Everything you learned in Hebrew School is wrong! Jewniversity is a fresh look at all things Judaism and Jewishness from Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet of St. Albans Masorti Synagogue in the UK. Join us as we explore a range of topics in Jewish history, culture, and belief in a new and often irreverent manner.
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Everything you learned in Hebrew School is wrong! Jewniversity is a fresh look at all things Judaism and Jewishness from Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet of St. Albans Masorti Synagogue in the UK. Join us as we explore a range of topics in Jewish history, culture, and belief in a new and often irreverent manner.
In a follow up to last week's episode, we review laws of marriage (Kiddushin), explore some aspects of sexuality in Jewish practice (Onah, Niddah), and consider the laws of divorce (Gittin)
A slightly out-of-the-box look at the magic of the number 7 – from the Menorah to the Omer to Shemittah, Shabbat and more, join us to explore this most sacred of numerals.
All things Pesach: what it is, how we observe it, its history, procedures, practices and frustrations. From Kitniyot to the Haggadah, from Ḥaroset to Ḥazeret
Following up on our last session, we look at the project of Jewish theology and the personalities of Jewish theologians from the Renaissance period until today
The first of our three part series on the Yamim Nora'im. We look at the concept of Teshuvah, how to do it, and how it connects to the main prayers, symbols, and ideas of Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur
A whirlwind look at some of the ethical and halakhic issues surrounding sex and gender – from egalitarianism, to LGBT+ identities, Gittin, Shutafut, Niddah and Milah.
Join us on a sloppy and slightly sarcastic 'Tour de Siddur' - all about prayer. Does prayer exist? Do we do it in Judaism? Is it obligatory? Why is the siddur so chonky?!
In this week's session we look at the Torah commentators (Parshanim or Mefarshim) of the mediaeval period (Rishonim) and their methods as well as motivations.
This week we look at the cycle of creativity and consolidation, the development of Halakhah, and the two major codes - Rambam's Mishneh Torah and R' Yosef Karo's Shulḥan Arukh.
Everything you learned in Hebrew School is wrong! Jewniversity is a fresh look at all things Judaism and Jewishness from Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet of St. Albans Masorti Synagogue in the UK. Join us as we explore a range of topics in Jewish history, culture, and belief in a new and often irreverent manner.
