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The Maggid MethodThe Maggid MethodThe Maggid Method: Rabbi Shaanan GelmanRabbi Shaanan Gelman is Senior Rabbi at Kehilat Chovevi Tzion in Skokie, IL.  In one succinct sentence, Rabbi Gelman sums up the task at hand any time someone approaches the Drasha speaking slot: Make the familiar unfamiliar - and the unfamiliar familiar. He’s a rabbi adept at spotting transformative Drasha material - and is willing to wait as long as it takes until a particular Torah message comes to life for him  Rabbi Gelman also places a high premium on great, personal stories to help illustrate Torah ideas - and is a...2024-04-2554 minTorahCastTorahCastTefila Bites_1Enjoy this brief series on kavana in tefila - what are we supposed to be thinking about? What happens if we become distracted? How do we restore focus? A fascinating exploration of the halachic and philosophical approaches to bringing meaning into prayer.2023-06-1307 minTorahCastTorahCastDavening in YOUR Shul - A Fulfillment of Tefilla Be'TziburHalachic and philosophical discussion of the obligation to pray with a minyan and in shul. How do we prioritize between supporting one's local shul vs davening with greater intensity? Beit Medresh vs Beit Knesset. The individual's obligation weighed against the mitzvah of supporting a community and a shul.2023-05-2936 minTorahCastTorahCastCritical Conversations - Halachik Wills, Inheritance, and End of Life PlanningRabbi Yona Reiss, Av Beth Din of the cRc with a comprehensive overview of the laws of Halachic Wills, Inheritance, and Health Care Proxy. As well as Tamara Kushnir Groman JD, from CJE Senior Life, with practical legal counsel and personal advice on how to talk with family about end of life care and decision making2023-05-221h 24TorahCastTorahCastAddiction? Not my Problem...Think Again, a Conversation with the Recovery ChevraPurim is a challenging time for those grappling with addiction, triggering them and placing them and their families at risk. The Recovery Chevra aims to provide a place to go, where others understand your struggle and can support you through the process of recovery.2023-03-0156 minTorahCastTorahCastPesach and the Cancel Culture - Shabbat Hagadol 57812021-03-2152 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Chayei Sara - An Everlasting Bond2017-11-1010 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Ki Teitze - Magic Stones2017-09-0107 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Shoftim - "We Didn't Do It!"2017-08-2511 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Ve'etchanan - Empty Spaces2017-08-0408 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Matos - Masei - Lessons Learned in a Restroom2017-07-2113 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Pinchas - Putting out the Fire2017-07-1312 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Balak - The Invisible People2017-07-0614 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Behar - Shemitta and Har Sinai2017-05-1912 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Emor - The Relevant Resume2017-05-1214 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Teruma - "Rabbi" Barbie2017-03-0311 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Mishpatim - To Serve and to Guard2017-02-2416 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Yitro - The Guilty Bystander2017-02-1712 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Beshalach - There's No Easy Way Out2017-02-1010 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Bo - The Leap2017-02-0313 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vaera - Eich Yishmaeni2017-01-2709 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Shemot - One Little Goat2017-01-2013 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vayigash - A Whispering Match2017-01-0612 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vayishlach - If Esav Were on our Team2016-12-1616 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vayetze - Ladders and Angels and Tigers Named Hobbes2016-12-0911 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Toldot - What Rivkah Saw that Yitzchak Could Not2016-12-0216 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vayera - The Lonely Man of Faith, Is it a Viable Model?2016-11-1610 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Noach - Moral Relatavism2016-11-0409 minTorahCastTorahCastNitzavim - Taking a Stand2016-09-3007 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Ki Tavo - The Magic of Being First2016-09-2309 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Ki Teitze - Amalek and The Fear of God2016-09-1609 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Shoftim - Draft Dodgers2016-09-0914 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Re'eh - Peer Pressure2016-09-0207 minTorahCastTorahCastPashat Matot - Bnei Gad u'Bnei Reuven and Buyer's Remorse2016-08-0509 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Pinchas - Inspire Not Indoctrinate2016-07-2915 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Chukat - Snakes on a Stick2016-07-1514 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Shelach - Be Afraid, But Not Very2016-07-0113 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Bahalotecha - Some Guys Have All the Luck2016-06-2414 minTorahCastTorahCastFrom Pesach to Shavuot2016-06-0314 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Emor - To Be