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Ta Shma

Hadar Institute

Bringing you recent lectures, classes, and programs from the Hadar Institute, Ta Shma is where you get to listen in on the beit midrash. Come and listen on the go, at home, or wherever you are. Hosted by Rabbi Avi Killip of the Hadar Institute.

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52:29

R. Shai Held on the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast:...

Ta Shma ·

2025/08/04

In this episode of What Gives?, The Jewish Philanthropy Podcast, JFN CEO Andrés Spokoiny welcomes Rabbi Shai Held to discuss the claim that love is Judaism’s central value. Together, they confront common misconceptions about the "God of the Old Testament," reflect on theology in the shadow of October 7, and consider how Jewish philanthropy can help nurture a more compassionate and spiritually engaged community. Held makes the case for a Judaism rooted in justice, mercy, and human dignity—and ...

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Devarim: The Torah of Exile

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2025/07/30

The danger, when the two tribes decide to stay on the other side of the Jordan, is not just that we might become two peoples: it is that we may develop two Torahs.

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg on Tisha B'Av: Between Exodus...

Ta Shma ·

2025/07/28

One of the poetic laments we recite on Tisha b’Av is the poem that begins Eish tukad bekirbi (“A fire shall burn within me”). An acrostic, each stanza of the poem juxtaposes something glorious that occurred during the Exodus from Egypt, with something equally ignoble from our exile from Jerusalem.

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Mattot-Mas'ei: On the Other...

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2025/07/23

Moshe’s real concern, when Reuven and Gad ask to remain on their side of the Jordan, is the way that distance can split families apart.

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Dr. Jeremy Tabick: Is Tisha B'Av Eternal?

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2025/07/21

Both Talmuds record that Rabbi, one of the last leading sages of the Tannaim, tried to abolish Tisha B'Av. Why would someone want to abolish this fast day? Through this surprising example and its aftermath, this class explores the role of myth and history in the Jewish calendar. Recorded on Tisha B'Av 2024. Source sheet: https://mechonhadar.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/mh_torah_source_sheets/Tabick9AvEternal2024.pdf

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Pinhas: A Father’s Daughter

Ta Shma ·

2025/07/16

Daughters of fathers are different from sons. Daughters, as they grow, do not take on their father’s image. A daughter’s voice will not deepen into her father’s baritone. Her jaw will not sharpen to resemble his, and, in all likelihood, she will not reach his height. Rarely will anyone ever be startled when they encounter her on the street after her father’s death, thinking for a moment, because of their resemblance, that they are seeing a ghost.

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R. Dani Passow: Reading the Rabbis Part 3

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2025/07/14

The Talmud is notoriously complex, and its stories are no exception. In this class, we will learn strategies for how to understand these texts such as structural analysis, to explore the narrative flow and construction; interiority, to uncover the unstated emotions and motivations of the sages; and contextual analysis, to place each story within the broader tapestry of Talmudic and rabbinic literature. Through these and other tools, we’ll gain a richer understanding of the inner worlds of the...

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Balak: Turning to See

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2025/07/09

The moment when Bilaam can’t see the angel is familiar to us—too familiar for comfort. We’ve seen this scene before: a hidden angel, an unusual occurrence, the word of God. We’ve seen it all at the burning bush (sneh), the moment when Moshe, our greatest prophet, receives his first mission: speech.

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg on the 17th of Tammuz: The...

Ta Shma ·

2025/07/08

There shouldn’t be much ambiguity about why 17 Tammuz is a fast day; the Mishnah relates five tragic events that took place on this date.

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Hukkat: Miriam of Words

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2025/07/02

It is Miriam who was always the speaker of the three siblings. Miriam, who, according to the Talmud, was also called Puah because of the sounds she made to soothe women in childbirth as their babies emerged into the world. Miriam, who used her words to stand up to her father when he separated from his wife, insisting that a chance at life, however small, was better than no chance at all. Miriam who quickly figured out what words would ensure that Pharaoh's daughter would adopt Mos...

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R. Avi Strausberg on Pride Month 2025: Flags of Love

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/30

The Song of Songs (2:4) imagines a boundless love between two lovers in which one lover says of the other, “his flag of love was upon me.” That’s how I felt at Pride this month—surrounded by flags of love.

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Korah: Pretended Perfection

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2025/06/25

The most insidious part of Korach’s claim is that it is a lie we desperately want to believe.

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43:16

R. Dani Passow: Reading the Rabbis Part 2

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/23

The Talmud is notoriously complex, and its stories are no exception. In this class, we will learn strategies for how to understand these texts such as structural analysis, to explore the narrative flow and construction; interiority, to uncover the unstated emotions and motivations of the sages; and contextual analysis, to place each story within the broader tapestry of Talmudic and rabbinic literature. Through these and other tools, we’ll gain a richer understanding of the inner worlds of the...

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Shelah: When the Story Changes

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2025/06/18

To be a Jew is to believe in impossible dreams. To be a Jew is to believe that slaves can become free. It is to believe that the senselessness of this world can be disrupted by divine words that break through the barrier between heaven and earth. It is trust, even on our darkest days, that we are part of God’s dream.

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40:48

R. Dani Passow: Reading the Rabbis Part 1

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/16

The Talmud is notoriously complex, and its stories are no exception. In this class, we will learn strategies for how to understand these texts such as structural analysis, to explore the narrative flow and construction; interiority, to uncover the unstated emotions and motivations of the sages; and contextual analysis, to place each story within the broader tapestry of Talmudic and rabbinic literature. Through these and other tools, we’ll gain a richer understanding of the inner worlds of the...

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat BeHa'alotkha: Unspoken Words

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/11

The tragedy of Moshe’s final conversation with his father-in-law are the words that he leaves unsaid.

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41:08

R. Shai Held: Psalm for Shabbat

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/09

The psalms attached liturgically to each day of the week are often mumbled over quickly, without much attention to their meaning. In this series, we'll engage in careful literary-theological readings of these psalms, looking at how various midrashim interpret the psalms, and bring new meaning to this part of our daily prayers. Key themes explored will include the idea that God creates the world by subduing the chaotic forces that threaten life; the notion that a concern for justice is what ma...

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R. Tali Adler on Parashat Naso: Choosing to Live

Ta Shma ·

2025/06/04

There are moments in life where things have gone so wrong that we cannot see a way forward. That may be what has happened to the woman who chooses to drink the sotah waters.

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R. Tali Adler on Bemidbar: A Jew Without Sinai

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2025/05/28

To be a Jew is, when we are lucky, to feel the memory of Sinai in our bones. We strive to feel as if we have experienced both the slavery and liberation of Egypt first hand, as if we ourselves saw God’s miracles.

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R. Micha'el Rosenberg on Shavuot: What Did We Hear at...

Ta Shma ·

2025/05/27

What did we hear at Sinai? What does God want us to hear?

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