Torah Cafe

A discussion on a topic from the week's Parsha covering many important parts of Judaism that are not regularly addressed.

Torah Cafe is a religion podcast hosted by Zalman Gordon, with 422 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Zalman Gordon hosts Torah Cafe, a religion show with 422 episodes published.

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  Yom Kippur in the Ancient Temple

  Sep 20, 202648 min

  Today, Yom Kippur is marked by fasting and all-day prayer in the synagogue. when the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, Yom Kippur was marked by a unique service performed by the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest. The highlight of the service was when he entered the Holy of Holies where the Ark of the Covenant stood. Today, we read in detail about the service in the ancient temple during our Yom Kippur prayers while mourning the loss of the Temple and praying for its restoration.

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  The Kol Nidrei Controversy

  Sep 14, 202642 min

  Kol Nidrei is for many the most important prayer of the year. However the prayer itself was once extremely controversial. Many Jewish scholars and rabbis called for removing the prayer, others made changes to it. A fascinating history of the Kol Nidrei prayer and the controversy behind it.

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  Is G-d also a King?

  Sep 6, 202641 min

  We believe that G-d is our Creator and in our prayers often refer to Him as our father. However, on Rosh Hashanah, we mostly refer to G-d as our King. What does it mean that G-d is a King? Is there an advantage to being a Monarch? How does G-d's role as King connect to Rosh Hashanah? A fascinating discussion about G-d role as a king.

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  Piyyut - How Jews Invented Poetry

  Aug 30, 202655 min

  Poetry has always played a central role in Judaism. Jewish poetry began in the Tanach (the Hebrew scriptures), which contain the earliest known poetry. Later in the early Middle Ages, Jewish poets developed extensive liturgical poems that became central to our prayers and served as a model copied by Christian and Muslim poets. A fascinating discussion about Piyyut, early Jewish poetry and how it influenced all subsequent poetry.

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  Freeing Hostages

  Aug 23, 202656 min

  It is a great Mitzvah to do everything we can to free our fellow Jews who have been captured. Many Jewish communities maintained special funds for freeing captives and hostages. But should we always free captives at any price? Can we overpay? What if we are asked to exchange the captives for terrorists? What if the captives' lives are in danger? J A fascinating class about the Jewish responses to the agonizing questions about freeing hostages.

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