Bartenura
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Famine
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Splitting of the Red Sea
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Grumbling
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Abraham and Lot
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Mouth of the Earth
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Jeroboam
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Shamir
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Famine in Egypt
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Abraham
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Pirkei Avot
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Moses' Staff
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Abraham and Sarah
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Ben Hei Hei
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Balaam's Donkey
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Abraham in Egypt
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Complaints
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Binding of Isaac
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Rainbow
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Tablets
Midrash 101: Introduction to Midrash
An introduction to Midrash, with help from pop culture.
David Schwartz
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1259
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October 5, 2023
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David and Goliath
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Cain and Abel
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Matt Barr
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Moses
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Daughters of Tzlofcahd
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Death of Moses
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Tefillin
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Shema
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Abraham
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Midrash
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Bible Raps
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Tzipporah
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Leap Year
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Cain's Sacrifice
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Tzelofchad
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Laws of Tefillin
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Cain
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Disney
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Abraham and Idols
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Calendar
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Hamilton
Pirkei Avot Ch. 4 - with Bios
This sheet has the biographies of the rabbis listed in Chapter 4 of Pirkei Avot.
David Schwartz
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2685
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May 27, 2020
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Shmuel the Little
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Rabbi Elazar Ben Shammua
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Rabbi Yannai
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Rabbi Meir, Elisha B. Avuyah, and Bruriah
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Rabbi Elazar HaKappar
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Ben Azzai
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Pirkei Avot
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Rabbi Yohanan Ben Berokah
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Rabbi Jonathan
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Rabbi Tzadok
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Rabbi Yose Ben Judah
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Rabbi Eliezer Ben Jacob
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Rabbi Ishmael Ben Yohanan
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Rabbi Yose Ben Chalafta
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Rabbi Mathia Ben Harash
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Rabbi Shimon Ben Elazar
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Ben Zoma
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Rabbi Judah Ben Illai
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Rabbi Yochanan Hasandlar
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Rabbi Jacob
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Rabbi Judah HaNasi
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Rabbi Yose B. Chalafta and His Son, Rabbi Yishmael
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Rabbi Jacob Ben Korshai
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Rabbi Meir
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Elisha Ben Abuyah
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Rabbi Nehorai
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Rabbi Levitas
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Rabbi
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Shmuel the Younger
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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
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Rabbi Judah Ben Ilai
Rabbi Nehunyah’s Prayer
David Schwartz
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1094
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March 4, 2020
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Education
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Pedagogy
,
Teaching
Chevruta Participation Starters
Chevruta Participation Prompts
David Schwartz
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430
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October 25, 2023
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Chevruta
Safam Lyrics
Lyrics of Safam songs pulled from their website
David Schwartz
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2287
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October 5, 2023
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Safam
Jewish Books You Have and Haven't Heard Of
An explanation of key Jewish texts, using the Shema as an example across them.
David Schwartz
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2492
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July 16, 2020
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Dragon
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Midrash
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Maccabees
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Tanach
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Mishnah Brurah
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Judith
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Pirkei Avot
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Maccabees 1
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Sh’ma
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Demons
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Shulchan Aruch
,
Shulchan Arukh
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Talmud
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Tobit
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Apocrypha
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Mishnah
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Mishneh Torah
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Bel and the Dragon
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Dragons
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Susannah
,
Maccabees 2
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Shema
,
Damsels
,
Bel
Mishnah, Midrash, and More: What are These Jewish Books?
An explanation of key Jewish texts, using the Shema as an example across them.
