Hey prophets! Welcome back to the Beis for part 2 of our discussion on Emunah & Bitachon.

Continuing our discussion from last episode, we begin with living your life in the context of being Jewish, showing a lack of emunah and bitachon (5 minutes), the ideal level of emunah and bitachon (11), another definition of E & B (17), what do you do without experiencing God (26), what makes something beautiful (30), and the freedom afforded by bitachon (34).

Original Publish Date: September 5, 2018

We are back and putting together some great episodes for season 2. But before we get into that, we had a great conversation on the concepts of Emunah and Bitachon we wanted to share with you.
In this episode we discuss the movie Dunkirk along with other movies with little dialogue (4 minutes), the definition of Emunah and Bitachon (11), has God lost our trust (18), examining our relationship with God (19), developing E & B in stages (24), learning from God how to have a relationship with Him and people (29), and how the definition of humanity is work (42).
Stay tuned for part 2!Original Publish Date: August 16, 2018

Hey Prophets! 
BOTB is back after an early spring break and getting ready for season 2. But before that happens, we'd like to share our second Truth & Whiskey episode, the monthly episode where we talk about less intense topics and shoot the breeze a but more in our conversation. This conversation wasn't intended to be this way, but when we turn on the recorder, who knows where we end up!
We ended up discussing a figure in modern history who has made a big impact on our way of thought, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. We hope you enjoy our perspective, and as always, maybe you'll learn something too.
We discuss: the need for content (2 minutes), Aryeh Kaplan (5), the style of the Me'am Lo'ez (28), a little bit on meditation (38), believing in science but not in God (48), the respect you must feel while studying Torah (57), an advanced definition of Free Will (1:01), a little intro to our next topic- bitachon and emunah (1:09).

Original Publish Date: May 2, 2018

Welcome to our first episode of Truth & Whiskey! 

Once a month we will have a lighter, looser, but just as in-depth, discussion on something outside of our usual topics. It may lean towards Jewish ideas and thought, secular culture and lifestyle, or a combination of both.
This week we get in the weeds on one of Jude's favorite topics, Star Wars! Enjoy as we discuss the franchise from a POV you've never heard before. A few other topics are on the table as well, so make sure to listen to the whole thing!

Original Publish Date: March 14, 2018

This week we start off with what is an Amalek (2 minutes), why we have to kill them (25 minutes), how it connects to purim (32 minutes), why bnei Rachel have more of an obligation to kill Amalek (40 minutes), and also some bonus content: some talk of middle brain functionality (56 minutes) and some technical talk about american football (1 hour).

Original Publish Date: March 7, 2018

This week, we bring you part 1 of our in-depth discussion about Amalek. If you've ever wondered what the big deal was about the nation of Amalek and why we are commanded to completely stamp them out, this podcast is for you!

We begin with some talk about the olympics, then dive right into our Amalek discussion with an overview of the mitzvah to destroy Amalek (4:30), explain exactly what 'zachor' and 'timche' mean (8:30), explain what Amalek actually did (20), what they were trying to do (31), why we have to physically kill them (34), what our mindset should be (37), and why we must eradicate their memory (52).

Original Published Date: February 28, 2018

We begin by continuing our discussion as to why revelation was necessary, then continue by discussing the difference between Moshe and all other prophets (9 minutes). how to reach a high spiritual level and what that means (13 minutes), how do we know spirituality exists (15 minutes), and end with a discussion of where is God? (21 minutes), you know, the simple things in life. As a P.S., Jude discusses his experiences with "floating" (45 minutes).
This was actually the first conversation we ever recorded, so you can tell we are still figuring things out, but we were having so much fun at the same time.Original Publish Date: February 21, 2018

This week we are discussing the validity of the Written Torah and the revelation at Har Sinai. We hit on how we know the stories in the Torah are true, the avos as real human beings (17 minutes), medrash and more stories not found in the Torah (28 minutes), revelation  (30 minutes), and how revelation might not even be necessary to prove the truth of the Torah (42 minutes).
And this is only part 1! Stay tuned next week for part 2. Original Publish Date: February 15, 2018

We are back with Part 2 of our discussion of the Oral Torah! 
This week, we continue our discussion of the accurate transmission of the Oral Torah, explain how arguments are still possible even with an accurate transmission (5 minutes), understand how complex the Oral Torah really is (9 minutes), explain why it was important for it to remain oral (20 minutes), and finish off by explaining the true meaning and best way of understanding the Oral Torah (29 minutes).

Original Published Date: February 8, 2018

Presenting part 1 of a discussion about the Oral Torah.

First, we begin by discussing the name of our show, "Back of the Beis". Then we begin by explaining exactly how the Oral Torah was given over (2:30), the concept of a 'living Torah (7 minutes), the structure of the Oral Torah (13 minutes), exactly what it means when we say it was "oral" (24 minutes), the concept of a 'halacha l'moshe m'sinai' (34 minutes), references within the Written Torah (39 minutes), proofs to the validity of the Oral Torah (44 minutes), the reality of the criminal justice system in classical Judaism (48 minutes), and how we can be assured of an accurate transmission (58 minutes).
If it sounds like a lot, it is! With even more coming in Part 2!

Original Publishing Date: February 1, 2018