The Tisch with Rabbi Michael Knopf

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The Tisch with Rabbi Michael Knopf episodes

January 25, 2018 Monday Midrash: Good and Evil
Heaven and hell, good and evil, the messiah. What did God create at the beginning of time that the Bible doesn’t explicitly mention? Join Rabbi Knopf as he explores the ancient midrash’s explanations.
0 min
January 18, 2018 Monday Midrash: Creation Without Arrogance
How do we talk about Creation without arrogance? Is any attempt to discuss the mysterious inherently presumptuous? Is it rebellious? What do we make of the Torah’s silence on the mechanics of Creation, and what may or may not have existed before God created the world? Join Rabbi Knopf as we explore these and other questions raised by Midrash Genesis Rabbah.
55 min
December 28, 2017 Monday Midrash: Creation… How and Why?
What did God create before creating the world, and why did God create the world in the first place?
59 min
December 18, 2017 End Of Year Appeal
It’s that time of year! Each year, at the end of December, JCast Journey host, and JCast Network Executive Director and Producer looks back at the year that was for JCast Network, and asks that, as you consider your end of year philanthropic giving, that you include JCast Network. Although over the course of this […]
9 min
December 07, 2017 Monday Midrash: What God Created Before the World
According to the Midrash, God created some things, and determined to create yet more things, before creating the world. Join Rabbi Knopf to explore what those things things were, and why God started with them.
1 hr 5 min
November 30, 2017 Monday Midrash: God and the Angels…
When did God create angels? And, if God is one, how is there so much diversity within creation? Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his midrash students discuss these and other ancient rabbinic questions.
49 min
November 23, 2017 Monday Midrash: Big Questions…
Why does the Torah begin with the creation of the world, and not with the first commandment? And is there such a thing as “intelligent design?” Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his midrash students discuss these and other ancient rabbinic questions.

1 hr 3 min
November 17, 2017 Monday Midrash: Torah as Architect of the World
Join Rabbi Knopf on a journey through the collection of rabbinic commentary on the Bible known as Midrash Rabbah. This week, Rabbi Knopf continues to explore the first midrash of Genesis Rabbah, which discusses how God used the Torah to help create the world.

52 min
November 10, 2017 Monday Midrash: Session One
Join Rabbi Knopf on a journey through the collection of rabbinic commentary on the Bible known as Midrash Rabbah. In this session, we begin to explore the first midrash on Genesis.
1 hr
September 21, 2017 Teaching in Honor of Reb Sholom Brodt (z”l)
On the Shabbat immediately following the death of one of Rabbi Knopf’s rebbes, Rabbi Sholom Brodt, founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem, Rabbi Knopf shares some singing and learning in his honor.

13 min