David Schwartz
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8715
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April 29, 2020
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Mishnah
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Shulchan Arukh
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Mishnah Brurah
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Mishneh Torah
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Shulchan Aruch
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Pirkei Avot
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Tanach
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Talmud
,
Midrash
,
Sh’ma
,
Shema
Dragons, Demons, and Damsels in Distress: The Apocrypha
A sheet summarizing key texts in the Apocrypha (and the Pseudepigrapra)
David Schwartz
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9894
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April 17, 2020
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Ecclesiasticus
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Damsels
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Demons
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Maccabees 4
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Jubilees
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Dragons
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Pseudepigrapha
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Maccabees 2
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Susannah
,
Book of Jubilees
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Dragon
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Maccabees
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Maccabees 3
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Ben Sira
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Bel
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Tobit
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Wisdom of Solomon
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Sirach
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Ben Sirach
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Apocrypha
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Judith
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Maccabees 1
,
Bel and the Dragon
From Rebuke to Comfort: The Haftarot Surrounding Tisha B’Av
An examination of the Haftarot surrounding Tisha B’Av, including musical examples.
David Schwartz
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1235
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August 4, 2022
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Shabbat Nachamu
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Tisha B'Av
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Isaiah
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Eicha
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Chazon
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Staam
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Trope
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Haftorah
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Maccabeats
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Shabbat Chazon
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Social Justice
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The Maccabeats
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Prophets
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Haftarah
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Safam
,
Nachamu
Talmud 101: Introduction to Talmud
An introduction to the history and contents of the Babylonian Talmud
David Schwartz
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15647
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May 1, 2022
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Talmud
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Babylonian Talmud
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Jerusalem Talmud
,
Mishnah
Pirkei Avot Ch. 3 - with Bios
Pirkei Avot, Chapter 3, with biographies.
David Schwartz
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2592
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May 26, 2020
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Rabbi Chanina Ben Chakinai
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Rabbi Yishmael B. Elisha
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Halafta Ben Dosa
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Rabbi Elazar
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Nehuniah Ben HaKanah
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Rabbi Hanina B. Dosa
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Rabbi Dostai
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Rabbi Dosa
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Rabbi Chanina
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Akavia
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Rabbi Eliezer Hisma
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Rabbi Shimon
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Rabbi Elazar of Modi’In
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Rabbi Hanina
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Rabbi Ishmael
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Rabbi Chanina B. Dosa
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Rabbi Chalafta Ben Dosa
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Rabbi Jacob
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Pirkei Avot
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Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Elazar B. Azaryah
,
Shimon Bar Yochai
Mishnah Brachot 1:1
A study sheet for the very first mishnah in the Talmud.
David Schwartz
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1863
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January 7, 2020
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Berakhot
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Evening Shema
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Mishnah
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Berachot
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Shema
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Brachot
The Jobs of the Sages
Shows what jobs the sages had
David Schwartz
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1084
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February 22, 2022
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Sages
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Occupation
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Jobs
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Work
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The Sages
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Chazal
Pirkei Avot Ch. 2 - with Bios
Chapter 2 of Pirkei Avot, with biographies of the rabbis
David Schwartz
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3305
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May 26, 2020
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Rabbi Hillel
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Pirkei Avot
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Rabbi Yehoshua B. Chananyah
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Shimon Ben Netanel
,
Yose haKohen
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Hillel
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Rabbi Yehudah haNasi
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Rabbi Judah HaNasi
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Rabbi Eliezer B. Hyrcanus
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Rabbi Tarfon
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Rabbi Yehoshua B. Hananya
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Gamliel III
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Yochanan Ben Zakai
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Antoninus
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Elazar Ben Arach
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Rabban Gamliel III
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Eliezer
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Rabbi Eliezer the Great
Pirkei Avot Ch. 6 - with Bios
This is a version of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6 with biographies of the rabbis mentioned.
David Schwartz
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1659
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May 31, 2020
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Rabbi
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Rabbi Hananiah Ben Akashya
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Rabbi Shimon Ben Judah
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Rabbi Meir, Elisha B. Avuyah, and Bruriah
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Rabbi Yosei Ben Kisma
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Ahitophel
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Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
,
Pirkei Avot
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Rabbi Judah haNasi
,
David
,
Rabbi Joshua Ben Levi
,
Achitophel
,
Rabbi Chananya Ben Akashya
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Rabbi Yose Ben Kisma
,
Rabbi Shimon Ben Menasya
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