Taanit, Daf 16
Daily Daf Differently
English - November 28, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MB - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality talmud learning rabbi teacher professor daf yomi jewish torah education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Avi Strausberg looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 16. In today’s episode, we’ll delve into the ritual fasts that a community takes upon themselves when suffering from lack of rain and fearing for the harvest to come. We’ll explore the theology of reward and punishment and reflect […]
Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Avi Strausberg looks at Masechet Taanit Daf 16.
In today’s episode, we’ll delve into the ritual fasts that a community takes upon themselves when suffering from lack of rain and fearing for the harvest to come. We’ll explore the theology of reward and punishment and reflect on what qualifies as true repentance. Lastly, we’ll address the question, where is God when the people are suffering, wanting for rain.
The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead.
This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem.