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Tag: Rabbi Yohanan

0 Culture Television/Film

Why the hot rabbi is having a moment (again)

PJ Grisar in Forward · 12 Sep

The concept of the 'hot rabbi' is experiencing renewed attention with the release of Netflix's series "Nobody Wants This," where Adam Brody plays a charming rabbi.

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Our Captive Heritage

Sapir · 1 Nov 2023

The author discusses the Jewish tradition of redeeming captives and applies it to the current situation with the hostages in the underground tunnels of Hamas.

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Rabbi Yohanan Reads the Book of Job

Dan Ornstein in Lehrhaus · 29 Mar 2023

Rabbi Yohanan, a sage in the third century CE, repeatedly teaches the book of Job and concludes with the idea that everyone, both humans and animals, are destined to die.

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Do Children Belong in Shul?

Moshe Kurtz in Lehrhaus · 3 Oct 2022

The author explores the question of whether children should be brought to synagogue.

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Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yohanan on the Power of Repentance: A Reappraisal

Leonard Grunstein in Lehrhaus · 12 Dec 2019

The story of Reish Lakish's repentance after encountering Rabbi Yohanan is a popular and captivating tale in Jewish tradition.

0 Jewish Law History

Rabbinic Creativity and the Waters that would Consume the World

Levi Morrow in Lehrhaus · 20 Oct 2017

The text explores the purpose of rabbinic law and its relationship to biblical text through a narrative involving Rabbi David calming threatening waters through creative legal argumentation.

0 Torah Jewish Law

The Utility of Ambiguity

Dina Brawer in Lehrhaus · 29 May 2017

Rabbi Louis Jacobs explores the theme of unresolved debates in the Talmud, symbolized by the term "teyku," highlighting the role of doubt in Torah study.