Lesson 1 of 12·Sacred Time: The Jewish Holidays

Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

What is the Jewish idea of time? How can it be made sacred? Rabbi Soloveichik ties together three incredible stories about Hasidim in Alaska, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and former refusenik Natan Sharansky.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 12 Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

2 of 12 Episode 2: Rosh Hashanah – Creation and Parenthood

3 of 12 Episode 3: Yom Kippur – The Nature of Man

4 of 12 Episode 4: Sukkot – The Eternal Lulav and Etrog

5 of 12 Episode 5: Shabbat and the Festivals

6 of 12 Episode 6: Monotheism, Atheism, and Paganism – The Eternal Lessons of Hanukkah

7 of 12 Episode 7: Tu b'Shvat and The Crisis of Modernity

8 of 12 Episode 8: Purim and Jewish Solidarity

9 of 12 Episode 9: Passover and the Four Freedoms

10 of 12 Episode 10: The Rebirth of Israel – The Meaning of the Zionist Holidays

11 of 12 Episode 11: Shavuot – The Treasure from Sinai

12 of 12 Episode 12: Tisha b’Av – The Miracle of Jewish Memory

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1 of 12 Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

2 of 12 Episode 2: Rosh Hashanah – Creation and Parenthood

3 of 12 Episode 3: Yom Kippur – The Nature of Man

4 of 12 Episode 4: Sukkot – The Eternal Lulav and Etrog

5 of 12 Episode 5: Shabbat and the Festivals

6 of 12 Episode 6: Monotheism, Atheism, and Paganism – The Eternal Lessons of Hanukkah

7 of 12 Episode 7: Tu b'Shvat and The Crisis of Modernity

8 of 12 Episode 8: Purim and Jewish Solidarity

9 of 12 Episode 9: Passover and the Four Freedoms

10 of 12 Episode 10: The Rebirth of Israel – The Meaning of the Zionist Holidays

11 of 12 Episode 11: Shavuot – The Treasure from Sinai

12 of 12 Episode 12: Tisha b’Av – The Miracle of Jewish Memory

Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 12 Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

2 of 12 Episode 2: Rosh Hashanah – Creation and Parenthood

3 of 12 Episode 3: Yom Kippur – The Nature of Man

4 of 12 Episode 4: Sukkot – The Eternal Lulav and Etrog

5 of 12 Episode 5: Shabbat and the Festivals

6 of 12 Episode 6: Monotheism, Atheism, and Paganism – The Eternal Lessons of Hanukkah

7 of 12 Episode 7: Tu b'Shvat and The Crisis of Modernity

8 of 12 Episode 8: Purim and Jewish Solidarity

9 of 12 Episode 9: Passover and the Four Freedoms

10 of 12 Episode 10: The Rebirth of Israel – The Meaning of the Zionist Holidays

11 of 12 Episode 11: Shavuot – The Treasure from Sinai

12 of 12 Episode 12: Tisha b’Av – The Miracle of Jewish Memory

1 of 12 Episode 1: Jewish Time – From Alaska to Jerusalem

2 of 12 Episode 2: Rosh Hashanah – Creation and Parenthood

3 of 12 Episode 3: Yom Kippur – The Nature of Man

4 of 12 Episode 4: Sukkot – The Eternal Lulav and Etrog

5 of 12 Episode 5: Shabbat and the Festivals

6 of 12 Episode 6: Monotheism, Atheism, and Paganism – The Eternal Lessons of Hanukkah

7 of 12 Episode 7: Tu b'Shvat and The Crisis of Modernity

8 of 12 Episode 8: Purim and Jewish Solidarity

9 of 12 Episode 9: Passover and the Four Freedoms

10 of 12 Episode 10: The Rebirth of Israel – The Meaning of the Zionist Holidays

11 of 12 Episode 11: Shavuot – The Treasure from Sinai

12 of 12 Episode 12: Tisha b’Av – The Miracle of Jewish Memory

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