A question which I deal with every year, but do not have a conclusive answer: How old did the Pesach lamb have to be?
A question which I deal with every year, but do not have a conclusive answer: How old did the Pesach lamb have to be?
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Take a detailed stroll through the opening verses of Exodus 12 as Yoel teaches this Passover text to the weekly group Hebrew Bible Class. You will hear the Hebrew text read, translated and explained according to the ancient culture.
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The book of Esther presents a story that is celebrated every year in the holiday of Purim. Yoel and Jono discuss Esther & Mordechai’s names, the historic accuracy of the book, walk us through the profound events with the Persians and how the holiday is celebrated.
We must remember that the time frame I am talking about is at a time where many had already refrained from speaking the name of God, so I use the idea of hinting in this argument about The Name. The practice of not speaking God’s name has been traced by some scholars to the 3rd and even 4th centuries.
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“We were taken out of Egypt to make sure we receive the promise to Abraham of the good land… The days of Sukkot are actually a celebration of the gift and the goodness that God gives us by allowing us to sit on the land.” Yoel and Jono Vandor discuss the textual evidence and traditional opinions of what
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How do we know we are to fast? What constitutes afflicting the soul in the Rabbinic world? Is Blood Required For All Atonement? Yoel answers these questions as well as
What is this day called, what is our attitude to be, and who/what is Azazel?
Every year when we come to the time of Yom Teruah (aka Rosh HaShanah), I get into the discussion of what is the תרועה– Teruah which the Torah is speaking of. Though for many the argument has never been settled, I want to suggest a possible argument.
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In this special podcast Yoel explains the historical background of the practices of the 6th month of Elul.
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