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The Kotzk Podcast

Rabbi Gavin Michal

Join Rabbi Gavin Michal for a look at some of the lesser-known events, books, and people in Jewish history. New episodes weekly based on articles from the Kotzk Blog, www.kotzkblog.com. This podcast was originated as conversations between Rabbi Gavin Michal and Dr Jordan Wosnick.

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00:47:54

Kotzk Podcast 021: A mind in motion: Maimonides...

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2024/06/02

A mind in motion: Maimonides correcting Maimonides (Kotzk Blog: 474)

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01:12:04

Kotzk Podcast 020: ‘Der Pintele Yid’ − the evolution...

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2024/05/30

‘Der Pintele Yid’ − the evolution of the term and concept (Kotzk blog 473)

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01:02:37

Kozk Podcast 019: EXPANDING ON RABBINIC DISTINCTIONS...

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2024/05/19

EXPANDING ON RABBINIC DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE TITLES AND TEXTS OF THE PSALMS.

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01:05:07

Kotzk Podcast 018: Tzafnat Paneach – a ‘counter...

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2024/05/12

Tzafnat Paneach – a ‘counter Rashi’ commentary (Kotzk Blog: 471)

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01:12:33

Kotzk Podcast 017: Nineteenth-century Jewish...

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2024/05/05

This article examines Jewish messianism during the nineteenth century.https://www.kotzkblog.com/2024/05/470-nineteenth-century-jewish-messianism.html

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01:03:32

Kozk Podcast 016: Examining an unknown manuscript of...

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2024/04/14

Examining an unknown manuscript of the Zohar (Kotzk Blog 469)

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00:39:53

Kozk Podcast 015: The implications of common textual...

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2024/04/08

The implications of common textual layering within the Zohar (Kotzk Blog: 468)

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01:03:52

Kotzk Podcast 466: Separating the text from the...

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2024/03/17

Separating the text from the context: an early Chassidic approach to Torah study

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01:05:51

Kotzk Podcast 465: Did R. Chaim of Volozhin...

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2024/03/17

Did R. Chaim of Volozhin intentionally alter the image of the Vilna Gaon?

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00:40:44

Kotzk Podcast Ep012: The Turkish Jews still wave

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2021/04/06

Jews from Turkey and some Syrian communities have the unusual practice of waving to one another just prior to reciting the silent Amidah prayer. This ancient custom was first described in writing in the 17th century, and although many mystical and technical explanations have been advanced, its true origin remains unknown. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan explore the reasons for the custom and how it has been described -- and discouraged -- over the centuries.Read the original blog post at

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00:44:52

Kotzk Podcast Ep011: Radical Rav Kook

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2021/02/28

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) was a fiercely independent thinker, and one of the leading figures of the emerging Religious Zionist movement in pre-State Mandatory Palestine. He held "unorthodox" views that were condemned by the religious world in his era, and the study of his writings is discouraged in many communities even to this day. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan explore Rav Kook's radical views on the interface of spirituality and halacha, of rationalism and mysticism, of the

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00:46:19

Kotzk Podcast Ep010: Angels in Rabbinic literature:...

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2021/01/14

Most Jews would readily agree that angels exist in Judaism -- they are mentioned in many places in the Chumash, and we incorporate them into hymns such as Shalom Aleichem. Interestingly, the Mishnah does not mention angels at all, and there was a vigorous debate among the Rishonim commentators as to the reality of angels. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss the history of angels in Rabbinic thought, the rational and mystical approaches, and modern reactions to liturgical texts that invoke

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00:46:51

Kotzk Podcast Ep009: The origins of a latecomer...

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2020/12/08

What's the proper course of action when one arrives late to synagogue, and the service has already begun? Though traditional sources emphasize the importance of reciting the Amidah with the community, and recommend that latecomers change the order of their tefillot to accomodate this, many people have the practice of reciting the entire service in order -- no matter what. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss the origins of this custom in early 18th-c. Amsterdam, the cultural climate that made

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00:40:54

Kotzk Podcast Ep008: We have books, we don't need...

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2020/10/30

In the time of the Mishnah and Talmud, the Halachic tradition was passed down orally, from teacher to student. The canonization of the Talmud in written form provided new pathways for the dissemination of Rabbinic teaching, and by the time of the Tosafists (12th-13th c., northern France), influential Rabbis were asserting the right to teach and even to contradict local Rabbinic authorities. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss the cultural environment that made this possible, and some of the

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00:42:48

Kotzk Podcast Ep007: Was Rashi a mystic?

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2020/09/03

Jewish mysticism of 11th century Ashkenaz (Germany and northern France) was not Lurianic Kabbalah, but rather a much more primal form of mysticism based on the Merkava and Heichalot texts of the Rabbinic or Geonic periods. Despite some statements to the contrary, it appears that the great commentator Rashi -- known for his extensive and comprehensive commentaries on the Tanach and the Talmud -- was aware of these mystical traditions. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss the evidence for Rashi's

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00:42:46

Kotzk Podcast Ep006: Geniza document reveals first...

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2020/08/09

The Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides (often referred to by his Hebrew acronym, RaMBaM) has come to be seen as the intellectual leader of the rationalist approach to Jewish tradition. However, his writings attracted fierce opposition from the Egyptian Jewish community of his day, which was deeply influenced by the mystical approaches of its Muslim neighbours. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss documents from the Cairo Geniza, including a chance finding of a letter from a close associate of

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00:58:11

Kotzk Podcast Ep005: The shift from Babylonia to the...

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2020/07/19

The Babylonian Geonim were the successors of the Rabbis of the Talmudic era, and were the pre-eminent Rabbinic authorities between the 7th and 11th centuries. On the death of Rav Hai Gaon -- the last of the Geonim -- in 1038, the centre of gravity of the Jewish world shifted westward. The major Jewish communities in Europe and North Africa each wished to be seen as the true inheritors of Geonic authority. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss the lines of evidence each community used to support

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Kotzk Podcast Ep004: Why is Masada absent from...

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2020/06/22

The siege and mass suicide of the Zealots at Masada in 73 CE is legendary in Jewish history, but the Rabbis of both the Mishnaic and subsequent eras do not mention it at all. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan explore some possible reasons for this, and discuss how suicide for theological or military reasons has been addressed in halacha. Original link: https://www.kotzkblog.com/2020/05/274-why-is-masada-absent-from-halachic.html

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Kotzk Podcast Ep003: R' Yaakov Koppel Lifschitz -- A...

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2020/05/31

R' Yaakov Koppel Lifschitz was an early-18th-century Kabbalist whose key writings -- the Sha'ar Gan Eden ("Gateway to the Garden of Eden") and the Siddur Kol Ya'akov -- evinced strong Sabbatean influences. They, in turn, were held in very high esteem by the Ba'al Shem Tov. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan explore Lifschitz as a possible link between Shabbetai Tzvi's legacy and the early years of the Hassidic movement, with some digressions into R' Nachman of Breslov's attitude toward

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Kotzk Podcast Ep002: Shabbetai Tzvi, as reported in...

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2020/05/18

The events surrounding messianic claimant Shabbetai Tzvi's rise to fame coincided with the emergence of newspapers in western Europe. In this episode, Gavin and Jordan discuss how Shabbetai Tzvi was portrayed in these newspapers, both during his heyday in the mid-17th century and after his apostasy and imprisonment in 1666. Read the source article at https://www.kotzkblog.com/2019/12/257-shabbatai-tzvi-as-reported-in.html

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