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Belief in the FutureShould I Use the Plagiarism Machine?In this crossover episode of Belief in the Future with Responsa Radio, host David Zvi Kalman dives into whether using generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E is a form of theft, drawing comparisons to the Jewish tradition of responsa. Back in the day, medieval rabbis often quoted other scholars without giving credit, but it was within a self-referential learning community. If today’s machine learning models can swiftly scrub the web, disregarding attribution, what kind of culture are we fostering by relying on their extensive 'knowledge'?Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Ethan Tucker is the President and Ro...2024-08-1354 min
Answers WithHeldWho is God? (Part 2)R. Avi Killip and R. Shai Held continue to explore questions about God, especially thinking about the role of doubt. How can we understand God when we just don't know? And how can we have conversations with kids when we ourselves aren't sure?2024-03-0425 minAnswers WithHeldWho is God? (Part 1)In this inaugural episode, R. Avi Killip joins R. Shai Held to explore a very big question - who is God? Their poignant conversation includes personal stories of early wonderings about God as well as particular images from text and tradition that are most resonant and meaningful.2024-02-2627 min
On Sacred GroundLearning From Our Children: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #7R. Avi Killip rejoins R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon to talk about our relationships with our children. What are we trying to inculcate in them? And what do we hope that they can remind us about?2024-01-1128 min
Ta ShmaLearning From Our Children: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #7R. Avi Killip rejoins R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon to talk about our relationships with our children. What are we trying to inculcate in them? And what do we hope that they can remind us about?2024-01-1128 minOn Sacred GroundWhat Are We Allowed to Feel? A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #6R. Avi Killip and R. Avital Hochstein introduce Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda, a new member of Hadar's team in Israel who supports independent minyanim in Be'er Sheva and southern Israel. They reflect on how war pushes us to think in terms of black and white binaries, and yet, the reality - politically, morally, and emotionally - is such more more complex. Are there limits on what we are allowed to feel and how we can express these feelings?2023-12-1433 minTa ShmaWhat Are We Allowed to Feel? A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #6R. Avi Killip and R. Avital Hochstein introduce Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda, a new member of Hadar's team in Israel who supports independent minyanim in Be'er Sheva and southern Israel. They reflect on how war pushes us to think in terms of black and white binaries, and yet, the reality - politically, morally, and emotionally - is such more more complex. Are there limits on what we are allowed to feel and how we can express these feelings?2023-12-1433 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: Forgiveness, Intimacy, and the Eternal SearchThe search for God will span a lifetime. But once a year the dynamic is different. If Judaism offers up life as a giant game of hide and seek with the Holy One, Yom Kippur is the one day when God doesn't hide. The game is paused, and God emerges in search of us.2023-09-2411 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip on Tisha B'Av: How We Choose to (Re)BuildRecent years have pushed us to examine the foundational structures of so much in our world. Previously unthinkable realities have called into question the stability of systems we believed to be stone-clad. On the global level, we never imagined a pandemic, fragile democracies or a multi-year war in europe. In so many ways we have had to face the fact that what we thought would be around forever turned out to be unstable. Over and over again we have been surprised to see what might burn. 2023-07-2409 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip on 17 Tammuz: When Longing is the RelationshipThose who mourn tremendous losses know that the rupture is ongoing and often cannot be contained by marking a single anniversary. When was the last celebration we shared? When did they first get sick? When did hospice start? When was the last time we spoke? Marking several dates can be painful, but also sometimes enlivening. The annual moments of memory provide ongoing connection to relationships that would otherwise begin to fade. They allow us to keep the memory alive and ever present. To