Ta Shma

About Ta Shma

Bringing you recent lectures, classes, and programs from the Hadar Institute, Ta Shma is where you get to listen in on the beit midrash. Come and listen on the go, at home, or wherever you are. Hosted by Rabbi Avi Killip of the Hadar Institute.

Publisher

Hadar Institute

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Oct 2017

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 of 796 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   R. Avi Strausberg on Parashat Bereishit: A Song of Rising Up

   Rabbi Avi Strausberg explores how Parashat Bereishit teaches us to create order from chaos, offering a profound lesson in spiritual creation.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   R. Avi Killip: The Long and Winding Road to Redemption

   R. Avi Killip explores the profound concepts of redeemer and redemption in Judaism, revealing their exhilarating and terrifying potential for listeners.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   A Festival About Nothing: Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda on Shemini Atzeret-Simhat Torah

   Dr. Tsivia Frank Wygoda explores the seemingly contradictory nature of Shemini Atzeret-Simhat Torah, revealing its unique blend of joy and solemnity.

Inside a recent episode

R. Avital Hochstein on VeZot HaBerakhah: Journey Summary

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] 1. The Torah demands of us responsibility and human agency. and teaches that human failure does not consist merely in a mistake or a sin, but in the tendency to shrink responsibility and cast it upon the other. This shrinking creates loneliness and breeds hostility, whereas taking personal moral responsibility, instead of attempting to impose authority or adopting a passive victimhood consciousness, is the necessary condition for the existence of true partnership. Memory, power, and divine blessing are not given to establish control, but to turn the person into an active agent in mending the world, in social and community repair. […]

Who has been a guest on Ta Shma

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• R Avi Strausberg
• R Avi Killip
• Dr Tsivia Frank Wygoda
• Avital Hochstein
• Dena Weiss

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

96 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

20 ratings

Contact Ta Shma

Guest appearances

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