This series finale literally has everything: a sweeping historical narrative, a textual thread that binds the Exodus to Sinai and beyond, and a gobsmacking conclusion to the question: what am I meant to feel when I hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? You can find the textual chart referenced in this episode by clicking here. Click here for a free copy of Rabbi Fohrman's e-book, "Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden". Click here to start your 7 day FREE trial at Aleph B...
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This series finale literally has everything: a sweeping historical narrative, a textual thread that binds the Exodus to Sinai and beyond, and a gobsmacking conclusion to the question: what am I meant to feel when I hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? You can find the textual chart referenced in this episode by clicking here. Click here for a free copy of Rabbi Fohrman's e-book, "Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden". Click here to start your 7 day FREE trial at Aleph B...
S5 Ep. 2: Shir HaMaalot: Where Do a Father's Tears Go?
A Book Like No Other
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4 months ago
S5 Ep. 2: Shir HaMaalot: Where Do a Father's Tears Go?
The beginning and end of Shir HaMaalot discuss dreams and sheaves of wheat. Where have we heard this before? Rabbi Fohrman and Imu explore the clear parallels between this chapter or tehillim and Joseph - a dreamer and a captive. They discuss Joseph's outpouring of tears, compared to Jacob's persistent weeping, and offer a consoling message that the tears we spill for those we mourn may not be in vain. A Book Like No Other is a product of Aleph Beta, and made possible through the generous sup...
A Book Like No Other
This series finale literally has everything: a sweeping historical narrative, a textual thread that binds the Exodus to Sinai and beyond, and a gobsmacking conclusion to the question: what am I meant to feel when I hear the shofar on Rosh Hashanah? You can find the textual chart referenced in this episode by clicking here. Click here for a free copy of Rabbi Fohrman's e-book, "Serpents of Desire: Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden". Click here to start your 7 day FREE trial at Aleph B...
