Around the Calendar with Drisha
Over the years, Drisha has offered Torah classes on the many observances that mark out the timeline of the Jewish yearly cycle. Around the Calendar brings you all our holiday- and observance-focused classes, from our back catalog of recordings and continuing through our contemporary shiurim and lectures.
Episodes
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
Every generation of Jews must see themselves as if they were slaves in Egypt and God took them out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. While it may be comforting to think that Egypt is long gone and Pharaohs are a thing of the past, we would be foolish to believe this. The Exodus from Egypt retains such great power in the Jewish imagination because its themes constantly make their presence known in the world and in our live...
If Purim celebrates a historical moment of salvation and redemption, why don’t we recite Hallel (a sequence of Psalms recited during most holidays) during it? Answering this question requires investigating the very nature of this rather unique holiday itself. In preparation for this year’s celebration of Purim, join Dr. Shana Strauch Schick, R. Joe Wolfson, and Dr. Jon Kelsen for a roundtable conversation about the absence of halle...
In honor of Eid al Banat (women’s celebration on Rosh Hodesh Tevet/Hannukah), we will explore the incredible life and work of Farha Sassoon, an Iraqi philanthropist known for her scholarship and piety.
In this shiur, we will utilize halachic sources together with a teaching of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Alter, the Sefas Emes, to explore the unique nature of the obligation to recite full Hallel on Hanukkah.
In this session, we’ll examine some surprising features of Maimonides‘ masterful Laws of Hanukkah, paying especially close attention to its structure and his description of the miracle which stands at the center of the holiday.
This series considers a few distinct directions in which Avodat Yom ha-Kippurim is re-lived today, through rituals and liturgies: Rituals relating to atonement, specifically Kapparot and Tashlikh. 3 Amitz Koach and other Piyyutim about the Temple service itself. Pleas for atonement that correlate with aspects of the Yom Kippur Temple service, including Selihot and Vidduy.
This series considers a few distinct directions in which Avodat Yom ha-Kippurim is re-lived today, through rituals and liturgies: Rituals relating to atonement, specifically Kapparot and Tashlikh. 3 Amitz Koach and other Piyyutim about the Temple service itself. Pleas for atonement that correlate with aspects of the Yom Kippur Temple service, including Selihot and Vidduy.
This series considers a few distinct directions in which Avodat Yom ha-Kippurim is re-lived today, through rituals and liturgies: Rituals relating to atonement, specifically Kapparot and Tashlikh. 3 Amitz Koach and other Piyyutim about the Temple service itself. Pleas for atonement that correlate with aspects of the Yom Kippur Temple service, including Selihot and Vidduy.
We often think of the liturgy for the Yamim Noraim as static words confined to the pages of the machzor. However, these prayers draw from the rich tapestry of the Tanakh. In the first part of this two-part series, we’ll explore the biblical inspiration that breathes life into Psalm 27, sometimes called “L’David Hashem.” Many have the practice of adding this psalm to their daily prayers during Elul and Tishrei. This psalm-prayer has...
We often think of the liturgy for the Yamim Noraim as static words confined to the pages of the machzor. However, these prayers draw from the rich tapestry of the Tanakh. In the first part of this two-part series, we’ll explore the biblical inspiration that breathes life into Psalm 27, sometimes called “L’David Hashem.” Many have the practice of adding this psalm to their daily prayers during Elul and Tishrei. This psalm-prayer has...
Yom Kippur is a dramatic day, but that drama is often compounded by additional circumstances. We will learn aggadot and halakhic literature about various Yom Kippurs throughout history, from biblical and rabbinic times, through observance of the fast during a cholera epidemic, and up to the Yom Kippur war.
Yom Kippur is a dramatic day, but that drama is often compounded by additional circumstances. We will learn aggadot and halakhic literature about various Yom Kippurs throughout history, from biblical and rabbinic times, through observance of the fast during a cholera epidemic, and up to the Yom Kippur war.
In this series, we will reflect together on several chapters of Psalms which are associated by their content and tradition with the Yamim Noraim season. For those who would like to follow along independently, sources are available here: https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.51?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.11?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.12?lang=bi
In this series, we will reflect together on several chapters of Psalms which are associated by their content and tradition with the Yamim Noraim season. For those who would like to follow along independently, sources are available here: https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.51?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.11?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.12?lang=bi
In this series, we will reflect together on several chapters of Psalms which are associated by their content and tradition with the Yamim Noraim season. For those who would like to follow along independently, sources are available here: https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.51?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.11?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.12?lang=bi
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