Episode 166 Songs of Levites: Yesteryear and Today
Jewish musicians have been singing about the Levites for ages. What is it that makes this tribe so special, and how does it connect with the incident of the Golden Calf?
Supplemental Materials:
- Click here to listen to “Aigel” by Lipa Schmeltzer.
- Click here to read “By the Rivers of Babylon” in Psalms 137.
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Rabbi Soloveichik’s yearlong “Ten-Minute Mitzvah” podcast is generously sponsored by Ivan and Suzana Kaufman.
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