love someone who has died is to be in a constant state of longing for them...2023-07-0306 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip on Shavuot: The Beauty of Every WordTorah should be read slowly. Very slowly. One idea—and maybe even one word—at a time. To experience Torah at its most sensual, most fragrant, is to read it slowly and lovingly.2023-05-2207 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip on Pesah Sheini: A Ritual Made for AllRedemption cannot happen without everyone. We learn this lesson from the Seder ritual, when we open our homes by inviting guests and asserting that all who are hungry come and eat. But the idea of radical inclusion is perhaps most clearly found in the laws of the pesah sacrifice itself. Every person should join a group that will offer the pesah sacrifice and eat the entire offering together. Nobody can be left out. This mandate to include everyone in this sacrifice extends so far as to necessitate the creation of an additional make-up holiday for those who were unable...2023-05-0106 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip on Yom HaShoah: LegacyThere is no Judaism—no understanding of Jewish history or culture or theology—without accounting for the Shoah. This part of the Jewish story is now canon. For the past eighty years, we have encountered this story directly from the people who endured it. When this last generation of survivors are gone, what will change? How will their absence impoverish us? How will their memory and lessons live on?2023-04-1709 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: Hameitz and Uncovered PitsWhat can cleaning for Pesah teach us about the limits ownership and responsibility? R. Avi Killip shares reflections on the holiday from this year's Hadar Pesah Reader, "L'Or haNer: The Light of Discovery."2023-04-0308 minTa ShmaThe Tisch with Dena Weiss: A Taste of HasidutWelcome to a new mini-series for Ta Shma, the Tisch with Dena Weiss: A Taste of Hasidut. Each episode will feature bite-sized insights from Hasidic thought on spirituality, ethics, and character development. These episodes are short – but they are packed with big ideas. But first: what is Hasidut? How is it like or unlike other kinds of Jewish learning, and why should more people try it? To set the table, R. Avi Killip sat down for a discussion with the Tisch's host, Dena Weiss. "Mitteler Rebbe's Kapelya" and "Nigun Hisva'adus" from RAZA Kapelya (2023) by Chana Raskin. Produced by...2023-03-1315 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: Love and HiddennessThe revelation at Sinai is a high point in the Jewish story. It is the moment when God gives us the mitzvot—and we accept them. But, the Talmud tells us that the commandments were actually accepted twice: once at Sinai, and again in Persia, during the time of Ahashverosh. Exploring these two moments in tandem allows us to see how personal empowerment can lead us to approach God with love.2023-03-0608 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: Praying When the World is At StakeAs we watch storms surge and fires burn, the changing climate has moved from an abstract fear to an ever-present reality. The enormity of this crisis demands a complex type of faith, a different kind of prayer, and a theological reckoning. How can we bring our fears and hopes to God? What might it look like to pray about climate change? In the Dr. Eddie Scharfman Memorial Lecture from January 2023, Rabbi Avi Killip explored the wisdom that Jewish tradition has to offer for this time of global crisis.2023-02-1340 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: The Gestation of a TreeGrowth is gradual, so slow in fact that it cannot be tracked in real time. We need an annual date as a marker of a specific moment, before and after seasons of change. Like all birthdays, Tu Bishvat invites us to celebrate, to notice the beauty in slow growth, and to appreciate the potential of what is yet to be born.2023-02-0609 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: "Anti-Idolatry" - Talmudic Wisdom on Fighting RacismAnyone living in America today will eventually encounter racism they cannot easily fix or change, just as our ancestors could not entirely avoid or correct idolatry. What do we do when that happens? How can we reject ideas as pervasive and corrosive as racism? The Talmud’s reflections on the struggle against idolatry raise similar questions and offer instructions on how to actively demonstrate objection through our behavior so that we do not unintentionally uphold the status quo. The anti-idol mandate can teach us a lot about how to live in a culture we see as fundamentally evil, even wh...2023-01-1614 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: I Know of Nothing But Miracles, Part 1What do miracles tell us about God’s presence? How do we define the miraculous? Where does one miracle begin and human agency end? In this series, originally recorded in December 2021, we'll explore a text from Hadar's Hanukkah 5782 Companion, illuminating the evolving relationship between humanity and miracles. 2022-12-1918 min