Desired2016-05-2012 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Kedoshim - On Secrets and Social Equity2016-05-1316 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Acharei Mot - Necessary Initiative2016-05-0614 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Pekudei - Smoke and Mirrors, The Magic Behind the Marot Tzovot2016-03-1111 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vayakhel - Mishkan L'eidut , The Leftovers2016-03-0408 minTorahCastTorahCastFrom Peshicha to KotzkThe rise and fall of a radical movement in Chassidut, what made Kotzk so unique? Why it ultimately failed?2016-03-0133 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Ki Tissa - Tzedaka vs Chesed2016-02-2611 minTorahCastTorahCastChassidic Masters: The Seer of Lublin2016-02-2342 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Lion of Judah: Hadar, Jewish Pride and Self Defense2016-02-1946 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Terumah - A Different Kind of Real Estate2016-02-1212 minTorahCastTorahCastReb Elimelech of LizhenskPart 2 of series on Chassidic masters2016-02-0944 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Mishpatim - Majority Rules not Majority Fools2016-02-0511 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Baal Shem TovPart one of series on the foundations and major personalities in Chassidut Includes a biographical sketch as well as philosophical underpinnings of the Baal Shem Tov's ideas.2016-02-0351 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Yitro - A Hair Raising Experience2016-01-2915 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Beshalach 5776 - Toxic Water and the Bnei Yisrael2016-01-2213 minTorahCastTorahCastParshat Vaera - 5776 Two Handfuls of Ash2016-01-0816 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Ethical World of Dr. Seuss - Horton Hatches the Egg; Adoption vs Biological Parenthood2015-12-0657 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Ethical World of Dr. Seuss: The Lorax, Torah, the Environment and the Virtues of Greed2015-11-2453 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Ethical World of Dr. Seuss - The Butter Battle Book, War Ethics, Escalation and Fighting TerrorismWar Ethics, Escalation and Fighting Terrorism2015-11-1757 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Ethical World of Dr. Seuss - Horton Hears a Who"A Person's a Person no Matter How Small", Abortion, Euthanasia and the Value of Human Life according to Judaism2015-11-1756 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Case of Spam FilteringReading someone else's email, is it ever permissible? What if it is done for the purpose of a mitzvah or to check up on a child out of concern for his/her well being? Can you read someone else's note which was placed in the Kotel? Is it permissible to set up a hidden camera to ensure that employees do not steal?2014-11-2544 minTorahCastTorahCastThe Trolley ProblemThere is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead, on the tracks, there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are standing some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice that there is one person on the side track. You have two options: (1) Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track. (2) Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track...2014-11-1846 minTorahCastTorahCastMoral Dilemmas in Judaism: Reading Email on Company TimeThe second part of the Moral Dilemmas series. Does an employee "own" the time of an employee? Which leisure activities are acceptable and which are considered theft or inappropriate while on the company payroll? Find out now.2014-11-1740 minTorahCastTorahCastMoral Dilemmas in Judaism: Heinz's DilemmaA Textual and Legal Analysis of the classic problem: A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only...2014-11-1754 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 10In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-02-1534 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 9bIn depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-02-1133 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 9In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-02-0442 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 8In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-01-2829 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 7In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-01-0840 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 6In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2013-01-0134 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 5In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-2038 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 4In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-1132 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 3In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-0641 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 2bIn depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-0648 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 2aIn depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-0543 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - Chapter 1In depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-0540 minTorahCastTorahCastMegilat Esther - IntroductionIn depth Study of the Megilah, using textual analysis, classical commentaries and thematic development2012-12-0535 min