talmud
Rabbinic text on pilgrimage and Temple
Episodes
-
#5356: Torch Juggling in the Temple: Inside Sukkot's All-Night Water FestivalFifteen hours of torch juggling, nonstop music, and a rain ritual the Torah never commanded — inside the Second Temple's wildest celebration. -
#5262: How the Talmud Outlived Every Book BurningFrom the 1242 Paris burning to Sefaria's AI agents, the chain of transmission was never in the books — it was in the network. -
#4142: Ghosts in the Talmud: Judaism's Hidden Paranormal TraditionThe Talmud opens with a ghost story. Here's what Judaism actually says about spirits, demons, and the afterlife. -
#4027: The Hand on the Head: Blessing Across MillenniaA spontaneous blessing in a Jerusalem cafe opens up 3,000 years of embodied tradition—from Jacob's crossed hands to the Friday night table. -
#3323: The 15-Word Blessing That Survived the TempleHow a three-verse biblical command became a mass spectacle drawing 100,000 people at the Western Wall. -
#3307: Two Temples, One Mountain: What Archaeology RevealsSolomon's Temple was smaller than a basketball court. Herod's Second Temple had stones heavier than a jumbo jet. -
#2930: How the Rabbis Saved the Bible's Most Dangerous BookThe book that says "everything is pointless" was almost cut from the Bible. Here's how the rabbis reinvented it. -
#2735: What Talmud Study Actually Trains Your Mind To DoWhy the Talmud preserves arguments you’ll never follow — and what that reveals about learning itself. -
#2304: Walking to Jerusalem: The Ancient Pilgrimage ExperienceWhat did it really mean to journey to Jerusalem in the Second Temple period? Explore the logistics, social dynamics, and spiritual weight of ancien... -
#1164: The Triple Homicide of the Soul: The Ethics of GossipExplore why the truth can be a weapon and how ancient Jewish wisdom treats gossip as a "triple homicide" of the soul. -
#1044: Ezra the Scribe: Architect of a Portable IdentityDiscover how Ezra the Scribe transformed a nation’s identity from a physical temple to a portable text, shaping the modern world.