Learning About Learning: Conversations with Scholars of Jewish EducationEpisode 5: Spotlight on Daf YomiRabbi Professor Jane Kanarek (Hebrew College), Rabbi Avi Killip (Hadar), Professor Barry Wimpfheimer (Northwestern), Sara Wolkenfeld (Sefaria), moderated by Professor Jon Levisohn (Brandeis University).For decades following its invention in 1923, Daf Yomi was practiced by experienced, mostly haredi Talmud scholars, and criticized by many as well. Over time, the practice grew in popularity in that community. But in the 21st century, the practice has expanded dramatically, both in terms of the background of the participants and in terms of the very concept of what it means to “do the daf.”In this session, four highly expe...2022-11-291h 06
Responsa RadioCan I Make Seltzer On Shabbat? Can I make seltzer, using a home soda maker, on Shabbat? How about on Yom Tov? R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip discuss the religious instincts and halakhic issues at play. 2022-07-2128 minResponsa RadioHow Old Will I Be at the Resurrection of the Dead? Responsa Radio Kids Edition #3A 5-year-old named Ya'ara asks - when moshiach comes, and people come back from the dead, how old will everyone be? In this episode of Responsa Radio Kids Edition, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip discuss the concept of the resurrection of the dead. 2022-06-0112 minResponsa RadioDid the Sages Have Last Names? Responsa Radio Kids Edition #2Did the sages have last names? When did people start using last names anyway? In the next episode of Responsa Radio Kids Edition, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip answer a question from a 6th grader named Avital.2022-05-1225 minResponsa RadioDid the Sages Have Last Names? Responsa Radio Kids Edition #2Did the sages have last names? When did people start using last names anyway? In the next episode of Responsa Radio Kids Edition, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip answer a question from a 6th grader named Avital.2022-05-1214 minResponsa RadioCan You Make Kiddush on Frozen Grapes? Responsa Radio Kids Edition #1Can you make Kiddush on frozen grapes if that's all you have? In the first episode of Responsa Radio Kids Edition, a new mini-series produced with a little help from Hadar's Children and Families Division, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip answer a scrumptious question from a 5th grader named Ronit.2022-04-2911 minResponsa RadioCan You Make Kiddush on Frozen Grapes? Responsa Radio Kids Edition #1Can you make Kiddush on frozen grapes if that's all you have? In the first episode of Responsa Radio Kids Edition, a new mini-series produced with a little help from Hadar's Children and Families Division, R. Ethan Tucker and R. Avi Killip answer a scrumptious question from a 5th grader named Ronit.2022-04-2911 min
Adapting: The Future of Jewish EducationThe Power of Pedagogy in Jewish Education, Season 2, Episode 19"As my colleague Allison Cook says, 'It feels like magic, but it doesn’t take magic to make it happen, it takes pedagogy.'" Rabbi Avi Killip, Executive Vice President of Hadar Institute, joins David Bryfman to discuss what it takes to make Jewish learning- family engagement, adult education, and everything in between- magical and meaningful. She also reflects on how her struggles with dyslexia impact how she teaches today.This episode was produced by Dina Nusnbaum and Gabriel Weinstein. The show’s executive producers are David Bryfman, Karen Cummins, and Nessa Liben. This episode was engineered and ed...2022-03-2436 min
Daily Daf DifferentlyYevamot, Daf 3Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 3.
In this daf, Abba Shaul give us his opinion of two biblical rituals: “Yibum” and “Chalitza.”
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-1000 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet YevamotYevamot, Daf 3Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 3.
In this daf, Abba Shaul give us his opinion of two biblical rituals: “Yibum” and “Chalitza.”
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-1000 minThe JCast Network Total FeedYevamot, Daf 3Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 3.
In this daf, Abba Shaul give us his opinion of two biblical rituals: “Yibum” and “Chalitza.”
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-1000 minThe JCast Network Total FeedYevamot, Daf 2Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 2.
