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Optimism, Antisemitism and the Divine Plan: Haggada Insights

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: April 17 2024

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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Makot, Yevamot

Halacha:

War

Machshava:

Anti-Semitism, History, Mashiach, Pesach

Mishna:

Yoma

Yerushalmi:

Taanis

Collections: Remembering and Discussing Leaving Mitzrayim

References: Makot: 24B , Yevamot: 62B , Yoma: 85B

Description

An exploration of the seder hosted by Rabbi Akiva and of the midrash on the first anisemitic canard; shared with the talmidim of the BMK, the Wrubel Beis Midrash Katan at MTA.

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Optimism, Antisemitism and the Divine Plan: Haggada Insights

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Makot, Yevamot

Halacha:

War

Machshava:

Anti-Semitism, History, Mashiach, Pesach

Mishna:

Yoma

Yerushalmi:

Taanis

Collections: Remembering and Discussing Leaving Mitzrayim

References: Makot: 24B , Yevamot: 62B , Yoma: 85B

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Optimism, Antisemitism and the Divine Plan: Haggada Insights

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara: Makot, Yevamot Halacha: War Machshava: Anti-Semitism, History, Mashiach, Pesach Mishna: Yoma Yerushalmi: Taanis

Collections: Remembering and Discussing Leaving Mitzrayim

References: Makot: 24B , Yevamot: 62B , Yoma: 85B

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Gemara:

Makot, Yevamot

Halacha:

War

Machshava:

Anti-Semitism, History, Mashiach, Pesach

Mishna:

Yoma

Yerushalmi:

Taanis