Rabbi Joe’s Torat Tel Aviv
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Experience Rabbi Joe Wolfson’s popular THINK class from wherever you are. This podcast brings you recordings of the weekly Monday night sessions in Tel Aviv, where Rabbi Wolfson explores the intersection of Jewish thought, contemporary issues, and timeless wisdom. Through careful textual analysis and lively discussion, Rabbi Wolfson guides participants in examining classical Jewish sources while grappling with modern ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. Whether you’re a seasoned learner or new to Jewish studies, THINK offers an accessible yet intellectually rigorous space to deepen your understanding and challenge your perspectives. Now available as a podcast, you can join the hundreds of weekly attendees who gather to explore what Judaism has to say about the pressing issues of our time.
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THINK: The Road To Jerusalem's Destruction
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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THINK Malkhut Shel Hesed: America at 250
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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THINK Pinchas: Vayedaber Moshe
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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THINK BALAK: Was Bilam A Wizard Or A Prophet?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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THINK: Shelach - The Story Of The Ma'apilim
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Reading Ruth On Lillenblum #2 - Elimelekh As A Study In (Failed) Leadership
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May 18, 2026 |
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Reading Ruth On Lillenblum #1 - Introducing Rav Y.Z. Lipovitz’s Nahalat Yosef: A Tel Aviv Commentary on Megillat Rut
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May 12, 2026 |
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B'KROVAI AKADESH: The story of Rav Tzvi Guttman, his murdered sons, and a destroyed Romanian world rebuilt in Tel Aviv
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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THINK Eliyahu #4: Eliyahu At Har Sinai & Eliyahu At Seder Night
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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THINK Eliyahu #3: Showdown at Har Carmel
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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THINK Eliyahu #2 - Eliyahu & Ovadyahu, or, Zealotry vs. Compromise
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Miklat Torah #3 - Benji Jones on Parshat HaChodesh
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Miklat Torah #2: Dani Jacobson on The Conclusions of Shemot
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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THINK Eliyahu #1: Introducing The Prophet Of Fire
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Miklat Torah #1: Shushan & Tel Aviv & Moshe's Radiant Humility
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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THINK: The Faith Of The Tunnels - Reflections On The Religious Experiences Of Returned Hostages
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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THINK: Megillat Esther - The Upside Down Megillah
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Kibbud Av v'Em #4 - What (Not) To Do With An Annoying Parent
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Kibbud Av v'Eim #3 - Mother vs. Father
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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THINK: Kibbud Av v'Em II
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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THINK: Kibbud Av v'Em #1
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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THINK Shemot: Mosheh - The First 80 Years
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Short Drash for Vayehi: Max Nordau Responds To Rachel's Tears
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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THINK Vayehi - Ba’alei Selicha? Yosef, Yehuda & The Possibility Of Forgiveness
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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THINK Vayeshev: How To Sell A Brother
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Amos, Yosef & A Pair Of Shoes (cross-posted from The Matan Podcast)
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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THINK Vayishlach: The Brothers' Reunion, or, Letting Go Of Eisav's Heel
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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THINK Vayetze: In Lavan's House
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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THINK Toldot: A Tragedy Of Communication
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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THINK Haye Sara: Relationships Ruptured & Repaired
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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THINK Lech Lecha: How Does Avram Become Avraham? Four Scenes
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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THINK Noah: Noah & Avraham Confront The Day After
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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THINK: The Parallels Of Noach & Yonah - Two Takes On Their Centrality To The Yamim Noraim
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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THINK: Nehemia, or, How Did Teshuva Become A Theme Of Rosh Hashana
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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THINK: Ki Tetze, Shooing Away The Mother Bird & The (In)justice Of This World
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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THINK: Pinchas Of Peace & Power, Kana’ut & Kehuna
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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THINK Balak: Was Bilam Actually A Good Guy? (No, he wasn't but...)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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THINK Hukkat: The Midbar As Romance
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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THINK: Beha'alotcha - Moshe's Crisis
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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THINK: The Omer & R' Akiva's Students Pt IV - Bringing The Parts Together
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May 27, 2025 |
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THINK: The Omer & R'Akiva's Students Pt III. Triumph or Tragedy? The Two Sides Of The Oven Of Akhnai
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May 20, 2025 |
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THINK: The Omer & R' Akiva's Students Pt II - Akhnai & The Clash Of Two Different Understandings Of Torah
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May 13, 2025 |
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THINK: The Omer & The Death Of R' Akiva's Students Pt I - Methodologies of Learning
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May 08, 2025 |
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THINK: Yom HaShoah The Lives & Torah of Two Giants Of Vilna: Rav Haim Ozer and Rav Gustman
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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A Guide To When Erev Pesach Falls On Shabbat
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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THINK: Rabbi Sacks, Isaiah Berlin, & Two Concepts of Freedom at Seder Night
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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THINK: Looking back on COVID through the lens of Purim, Pahad Yitzchak, Hanan Ben Ari & Yishai Ribo
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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The Purpose Of Mishloach Manot
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Matanot L'Evyonim: Between Tzedaka & Mishloach Manot
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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THINK: Achashverosh As Hero Of The Megilla
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Hostage Deals In Halacha & Jewish History V: Rav Goren & Iskat jibril (1985)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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THINK: Terumah & Adar: The Hope Hardwired Into Our Tradition
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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THINK Yitro: When Moshe Went Up On High
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Hostage Deals In Halacha & Jewish History Part IV: Rav Ovadia & Entebbe
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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THINK Beshalach: Hamushim - Four Fifths Didn't Want To Leave...
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Hostage Deals In Halacha & Jewish History Part III
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Hostage Deal In Halacha and Jewish History Part II - Letter Of The Law & Spirit Of The People
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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THINK Va'era : On Speech Impediments & Being Like God, Jan 2025
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Hostage Deals In Halacha & Jewish History, Part I
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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And Aharon rejoiced in his heart
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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THINK - Parshat Shemot - When Hashem Sought To Kill Moshe
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Think Vayehi Jan 2025
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Jan 07, 2025 |