Episode 179 The Shofar and the Crown of Prayer

The Book of Joel elucidates the meaning of the most famous biblical instrument.
In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik discusses an article from Atlas Obscura.
Text: Joel 1-3
The Book of Joel elucidates the meaning of the most famous biblical instrument.
In this episode, Rabbi Soloveichik discusses an article from Atlas Obscura.
Text: Joel 1-3
A pain-filled prayer composed in the medieval age is inspired by a verse in Joel.
A prophet's cry against the immorality of biblical Israel has become identified with one specific garment.
Amos gives us a famous phrase, central to the celebration of a Jewish holiday today.
A prophecy about a nation linked by the rabbis to Rome allows us to ponder the universal prophetic vision.
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