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This podcast features thoughts on issues of Jewish tradition and faith by Rabbi Rob Dobrusin from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Presented in informal and conversational style, Rabbi Dobrusin shares his interpretations of traditional Jewish texts and concepts often illustrated with examples taken from contemporary life. The discussions are designed to be accessible and thought-provoking to all.
Episodes

Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Episode 144: Joy and Trembling
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Rabbi Dobrusin shares the text from the Talmud in which we find the origin of a beloved Jewish tradition.

Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Episode 143: Approaching the End of Pesach
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin considers some thoughts for the end of the holiday of Pesach.

Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Episode 142: A Sacred Community
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin considers the meaning of the ritual of the Afikoman and explains a term that is critical to the appreciation of the Pesach Seder.

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Episode 141: The Silence of the Dogs
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
In this edition of the podcast, Rabbi Dobrusin discusses the traditions relating to the recitation of the 10 plagues during the Pesach Seder.

Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Episode 140: One Letter
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin continues his discussion on parts of the Haggadah and the Seder. The text he teaches presents an interesting idea by the use of one Hebrew letter.

Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Episode 139: My Story
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
In this edition of the podcast, Rabbi Dobrusin discusses the text which serves as the basis for the telling of the story of the Exodus at the Pesach Seder.

Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Episode 138: The Presidency and the Rabbinate
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
In this edition of the podcast, Rabbi Dobrusin recounts an experience which, in retrospect, might have had an influence on his vision of the rabbinate.

Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Episode 137: The First Purim Costume
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin relates a rabbinic fable about the story of Esther. What can we learn from this story and a reference to it in a liturgical tradition related to Purim?

Monday Feb 13, 2023
Episode 136: The Most Important Principle
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
In this edition of the podcast, Rabbi Dobrusin considers the importance and relevance of a value that is emphasized frequently and passionately in the Torah.

Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Episode 135: The Ax and the Tree
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
In this edition of the podcast, Rabbi Dobrusin teaches a section from the Mishna which considers the question of the extent of a person's responsibility for an unintentional act.