img If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of ? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric? CREDITS: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper – Pardes Faculty… Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/
img In the final episode of the Maggid of Melbourne’s series on the mitzvah of we recap the remarkable story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings, in which 4 airplanes were hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim: Prepared to Pay https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim: Prepared to Pay at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/
img During the recent cease-fire, Israel requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross be granted the ability to visit our brothers and sisters held hostage in Gaza. With this in mind, the Maggid of Melbourne dives into the annals … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim: Contact with the Outside https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim: Contact with the Outside at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/
img WAS THERE EVER A TIME THAT OUR PEOPLE LEFT A HOSTAGE IN CAPTIVITY? In this episode of our series exploring the mitzvah of the Maggid of Melbourne takes on a trip to 13th century Germany. CREDITS: Rabbi Levi … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim: Choosing to Stay https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim: Choosing to Stay at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/
img In the previous episode, we learned that, despite the importance of the mitzvah of redeeming captives, there are exceptions to the rule, specifically when it comes to paying exorbitant ransoms. However, there may be exceptions to this exception. Join the … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-the-people-act/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim: The People Act https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-the-people-act/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim: The People Act at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-the-people-act/
img AT WHAT POINT ARE WE UNABLE TO COMMIT TO THE OBLIGATION OF REDEEMING CAPTIVES? The Maggid of Melbourne continues his exploration of the mitzvah of , discussing when exceptions to our obligation to free captives may be made.… Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-exorbitant-ransoms/ The post Pidyon Shvuyim: Exorbitant Ransoms https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-exorbitant-ransoms/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim: Exorbitant Ransoms at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/pidyon-shvuyim-exorbitant-ransoms/
img WHAT DOES JUDAISM SAY REGARDING THE MITZVAH OF , FREEING CAPTIVES? In a timely new addition to his impromptu mini-series, Levi explores the importance of freeing captives through the lens of Torah. CREDITS: Rabbi … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/torah-for-tough-times-lauded-objective/ The post Torah for Tough Times: Lauded Objective https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/torah-for-tough-times-lauded-objective/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Torah for Tough Times: Lauded Objective at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/torah-for-tough-times-lauded-objective/
img On Rosh Hodesh Heshvan (October 15-16, 2023) – just over a week after the Simhat Torah massacre – the Boyaner Rebbe, Rabbi Nachum Dov Brayer (b. 1959) dispatched a book of prayers to his hasidim who have children or spouses … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/24141/ The post Embracing Our Soldiers https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/24141/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Embracing Our Soldiers at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/24141/
img In dark times, it is difficult to see the glow of holiness; blackness covers any speck of light and a sense of gloom is pervasive. This is an all-too-familiar feeling for us in these times. A hasidic perspective on winter … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/holy-darkness/ The post Holy Darkness https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/holy-darkness/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Holy Darkness at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/11/holy-darkness/
img On October 7, as Jews around the world were celebrating Simchat Torah, terrorists crossed into Israel attacking communities across southern Israel. While left reeling from the pain of this tragedy, many of us are wondering, how do we pray during … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-images-of-atrocities-a-torah-perspective/ The post Torah for Tough Times: Images of Atrocities – A Torah Perspective https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-images-of-atrocities-a-torah-perspective/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Torah for Tough Times: Images of Atrocities – A Torah Perspective at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-images-of-atrocities-a-torah-perspective/
img On October 7, as Jews around the world were celebrating Simchat Torah, terrorists crossed into Israel attacking communities across southern Israel. While left reeling from the pain of this tragedy, many of us are wondering, how do we pray during … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-prayer-for-the-communities-attacked/ The post Torah for Tough Times: Prayer for the Communities Attacked https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-prayer-for-the-communities-attacked/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Torah for Tough Times: Prayer for the Communities Attacked at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-prayer-for-the-communities-attacked/
img On October 7, as Jews around the world were celebrating Simchat Torah, terrorists crossed into Israel attacking communities across southern Israel. While left reeling from the pain of this tragedy, many of us are wondering, how do we pray during … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-hallel-during-wartime/ The post Torah for Tough Times: Hallel During Wartime https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-hallel-during-wartime/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Torah for Tough Times: Hallel During Wartime at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/10/torah-for-tough-times-hallel-during-wartime/
img Enjoy learning with the Maggid of Melbourne? Find more content by Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper on the Maggid of Melbourne page. On Rosh Hashana we sound the shofar during the day and not during the night following the biblical verse … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/09/grab-a-good-deed/ The post Grab a Good Deed https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/09/grab-a-good-deed/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Grab a Good Deed at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/09/grab-a-good-deed/
img Where did the tradition of lighting a (Eternal Light) in a synagogue begin? In this final episode of Exploring Sacred Spaces, the Maggid of Melbourne looks to the sources once again, this time in search of the history … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-18-eternal-light/ The post Episode 18: Eternal Light https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-18-eternal-light/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 18: Eternal Light at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-18-eternal-light/
img Is it acceptable to place a dedication plaque in a sacred space? In today’s episode, we go back to the Tanakh, learning about the building of the Temple, and other early sources as we examine this complex topic. CREDITS: Rabbi … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-17-dedication-plaques/ The post Episode 17: Dedication Plaques https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-17-dedication-plaques/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 17: Dedication Plaques at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-17-dedication-plaques/
img Sometimes when you walk into a Jewish home you are immediately confronted by a portion of the wall that is incomplete. Why is that? In today’s episode the Maggid of Melbourne explores this tradition, discussing the reason for it, and … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-16-unfinished-synagogues/ The post Episode 16: Unfinished Synagogues https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-16-unfinished-synagogues/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 16: Unfinished Synagogues at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-16-unfinished-synagogues/
