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Parshah Rabbit Hole

A deep dive into the weird and obscure corners of the weekly Torah Portion. We"ll follow authentic sources from 3000 years of Rabbinic literature as they lead us into such topics as gremlins, teleportation and coin collecting. New episodes each week.

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00:17:40

Metzora: Ears and Garlic Breath

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2024/04/17

This week's Rabbit hole explores a strange ritual involving ear, thumbs and toes, and eventually gets to the Talmudic origins is of a famous trope.To sponsor an episode of the Parshah Rabbit Hole go to: https://www.CreativeJudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/558428?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:13:23

Tazria: Fetuses and Soulmates

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2024/04/10

This week's Rabbit Hole starts with sources in the Talmud that talk about what a fetus does to keep busy in the womb, and eventually gets to reincarnation.To sponsor an episode of the Parshah Rabbit Hole go to: https://www.CreativeJudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/557837?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:18:36

Shemini: Fish Brains and Sea Monster

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2024/04/02

This week's Rabbit Hole explores a bizarre fish mentioned in the Talmud whose brains taste like pig.HillulaStatus: https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=17323288365&text=Subscribe Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/556033?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:12:38

Tzav: Sailors, Survival and Sinners

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2024/03/28

This week's Rabbit Hole starts with the Thanks Offering - the sacrifice brought after surviving a life-threatening experience and eventually gets to ancient mariners, arrogance and the definition of delinquency.Sponsor an upcoming episode or make a small recurring donation: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/554811?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:09:38

Vayikra: Radios in the Talmud?

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2024/03/22

This week's Rabbit hole explores a possible reference to radio waves in the Talmud and eventually gets to gremlins!Purim Technical Support Hotline: 1-812-577-8746 History of telephone broadcasts of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's talks: https://videos.jem.tv/video-player?clip=884 source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/553628?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:18:35

Pekudei: Colors and Ancient Civilizations

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2024/03/12

This week's Rabbit Hole is all about colors and explores a midrash that says that Queen Esther was green, as well as an internet myth that ancient humans couldn't see the color blue.Sponsor an upcoming episode or make a small recurring donation: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/551117?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:17:08

Vayakhel: Golems and Telepathy

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2024/03/05

This week's Rabbit Hole starts with Betzalel - the artist appointed by G-d to build the ark and the mishkan (portable temple), and eventurally gets to Golems and telepathy.Sponsor an upcoming episode or make a small recurring donation: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/549310?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:14:19

Ki Sisa: How to Spot a Heretic

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2024/02/28

Does G-d have a face? How do you spot a Heretic? Can you get kicked out of Heaven? All of these questions are stops along the way down this Rabbit Hole.Sponsor an upcoming episode or make a small recurring donation: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/547841?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:16:38

Tetzaveh: Anagrams and Astrology

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2024/02/20

This Rabbit Hole explores the Urim V'Tumim - mysterious elements of the breastplate used in the Temple which could tell the future. To sponsor an episode or make a small recurring donation go to: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/546154?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:20:53

Terumah(?)

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2024/02/14

This week's Rabbit follows the trail of a mysterious extra Torah Portion than shows up in some sources and eventually gets us to bubble machines and chickpeas. To sponsor an episode of the Parshah Rabbit Hole go to: https://www.CreativeJudaism.com/donate Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/544761?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:19:41

Mishpatim: Civil Law and Unconventional Families

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2024/02/06

This week's Rabbit Hole begins with a peculiar wording for categories of civil laws, and eventually leads to the differences between mothers and fathers. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/542995?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:17:39

Yisro: Strange Deals and How to Get Out of Them

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2024/01/31

This week's Rabbit Starts with a bizarre deal Moses made with his father-in-law, Jethro and takes us to contractual loopholes and educational philosophy. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/541385?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:22:17

Beshalach: The Song of the Sea and Mary Poppins

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2024/01/23

This week's Rabbit hole starts with the Song sung by Moses and the Jewish People after the splitting of the sea, and then winds its way through the topics of music, masonry, feeding birds, Walt Disney and the Sherman Brothers- Robert and Richard Sherman. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/539318?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:25:32

Bo: Dogs, Cats and Bad Jobs

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2024/01/17

This week's Rabbit hole starts with a verse that says that dogs didn't bark at the Israelites in Egypt, and follows the trail to cats, mice and philosophy. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/538072?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:27:13

Vaera: Crocodiles!

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2024/01/09

This week's Rabbit Hole is a Crocodile Hole, and it turns out that there could be a lot more crocodiles in Torah than you think. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/536360?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:19:36

Shemos: Sticks and Stones and Wizards

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2024/01/01

Our starting point in this week's Rabbit Hole is the Staff of Moses, which eventually leads us to medieval British legends and the real answer to the question "who knows 4?" Source Sheet Link:https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/534611?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:20:45

Vayechi: Lions, False Messiahs and Psychology

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2023/12/26

This Rabbit hole starts with a quest to find information about a pair of lions that appear on the title page of the Talmud, but eventually gets to psychology and false messiahs. Source Sheet Link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/533696?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:19:19

Vayigash: Pilpul, Carpentry and Spring Break

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2023/12/19

Is pepper a spice? Is learning carpentry better than learning Toroh? Is spring break the root of all evil? All of these topics are explored on our way down this week's Parshah Rabbit Hole. Source sheet link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/532389?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:21:13

Miketz: The Logic of Dreams

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2023/12/14

This week's Rabbit Hole explores dreams - specifically, is there any truth in them and if so, how much? Source Sheet link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/531477?lang=bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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00:22:25

Vayeshev: Friendship and Immortality

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2023/12/06

We start with an obscure side-character mentioned in the Parshah and follow the path to 19th century British parliament and the dangers of immortality. Chanukah Booklet link: https://www.creativejudaism.com/dreidel Source Sheet link: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/529841 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/parshah-rabbit-hole/message

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