Jewish Thought and Halacha

By Rabbi Moshe Becker

Exploring Halacha, Minhag, and Jewish Thought and History with Rabbi Moshe Becker

My goal is to shed light on our practices and demystify the process of learning about them. Drawing on both traditiona... more

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August 29, 2025 Free Will Series I: Rambam Pt. 1
As we enter the month of Elul, we begin a new series in which we explore the age old question - how can we have free will while maintaining God's omniscience?
This week we look at the Rambam in Hilchos Teshuvah and other places as he attempts to address the infamous conundrum - how to reconcile our בחירה and God's ידיעה.

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57min
August 01, 2025 Music & Zecher L'Churban
What is the Halacha regarding listening to music (year round)? When does it apply? Is there a difference if it's recorded?

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1h 3min
July 24, 2025 Missing Years Series Coda: My View
Hope to reconvene again next week, G-d willing. In the meantime, here's some additional thoughts on the missing years question.Join the WhatsApp group for updates and zoom link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C1KdyAUZOEs7n06TN7933Z
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14min
July 18, 2025 Missing Years Series IV: Later Resolutions
In the final part of our series on the missing years, we look at resolutions offered by later sources.Download source sheets ⁠here⁠
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1h 8min
July 11, 2025 Missing Years Series III: Resolutions
In Part 3, we look at different perspectives and possible resolutions to this issue.
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1h 18min
July 04, 2025 Missing Years Series II: Exploring the Sources
In the second part of this series, we explore the evidence from both sides regarding how many years there were of the גלות and בית שני.
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1h 16min
June 27, 2025 Missing Years Series I: Introducing the Issue
Starting our new series on the missing years during the Bayis Sheini period, we introduce the issue and what discuss the discrepancy between the Jewish and secular timelines.
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1h 5min
June 06, 2025 Kuzari Series VI: Conclusion - Kuzari's Impact on Jewish Thought
How did the idea expressed in the Kuzari impact later works and philosophies?
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1h 11min
May 30, 2025 Debate on Techeiles at Yeshiva Ohr Reuven
On May 26, 2025, I participated in a debate at Yeshiva Ohr Reuven regarding the validity of tcheiles produced from the murex trunculus. Due to the format and short time slot, we were unable to address many important aspects of this discussion.The full episode on techeiles in modern times is linked belowJoin the WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/C1KdyAUZOEs7n06TN7933Z
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38min
May 30, 2025 Kuzari Series V: Eretz Yisrael
Exploring the role of Eretz Yisrael according to R' Yehudah Halevi in the Kuzari
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1h 12min

FAQs about Jewish Thought and Halacha:

How many episodes does Jewish Thought and Halacha have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.