Today we begin Seder Nashim with Tractate Yemavot.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-0900 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet YevamotYevamot, Daf 2Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 2.
Today we begin Seder Nashim with Tractate Yemavot.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-0900 minDaily Daf DifferentlyYevamot, Daf 2Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Avi Killip looks at Masechet Yevamot Daf 2.
Today we begin Seder Nashim with Tractate Yemavot.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
2022-03-0900 minTa ShmaR. Avi Killip: Modern Women's Midrash as a Tool for Reading our Most Difficult TextsFor centuries, midrash has helped reconcile problematic, troubling, and hurtful texts by understanding them in a new light. In this lecture, Rabbi Avi Killip studies modern women’s midrash from the book “Dirshuni” that offers one approach to hearing, and maybe even healing from our most difficult texts. That is the power of midrash. This lecture was originally delivered as part of Hadar’s Summer Learning Retreat in June 2021.2022-02-0744 minTa ShmaTa Shma Trailer Welcome to Ta Shma, a new podcast where you get to listen in on Hadar’s Beit Midrash. Whether you’re at home or on the go, come and listen to recordings from recent Hadar classes, lectures, programs. Ta Shma is hosted by R. Avi Killip of the Hadar Institute.2021-11-0100 min
Responsa RadioCan the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom?This week on Responsa Radio: Can the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom? How are we to fulfill our (interpersonal) obligations while keeping ourselves safe and without making this pandemic worse? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip as they dive […]The post Can the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2021-01-1045 min
Jewish Public Media (All Feeds)Can the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom?This week on Responsa Radio: Can the essence of obligation to visit the sick and comfort mourners really be fulfilled over Zoom? How are we to fulfill our (interpersonal) obligations while keeping ourselves safe and without making this pandemic worse? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip as they dive […]
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The Vibe of the TribeIt Is Talmud, and We Must LearnOn Jan. 5, 2020, Miriam and Dan embarked on a seven-and-a-half-year journey simultaneously with tens of thousands of people across the world. Their collective quest? To participate in Daf Yomi (literally “daily page”), the ongoing daily sequential study of the Babylonian Talmud.
Does studying one page of Talmud each day seem easy to you? Pardon Miriam and Dan while they laugh and cry hysterically. The Talmud is a multi-generational codification of Judaism’s oral Torah, with crammed analysis, deep thought and frequent whiplash-inducing non-sequiturs from an enormous cast of rabbis discussing everything—and we do mean everything—of significance to Jews of the post-T...2021-01-041h 11
Responsa RadioCan I staff a suicide hotline on Shabbat?Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish Law)? Join Rabbis Ethan Tucker, Avi Killip, with questions sent in by you on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media. In This […]The post Responsa Radio #71: Can I staff a suicide hotline on Shabbat? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2020-10-2128 minJewish Public Media (All Feeds)Can I staff a suicide hotline on Shabbat?Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish Law)? Join Rabbis Ethan Tucker, Avi Killip, with questions sent in by you on all sorts of details of Jewish law. This is a joint project between the Center for Jewish Law and Values and Jewish Public Media. In This […]
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The Joyous Justice PodcastEp 3: Yom Kippur, Cows, and Collective AccountabilitySend us a message via text message! Link accessible at joyousjustice.buzzsprout.com. ✅April and Tracie consider the meaning of the Yom Kippur fast and its relation to racial justice work. Drawing on resources and stories from their own lives, Brene Brown's work, and the rabbis of the Talmud, they delve into the ways that perfectionism, hanger, individualism, and white fragility can sometimes get in the way of our sacred opportunities. Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.comLearn more about April’s work...2020-09-2431 minResponsa RadioHigh Holidays Special EditionThis special Hikhot High Holidays edition of Responsa Radio was recorded live with Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Rabbi Avi Killip, and Rabbi Aviva Richman in advance of an unprecedented High Holiday season. Have a question about Jewish law you’d like answered on the show? Send an email to halakhah@hadar.org2020-09-081h 00
PJ Library Presents: Have I Got A Story For You!Listen Again: Talking With Kids About GodOur recent episode, Carly's Cupcakes, is a story of kindness, community, and cupcakes. And it also inspired a couple of listener questions about God. This "mix" features answers to listener questions, a re-listen to Carly's Cupcakes, as well as tips from our special guest, Rabbi Avi Killip, about talking with your children about God, no matter what you believe.
