I'd encourage Prof. Kimche to speak less rapidly. His enthusiasm for the material is great, and I think it would be enhanced with stronger enunciation.
Excellent lecture. Literalism or denial of Oral Torah is hypocritical at best and Anti-Jewish at worst. Critical comments below are silly other than speed of speech; quickness of which is common among younger generation. Christian and Muslim literalism is nonsensical because written language requires interpretation for meaning. Literalism towards Torah is simply an attempt to kill it and Mishnah/Talmud. The Christian Bible and Koran require interpretation and their faithful’s own holy scripture also have authoritative interpretive sources. Furthermore, the very words of Written Torah describe the Oral Torah as given at Sinai and throughout by commandments, rules, regulations and rulings specifically referenced therein from Exodus through Deuteronomy and in the other nineteen books comprising Tanakh.
This was an excellent primer! Thank you. I'm going to save it for the occasions when people say "but the Talmud says this horrible thing; I read it muh on the internet", I ask, "do you know what the Talmud is", and all I get is a blank stare.
FYI for comments here, you can set the playback speed to 0.75 under the lower right three dot bar, and it will be perfect for listening to the Rabbi. He is just speaking fast because he has only so much time for this short lecture.
The Rabbi seems properly self aware, but if not, then he needs to slow down his speech so he can be understood. More than one comment here mentioned it before I recommended listeners slow down the video.
I love it, wish there was a way to have the slides.
We have a shorter version of it in Farsi at home which I was never interested to spend time on, but with this lecture, I'm encouraged to go back to it, very interesting, thank you.
I'd encourage Prof. Kimche to speak less rapidly. His enthusiasm for the material is great, and I think it would be enhanced with stronger enunciation.
Excellent lecture. Literalism or denial of Oral Torah is hypocritical at best and Anti-Jewish at worst. Critical comments below are silly other than speed of speech; quickness of which is common among younger generation. Christian and Muslim literalism is nonsensical because written language requires interpretation for meaning. Literalism towards Torah is simply an attempt to kill it and Mishnah/Talmud. The Christian Bible and Koran require interpretation and their faithful’s own holy scripture also have authoritative interpretive sources. Furthermore, the very words of Written Torah describe the Oral Torah as given at Sinai and throughout by commandments, rules, regulations and rulings specifically referenced therein from Exodus through Deuteronomy and in the other nineteen books comprising Tanakh.
Very helpful for a Christian just getting ready to study the Talmud.
This was an excellent primer! Thank you. I'm going to save it for the occasions when people say "but the Talmud says this horrible thing; I read it muh on the internet", I ask, "do you know what the Talmud is", and all I get is a blank stare.
The world is entering a dangerously fragile phase.
Oil prices are surging.
Inflation is refusing to cool.
Interest rates remain elevated.
Markets are volatile.
Geopolitical tensions are no longer regional. a they are global.
This is not just another cycle.
This is a convergence.
A convergence of economic pressure, energy insecurity, and geopolitical instability that could trigger a cascading global disruption.
If this continues, we are looking at:
Higher cost of living across every nation
Slower growth or deep recession in major economies
Debt crises in developing countries
Supply chain breakdowns
Rising social unrest
History has shown us. crises don’t arrive gradually.
They accelerate suddenly.
And right now, the warning signals are flashing.
But this is not inevitable.
Solutions exist. if leaders act decisively:
Stabilize energy markets through coordinated global supply strategies
Control inflation without crushing growth smarter monetary policy, not just aggressive tightening
Strengthen global cooperation instead of fragmentation
Support vulnerable economies before debt crises spiral out of control
Invest in resilient systems energy, food, and technology
This is a moment of choice.
Ignore the signals and the world pays the price.
Act with clarity and coordination and we prevent the next global crisis.
The clock is ticking.
"What is a such?" That is the issue you pick out from this great repository of wisdom from one of the great civilizations of all time? Boring.
promotional consideration provided by… child abuse! ew
FYI for comments here, you can set the playback speed to 0.75 under the lower right three dot bar, and it will be perfect for listening to the Rabbi. He is just speaking fast because he has only so much time for this short lecture.
It’s actually just how he talks
The Rabbi seems properly self aware, but if not, then he needs to slow down his speech so he can be understood. More than one comment here mentioned it before I recommended listeners slow down the video.
I love it, wish there was a way to have the slides.
We have a shorter version of it in Farsi at home which I was never interested to spend time on, but with this lecture, I'm encouraged to go back to it, very interesting, thank you.
I want to listen to this, but he speaks so fast that I can't. It's unnerving.
Could you reduce the playback speed to .75X or less?
thanks. i tried. It seems a bit odd. Maybe they can publish a transcript.