Shows
Ta ShmaR. Miriam-Simma Walfish and R. Deborah Sacks Mintz: Nigun HannahThe narrative of Hannah in Tanakh paints the picture of a yearning journey through prayer as dynamic expression - one of varied posture, volume, intensity, and presence. Rabbis Miriam-Simma and Deobrah Sacks Mintz explore rabbinic sources, punctuated by learning and singing together a newly composed Nigun Hannah, to dig into the prayers of our own hearts. Recorded at Hadar's Manger Winter Learning Seminar, 2023. Source Sheet: https://mechonhadar.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/mh_torah_source_sheets/MWLS2023WalfishSacksMintzNigunHannah.pdf2025-01-1342 minTa ShmaSustenance - A Talmudic and Culinary Exploration of Women in JudaismIn what way is the Talmud like a recipe book? In this panel event that brought together an incredible slice of the New York Jewish community, Hadar’s Rabbi Miriam-Simma Walfish leads a discussion about a revolutionary new cookbook, "Feeding Women of the Talmud, Feeding Ourselves," collected by Kenden Alfond. Learn not only about this book but also about the women of the Talmud and mustard seeds! 2023-08-2844 minTa ShmaR. Miriam-Simma Walfish: Hunger in the Streets of JerusalemHow do we—and ought we—respond to suffering? R. Miriam-Simma explores stories in the Talmud that express the extent of Jerusalem's destruction through a focus on food. Recorded on Tisha B'Av 2022.2023-07-1745 min
Daily Daf DifferentlySukkah, Daf 45Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 45.
What can Sukkot teach us about different ways of being in relationship with God? Today’s daf will explore this question through the ritual of hoshanot.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-2109 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet SukkahSukkah, Daf 45Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 45.
What can Sukkot teach us about different ways of being in relationship with God? Today’s daf will explore this question through the ritual of hoshanot.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-2109 minDaily Daf DifferentlySukkah, Daf 42Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 42.
We see Bar/Bat Mitzvah time as an induction into religious obligation, but today’s daf will provide an alternative view, leaving us with a question: How do we know when it is time for children become participants in Jewish ritual life?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1810 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet SukkahSukkah, Daf 42Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 42.
We see Bar/Bat Mitzvah time as an induction into religious obligation, but today’s daf will provide an alternative view, leaving us with a question: How do we know when it is time for children become participants in Jewish ritual life?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1810 minDaily Daf DifferentlySukkah, Daf 41Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 41.
Today’s daf explores the question of personal ownership of lulavim on Sukkot. Why is such ownership required? Why is giving a lulav to a friend as a temporary gift okay? What do these rules tell us about the purpose of the ritual?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1711 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet SukkahSukkah, Daf 41Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 41.
Today’s daf explores the question of personal ownership of lulavim on Sukkot. Why is such ownership required? Why is giving a lulav to a friend as a temporary gift okay? What do these rules tell us about the purpose of the ritual?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1711 minDaily Daf DifferentlySukkah, Daf 40Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 40.
Today’s daf engages in the question of what sabbatical produce may be used for leading to the question of what the primary purpose of the ban on agricultural labor during the sabbatical year. Is it to give the land a rest or is it to serve as an economic equalizer?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1607 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet SukkahSukkah, Daf 40Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 40.
Today’s daf engages in the question of what sabbatical produce may be used for leading to the question of what the primary purpose of the ban on agricultural labor during the sabbatical year. Is it to give the land a rest or is it to serve as an economic equalizer?
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1607 minDaily Daf DifferentlySukkah, Daf 39Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 39.
What assumptions should we make about the religious practice of others? In what ways should these assumptions inform our interactions with them? Today’s daf engages these questions through a discussion of purchasing a etrog in the shmitta (sabbatical) year.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1514 minDaily Daf Differently: Masechet SukkahSukkah, Daf 39Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Miriam-Simma Walfish looks at Masechet Sukkah Daf 39.
What assumptions should we make about the religious practice of others? In what ways should these assumptions inform our interactions with them? Today’s daf engages these questions through a discussion of purchasing a etrog in the shmitta (sabbatical) year.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
2021-08-1514 min
Tablet StudiosThe Pregnancy EpisodeThis week on Unorthodox, we’re talking all things Jewish pregnancy, from traditions and superstitions to genetic testing and fertility treatment.First we hear from Estie Rose, a genetic counselor and outreach coordinator for JScreen, a genetic testing nonprofit based at Emory University, about the importance of screening for Tay-Sachs, the BRCA gene, and other specifically Jewish conditions when planning for pregnancy.Then Dr. Bat-Sheva Maslow, a reproductive endocrinologist at Extend Fertility, explains halachic infertility, how common it really is, and what experts like them can do to solve/cure...2021-07-2249 min