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The Bite That Changed History (Session Ten): Parallels To Other Stories
May 25, 2019

Rabbi Knopf continues his exploration of rabbinic legends on the Garden of Eden story, this time examining parallels between the Adam and Eve, Golden Calf, and Canaanite War stories. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes,

The Bite That Changed History (Session 9): The First Commandments
May 18, 2019

Rabbi Knopf continues his study of Midrash Genesis Rabbahs discussion of the Garden of Eden. In this episode, Rabbi Knopf and his students talk about the origins of humanity, and the first commandmen

The Bite That Changed History (Session 8): The Origins of Humanity
May 11, 2019

Continuing his exploration of midrash Genesis Rabbah, Rabbi Knopf and his students discuss whether there are appropriate limits to human knowledge, free will vs. determinism, and the origins of humanity. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a lot of optio

The Bite That Changed History (Session Seven): The Tree of Knowledge
May 03, 2019

Rabbi Knopf continues a conversation about Midrash Genesis Rabbah’s interpretation of the Garden of Eden story. This week, we discuss what kind of tree the Tree of Knowledge was, and why it matters. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a lot of options yo

The Bite That Changed History (Session Six): The Tree of Life
April 26, 2019

Rabbi Knopf continues his exploration of midrash Genesis Rabbah, exploring such questions as the size and function of the Tree of Life, the theological problem of evil, and the stubborn persistence of antisemitism. How do you listen to Tisch? You have a l

The Bite That Changed History (Session Five)
April 18, 2019

Rabbi Knopf discusses the relationship between the first human being in the Garden of Eden and the Holy Ark in the Temple, the possibility of Adam and Eve’s sin being a moral crime, and the apostasy of disparaging other human beings. How do you listen to

Hasidic Havurah Session Six
March 03, 2016

Rabbi Knopf digs into the Slonimer Rebbe’s extraordinary essay on prayer, “Prayer is the Service of the Heart.” This month: if prayer is about connecting to God, what is the purpose of petition, asking God for things we need?

How to Engage Jewish Millennials
February 25, 2016

Millennials are more liberal, more global, more educated, more skeptical, and more media savvy them their parents or grandparents, and are less religious and less likely to join organizations. Rabbi Knopf, himself a Millennial, talks about Jewishly engagi

Hasidic Havurah Session 5
February 18, 2016

Rabbi Knopf digs into the Slonimer Rebbe’s extraordinary essay on prayer, “Prayer is the Service of the Heart.”

Richmond City Council Invocation
February 18, 2016

Rabbi Knopf offers some words of prayer to kick off Richmond’s February city council meeting.