img In the wake of the terrifying earthquake that struck Turkey, the Maggid of Melbourne dedicated this episode on structural damage to the people of Turkey. What do we do when there is a crack in the wall of a synagogue? … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-15-structural-damage/ The post Episode 15: Structural Damage https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-15-structural-damage/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 15: Structural Damage at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-15-structural-damage/
img There’s more to windows and synagogues than meets the eye. In this episode, the Maggid of Melbourne continues his discussion on windows in synagogues. Searching for guidance on how many windows should be used, we look to the mystical text … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-14-mysticism-in-window-design/ The post Episode 14: Mysticism in Window Design https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-14-mysticism-in-window-design/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 14: Mysticism in Window Design at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-14-mysticism-in-window-design/
img If, as we’ve learned, we are meant to have windows, is there a specific way they should be designed? In today’s episode the Maggid of Melbourne leads us with an examination of the windows that were found in the Temple. … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-13-window-design/ The post Episode 13: Window Design https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-13-window-design/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 13: Window Design at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-13-window-design/
img The Maggid of Melbourne brings another tale, this time about the planning of the building of Yeshivat Har Etzion and Rav Amital’s reaction to learning there would be no windows in the Beit Midrash. We learn of two versions of … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-12-smell-and-sight/ The post Episode 12: Smell and Sight https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-12-smell-and-sight/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 12: Smell and Sight at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-12-smell-and-sight/
img Do synagogues need windows? Going back to the time of Daniel, we learn that windows have played a role in prayer, but does that mean that windows are required? Why would we even need windows, what particular role would … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-11-windows-for-prayer/ The post Episode 11: Windows for Prayer https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-11-windows-for-prayer/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Episode 11: Windows for Prayer at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/episode-11-windows-for-prayer/
img From watching children practice their karate kicks to remembering stories of shared walls with homes, the Maggid of Melbourne embarks on a fascinating discussion about the sanctity of synagogue walls and the challenges of using them for the mundane. … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-10-karate-kicks-on-synagogue-walls/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces 10: Karate Kicks on Synagogue Walls https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-10-karate-kicks-on-synagogue-walls/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces 10: Karate Kicks on Synagogue Walls at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-10-karate-kicks-on-synagogue-walls/
img We see them all the time in our Jewish spaces, but what exactly is the role of the Chanukiya within synagogues? Join Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, the Maggid of Melbourne, as he leads us on a fascinating exploration of … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-9-menorah-or-chanukiya/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces 9: Menorah or Chanukiya https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-9-menorah-or-chanukiya/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces 9: Menorah or Chanukiya at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-9-menorah-or-chanukiya/
img The symbolism of lions has been seen throughout Ashkenazi synagogues. Yet, in 1949, Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel cautioned the use of images in synagogues due to the prohibition of graven images. How do we approach these images in synagogues? … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-8-lions-in-shul/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 8: Lions in Shul https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-8-lions-in-shul/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 8: Lions in Shul at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-8-lions-in-shul/
img In today’s episode of the Maggid of Melbourne’s “Exploring Sacred Spaces” we dive into the significance of the Holy Ark in a synagogue and the dilemma of dealing with an existing Ark when moving to a new space. Various … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-7-holy-arks/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 7: Holy Arks https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-7-holy-arks/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 7: Holy Arks at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-7-holy-arks/
img Is there an obligation to have air conditioners or heaters in a synagogue? If we do have air conditioners, what considerations do we need to take? Is it alright to leave an air conditioner on when the synagogue isn’t … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-6-halakhot-of-air-conditioning/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 6: Halakhot of Air Conditioners https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-6-halakhot-of-air-conditioning/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 6: Halakhot of Air Conditioners at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-6-halakhot-of-air-conditioning/
img We continue our examination of the (platform) from which the Kohanim offer blessings to the congregation. As we know from the previous episode, the Kohanim are meant to GO UP to the , meaning the should … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-5-blessings-at-eye-level/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 5: Blessings at Eye Level https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-5-blessings-at-eye-level/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 5: Blessings at Eye Level at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-5-blessings-at-eye-level/
img In previous episodes, the Maggid of Melbourne discussed how the should approach the lectern, examining the question of whether one should step up or down. What about when the come forward to lead the priestly blessing? Must … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-4-stepping-up-to-offer-blessings/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 4: Stepping up to Offer Blessings https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-4-stepping-up-to-offer-blessings/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 4: Stepping up to Offer Blessings at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-4-stepping-up-to-offer-blessings/
img Join the Maggid of Melbourne as he continues his exploration of where the (prayer leader) stands as he leads prayers. Levi brings in a tale of a Hasidic man who ties himself to the lectern during their service, … Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-3-tied-to-the-lectern-a-hasidic-tale/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 3: Tied to the Lectern – A Hasidic Tale https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-3-tied-to-the-lectern-a-hasidic-tale/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 3: Tied to the Lectern – A Hasidic Tale at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-3-tied-to-the-lectern-a-hasidic-tale/
img In this second episode of “Exploring Sacred Spaces,” the Maggid of Melbourne shares insights into the bimah and how we approach it. How is the Hazzan supposed to approach or descend, and what are the practical and spiritual implications?… Read the rest https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-2-small-steps-for-prayer-leaders/ The post Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 2 – Small Steps for Prayer Leaders https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-2-small-steps-for-prayer-leaders/ first appeared on Elmad Online Learning https://elmad.pardes.org. Continue reading Exploring Sacred Spaces Ep. 2 – Small Steps for Prayer Leaders at Elmad Online Learning. https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/08/exploring-sacred-spaces-ep-2-small-steps-for-prayer-leaders/