2020-09-0819 min
Responsa RadioWhy Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They?This week on Responsa Radio: Why do rabbis “turn converts away three times”? As a non-rabbi, and in our day and age, what can and should I do as I interact with non-Jews who are deepening their interest in Judaism? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip.The post Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-12-1943 minJewish Public Media (All Feeds)Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They?This week on Responsa Radio: Why do rabbis “turn converts away three times”? As a non-rabbi, and in our day and age, what can and should I do as I interact with non-Jews who are deepening their interest in Judaism? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip.
The post Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-12-1943 minJewish Public Media (All Feeds)If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it?This week on Responsa Radio: I’m learning Hebrew, and loving it. But I’m stuck when it comes to praying from the siddur–it takes forever! Which is more important: reading the prayers in their original language, or reading them in a language I actually understand? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan […]
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Responsa RadioIf I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it?This week on Responsa Radio: I’m learning Hebrew, and loving it. But I’m stuck when it comes to praying from the siddur–it takes forever! Which is more important: reading the prayers in their original language, or reading them in a language I actually understand? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan […]The post If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-12-0634 min
Responsa RadioWhat to Do with Grandma’s Treyf ChinaWhat to Do with Grandma’s Treyf China? Tune in to find out more from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan Tucker.The post What to Do with Grandma’s Treyf China appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-11-2026 min
Responsa RadioHow Do We Use Space During Yom Kippur Services?We’re back with more from Responsa Radio, this time asking the question: How do we use space during Yom Kippur services? Tune in to find out more from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan Tucker.The post How Do We Use Space During Yom Kippur Services? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-08-1529 min
Responsa RadioAre non-Jews allowed to take on mitzvot?We’re back with more from Responsa Radio, this time asking the question: Can non-Jews observe mitzvot? Tune in to find out more from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan Tucker.The post Are non-Jews allowed to take on mitzvot? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-06-2737 min
Responsa RadioCan I See My Therapist on Shabbat?Can I See My Therapist on Shabbat? Tune in to find out more from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan Tucker.The post Can I See My Therapist on Shabbat? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.2019-06-1325 min
Mechon Hadar Online LearningVows That DivideAvi Killip, Yom Kippur 5776. Why Does Kol Nidrei Begin Yom Kippur? Annulling our vows is a strange way to start a communal day of atonement. And yet, we come together in the moments before Yom Kippur to recite Kol Nidrei. Promising not to keep our word seems like a particularly lousy way to enter into a day of judgement. Wouldn’t we prefer to be a people who honors our vows? Using sources from the Talmud and Mishnah, we will investigate why we still begin Yom Kippur with Kol Nidrei.2017-09-2506 minMechon Hadar Online LearningEmbracing Teshuvah: A Faculty PanelListen back as Mechon Hadar faculty members Elie Kaunfer, Avi Killip, Aviva Richman, Jason Rubenstein, and Dena Weiss discuss their favorite texts about Teshuva. Recorded on September 13, 2016.2017-09-111h 06Mechon Hadar Online LearningResponsa Radio Episode 55: How to Count to Ten?Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law.2017-07-2143 minMechon Hadar Online LearningResponsa Radio Episode 54: Can the Government Seize My Property?Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law.2017-07-1436 minMechon Hadar Online LearningResponsa Radio Episode 53: Whatever Could Be Wrong With My Mezuzah?Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join R. Avi Killip interviewing R. Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by Yeshivat Hadar alumni and others on all sorts of details of Jewish law.2017-07-0632 min