Even the exclamations and banter between great Rabbanim are full of Wisdom.

Indexing: 8.

(Romans, Persians, Galus, Esav).

What our focus should be in a post-Churban (destruction of the Temple) world. Emphasis on who the Amoraim/rabbanim are to give context and power to their words: they lived as the remnants of holy times, in beginning of a newly-fractures world. 

Why does the gemara jump between to many generations and bring topics that seem unrelated?

What do Chazal mean to express when they say "...amru malachei ha'shareis lifnei HaKadosh, Baruch Hu,", that angels are questioning God?

(Tzedakah, churban, galus, exile, galut, wealth, mourning). 

Continuing the theme of disconnection, aggados include advice for interpersonal strife and customs and attitude for galus/churban beis hamikdash (exile, destroyed temple). Emphasis on understanding the identity of the Amoraim to give greater depth to the meaning.

(my #s 4, 4b, and 5)

In this episode, we explore the famous story of Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai and his son hiding in a cave for 13 years, and their zapping people and objects in a very conflictual exit. We explore the messages and development of Rebbe Shimon from this incident; his conceptual connection to Lag Baomer, Aggadah, and Kabbalah; and learn how to juggle spiritual idealism with living in an unideal physical world.

Topics: Why is Gittin before Kiddushin in Shas? 

Why do Chazal feel the need to elaborate on the Pilegesh B'Givah story, isn't the text good enough? 

What is the difference between regular anger and excessive anger? Is anger every okay?

Why is HaKadosh Baruch Hu happy to quote mere mortals, when he knows the absolute Truth?

(My numbers 1-3)

(Gittin, divorce, Kiddushin, marriage, destruction, disconnect, disconnection, aggadah, aggados).

In this introductory episode, I discuss the methodology on which the series is based: Aggadah is meant to be taken metaphorically, but it is inextricably linked to the text of Tanach. I bring the PARDES (PRSD - פרדס) model, use several examples to illustrate the approach, and lay out the purpose of Aggadah.

(Aggadah, aggada, aggadaic literature, midrash, metaphor, tanach, hashkafa, weltanschauung, philosophy)