Parshah Rabbit Hole

Dec 10 2024 48 ep. 17 mins 4

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A deep dive into the weird and obscure corners of the weekly Torah Portion. We'll follow authentic sources from 3000 years of Rabbinic literature as they lead us into such topics as gremlins, teleportation and coin collecting. New episodes each week.

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Rabbit Hole LIVE - Vayishlach

Dec 10 2024 31 mins

In this special edition of the Parshah Rabbit Hole, presented live at Chabad of West Hartford, CT, we dig into the background of a mysterious side character who is mentioned only twice in the Torah. Source Sheet: http://www.sefaria.org/sheets/609057

Nitzavim-Vayelech: Ocean Voyages and Space Travel

Sep 26 2024 13 mins

This Rabbit Hole starts with a verse about the sea and ends up in outer space. Source Sheet:https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/593356?lang=bi

Ki Savo: Baskets!

Sep 18 2024 11 mins

This week's Rabbit Hole starts with baskets and eventually gets to the cycle of poverty, shiva platters and arts and crafts. Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/591495

Ki Seitzei: Birds and Brains

Sep 12 2024 13 mins

This Rabbit Hole starts with exploring how animals think and eventually gets to peripheral vision and neurodiversity. Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/589661?lang=en

Shoftim: Cops and Cantors

Sep 04 2024 11 mins

This week's Rabbit Hole explores the role of police in Judaism, and eventually gets to cantors. To sponsor an episode or make a small recurring donation go to: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/587856?lang=bi

Phylacteries and Comics

Aug 18 2024 5 mins

This week's Rabbit Hole explores a strange connection between Tefillin and comic books.

Va'eschanan: Thieves and Gremlins

Aug 14 2024 19 mins

This week's Rabbit Hole explores the prayer of a thief, useless prayer and then somehow gremlins. To sponsor an episode or make a small recurring donation go to: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/583538?lang=bi

Devarim: Bees and Leaders

Aug 04 2024 16 mins

This week's Rabbit starts with bees and buzzes it's way to dream interpretation and the mystical significance of beekeeping. To sponsor an episode or make a small recurring donation go to: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/581694?lang=bi

Balak: Ancient Aircraft

Jul 18 2024 19 mins

This week's Rabbit Hole starts with a flying sorcerer and follows the trail of aeronautics in Torah. Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/578829... Dedicate and episode: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate

Chukas: Giants and Babies

Jul 08 2024 15 mins

This week's Rabbit hole starts with Og, a giant mentioned in this week's Torah portion, and explores what happens to measurements when we're talking about giants. Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/577169... To dedicate an episode and help me keep on digging go to: https://www.creativejudaism.com/donate