Following up on his last podcasts, Levi recalls the teaching of Rabbi Nachman about creating spaces for hitbodedut, meditative solitude.

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Levi considers the origins of the common practice of taking children under the tallit during the birkat kohanim, the priestly blessing, citing the words of Rabbi Hayim David Halevi.

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As we leave the Hebrew month that is filled with festivals, Levi considers Jewish life and heroism in the long winter months.

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Levi explores different explanations for when God asks Adam “Ayeka, where are you?” in Genesis 3:9, offering a hasidic tale with contemporary meaning.

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After recounting a fascinating custom from Djerba, Levi relates what they do in Zur Hadassa when there is a brit milah on Shabbat.

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In this week's A Shot of Torah, Levi shares his experience of a brit milah that occurred on Rosh Hashana in his community in Zur Hadassa. He discusses the laws of circumcision on Rosh Hashana and the various customs associated.… Read the rest

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The Maggid of Melbourne explores the economic angle of the prohibition against exporting fruits and vegetables from the Land of Israel, and considers its applicability in modern times.

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In this week's podcast, Levi discusses different ways to understand the contemporary relevance of the commandment to build a Temple (Exodus 25:8), suggesting how modern people might build temples in our day and age.

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Levi considers the suggestion of Nahmanides that the Ten Commandments can be divided into two categories: mitzvot that are between humans, and mitzvot that are between humans and God. What can we learn from this division?

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How hard do you find it to carver out time for Torah study? Levi – a lawyer by training – looks at a recommendation of Rabbi Nahman of Breslov to steal!

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