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Interleaved: A Talmudic Podcast
by Netanel Zellis-PaleyJoin us as we take a deep dive into a topic from the Daf Yomi, the daily page of Talmud, with modern-day Sages of Torah and the world who can draw from their unique expertise to share modern and creative perspectives on the text.
Copyright: © 2023 Interleaved: A Talmudic Podcast
Episodes
Shekalim No.1: Charitable Living
36m · PublishedHow did the Rabbis of the Talmud legislate giving? How is charity connected to repentance, and even redemption?
Dr. Alyssa Gray is the Emily S. and Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman Chair in Rabbinics and Professor of Codes and Responsa Literature at Hebrew Union College —Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. She is the author of Charity in Rabbinic Judaism: Atonement, Rewards, and Righteousness and numerous shorter studies on wealth, poverty, and charity in rabbinic literature and on the formation of the Babylonian Talmud.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.8: Seder Up!
34m · PublishedHadran Alach Mesechet Pesachim! We shall return to you Tractate Pesachim!
We thank our guests, Dr. Susan Weingarten, Dr. Jon Greenberg, Rabbi Dr. Vanessa Ochs, Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier, Dr. Rachel Scheinerman, Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, and Dr. Sara Ronis for lending us their voices, ideas, and insights to enhance each step of our, and now your, seder. In addition to this audio experience, be sure to check out the accompanying source sheet on Sefaria for some additional thoughts and reflections.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Pesachim No.7: How the Other Side Lives
33m · PublishedWhere do demons come from? Why did the Sages try to contain them with strange laws?
Dr. Sara Ronis is an associate professor of Theology at St. Mary’s University. She specializes in understanding rabbinic literature using interdisciplinary perspectives. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2015, with a dissertation titled “Do Not Go Out Alone at Night”: Law and Demonic Discourse in the Babylonian Talmud. In her upcoming book manuscript, she explores how late antique Jews thought about demons as part of larger intercultural conversations within the Sassanian empire.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Pesachim No.6: Every Spring is Illuminated
35m · PublishedWhat’s the deal with the Birds’ Head Haggadah? How were illuminated Haggadot from the Middle Ages created, and why does everyone make such a big fuss about them?
Dr. Marc Michael Epstein is Professor of Religion and Visual Culture at Vassar College. He is the author of, among other books, The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination and Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.5: Paschal History
37m · PublishedCW// Firsthand description of animal sacrifice
Why is so much of Tractate Pesachim devoted to discussing the Korban Pesach, a ritual that most of the Sages never participated in? What does the modern Samaritan ritual look and feel like?
Dr. Rachel Scheinerman is an associate editor at My Jewish Learning where she edits the Daily Dose of Talmud newsletter. She holds an MA in Scripture & Interpretation from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Rabbinic Literature from Yale University with a dissertation about The Tannaitic Passover Ritual.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.4: Initial Pesach Offering
34m · PublishedWhat makes a korban, a Jewish ritual sacrifice, a korban? What does desire have to do with atonement?
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier is a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and lecturer at the Bernard Revel Graduate School. He recently completed his PhD from Yale where he focused on sacrifice. Previously a member of Yeshiva University’s Kollel Elyon, Rabbi Zuckier also is a founder of The Lehrhaus, and was the past Director of JLIC at Yale.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.3: The Custom is Always Right
30m · PublishedWhere do our customs come from? Why were the rabbis so worried about preserving local custom?
Rabbi Vanessa Ochs is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia where she teaches courses in Judaism, anthropology of religion, and spiritual writing. In her research, she investigates new Jewish ritual, Jewish feminism, and Jewish material culture. Rabbi Ochs is the author of many works including The Passover Haggadah: A Biography and Inventing Jewish Ritual.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.2: A Leaf of Faith
33m · PublishedWhen did horseradish become synonymous with maror? How does a botanical background enhance torah learning?
Dr. Jon Greenberg is an educational consultant and teacher of science at the Heschel School in New York. He received his bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Brown University, his Master’s and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University, and also studied with Rabbi Chaim Brovender at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar. Additionally, Dr. Greenberg publishes TorahFlora, a blog devoted to essays on biblical ethnobotany. His botanical Hagaddah Fruits of Freedom will be available for preorder soon from his website.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Pesachim No.1: This American Light
25m · PublishedAn episode on Chanukah for the first chapter of a tractate all about Passover? Well, Chanukah doesn’t have its own tractate, and you deserve something fun before you spend 4 months learning everything about the official holiday of Jewish anxiety. So, how was Chanukah celebrated in America before Adam Sandler and Full Court Miracle? Why was the word “presents” the first English word to be printed in Yiddish-language newspapers in America?
Dr. Dianne Ashton is Professor of Religion Studies and former director of the American Studies program at Rowan University. She is the author of multiple books on the history of Judaism in the United States, including Hanukkah in America: A History.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Eruvin No.5: They Walk the Line
35m · PublishedWith all of the technicalities and logistics involved in building and maintaining community Eruvin, it can be easy to overlook the humans who—expecting nothing in return—devote their time and energy to ensure everyone in their community can experience Shabbat as they’re meant to: together. We dedicate this episode to these tireless and generous Jews who simply love their communities.
We thank Jon Gradman of the Center City Eruv, Michael Khaldarov of the Binghamton University Eruv Committee, Rebecca Nathan of the University City Eruv Corporation, Joshua Skootsky of Cong. Mount Sinai Jewish Center, and Rabbi Shlomo Schachter of JLIC at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana for sharing their stories with us & you.
Special thanks to our executive producer, Adina Karp
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Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Interleaved: A Talmudic Podcast has 56 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 31:31:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 8th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on February 23rd, 2024 04:11.
