In this podcast, Levi revisits the notion that redemption is dependent on retaining names, language, and clothing. This picks up a theme discussed in a previous podcast, adding two new perspectives.

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The responsive Barkhu prayer is ubiquitous in the prayer service. In this podcast, we explore how it works, when it is said, its mystical valence, and what you might do if you come late and miss Barkhu.

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Are you in favour or not?
Just before he heads into his Chassidus class, Levi shares with his podcast chavrusos, a fascinating document that reflects one of the innovations of early Hasidism.

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The early hasidic movement was the subject of much debate. Levi recounts the tale of the opposition to his namesake, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev.

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This podcast concludes the mini-series (at least for now…) where Levi has explored the Turkish custom of waving before the Amida prayer. Perhaps you can help find an earlier source for the practice…

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Levi goes to the microfilm collection in the National Library of Israel (… although he would like to go to Oxford!) to locate a seventeenth century source of the Turkish custom.

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In this next installment in the series, Levi shares a source from the legacy of Rabbi Yitzhak Luria about the waving practice.

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A visit to the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, convinces Levi to rethink how he is pronouncing the name of an Aleppo rabbi.

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The excavation of the Turkish custom of waving before the Amida continues in this fourth part of the series. This time the journey takes us to Livorno, Italy.

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In part three of this series about a captivating Istanbul custom, Levi shares more evidence of the practice… this time from Izmir, Turkey.

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