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56 texts, 53 of them analysed
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Parashat Ki Tavo || Be Still and Listen
Judaism
· 2026-08-28
· Ricklef Münnich
· Das Wort zum Schabbat
The text explains the significance of the shofar in Elul and interprets the weekly portion Ki Tavo as a call to inner renewal and conscious listening in the new year.
Repentance · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Talmudic: The Consequences of Hatred
Judaism
· 2026-08-27
· Chajm Guski
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text shows, based on Talmudic sources, how hidden hatred escalates and destroys communities, and offers the concept of 'love without cause' as a path to healing.
Community · Repentance · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Elul: A New Beginning Every Day
Judaism
· 2026-08-25
· Rabbinerin Ulrike Offenberg
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text describes the month of Elul as a time of self-reflection and new beginnings, in which every person can influence the world through their daily actions.
Repentance · Hope · Responsibility
— text from the website
Judaism in School: Book Shows Intra-Jewish Perspective for the First Time
Judaism
· 2026-08-25
· Mascha Malburg
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The new schoolbook «Da'at Hadorot» offers Jewish students an intra-Jewish perspective to strengthen identity and knowledge regardless of religiosity.
Knowledge · Community
— text from the website
Parashat Ki Tezé || Never Too Late
Judaism
· 2026-08-21
· Ricklef Münnich
· Das Wort zum Schabbat
The text explains the law of the rebellious son in the context of repentance and emphasizes that it is never too late to change one's path.
Repentance · Knowledge · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
Zedaka: More Than Pity
Judaism
· 2026-08-21
· Rabbiner Raphael Evers
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains the Jewish concept of zedaka as a just obligation that combines compassion and discernment and warns against emotional desensitization in modern urban society.
Justice · Care · Community
— text from the website
Ki Teze: Giving Instead of Taking
Judaism
· 2026-08-21
· Vyacheslav Dobrovych
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains, drawing on Torah, Midrash, and parables, that giving without expectation of return lies at the center of the Jewish ethos.
Mercy · Community · Responsibility
— text from the website
Talmudic: A Jewish Münchhausen
Judaism
· 2026-08-20
· Rabbinerin Yael Deusel
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text presents the fantastical travel narratives of Rabba bar bar Chana in the Talmud and asks whether they are nonsense or profound wisdom.
Knowledge · Humility · Truthfulness
— text from the website
Parashat Shoftim || Judges at the Gate
Judaism
· 2026-08-14
· Ricklef Münnich
· Das Wort zum Schabbat
The text explains the biblical obligation of just adjudication and warns against bribery and arbitrariness as threats to social coexistence.
Justice · Community · Responsibility
— machine transcript of a recording
Talmudic: Marketplaces and Bathhouses
Judaism
· 2026-08-14
· Vyacheslav Dobrovych
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains that markets and bathhouses are not sinful in themselves, but depend on the inner attitude with which they are used for God or against God.
Repentance · Community · Knowledge
— text from the website
Schoftim: A Commentary on the Weekly Torah Portion
Judaism
· 2026-08-14
· Rabbiner David Kraus
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text connects the Torah's demand for justice with cognitive-psychological insights on perceptual filters and calls for a more conscious origin of judgment.
Justice · Humility · Knowledge
— text from the website
Climate: When the Sky Turns Off the Tap
Judaism
· 2026-08-13
· Rabbiner Elischa Portnoy
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text links the current water shortage to the Jewish tradition, in which water and rain have been central since creation and are connected to prayer, ritual, and a life of justice.
Responsibility · Gratitude · Community
— text from the website
What significance does a solar eclipse have in Judaism?
Judaism
· 2026-08-12
· Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland K.d.ö.R.
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains the Jewish tradition of the solar eclipse as an omen and links it to the month of Elul as a time of repentance and self-examination.
Repentance · Knowledge · Humility
— text from the website
Between Rap, Identity, and Resistance - A Conversation with Ben Salomo
Judaism
· 2026-08-11
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
· Düsseldorf
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
Ben Salomo describes how the German rap scene became antisemitic after 2001 and how he, as a Jewish rapper, became a projection surface.
Truthfulness · Community · Justice
— machine transcript of a recording
Parashat Re'eh || The Name That Must Not Be Destroyed
Judaism
· 2026-08-07
· Ricklef Münnich
· Das Wort zum Schabbat
The text explains the Jewish obligation not to obliterate the Name of God and its impact on the disposal of sacred writings.
Knowledge · Responsibility
— machine transcript of a recording
Talmudic: Thirst
Judaism
· 2026-08-07
· Rabbinerin Yael Deusel
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text examines Talmudic statements on thirst and shows how the need for water can come into tension with the observance of commandments.
Responsibility · Care · Community
— text from the website
Dina de Malchuta Dina: God's Commandment or the State's Law?
Judaism
· 2026-08-07
· Rabbiner Daniel Fabian
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains the Jewish principle 'Dina de Malchuta Dina', which recognises state law but protects religious commandments from state interference.
Justice · Community · Knowledge
— text from the website
Shabbat: A Commentary on the Weekly Portion Re'eh
Judaism
· 2026-08-06
· Jay Schlesinger
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text analyzes the weekly portion Re'eh and emphasizes the shift from hearing to seeing as a central motif of the Torah.
Knowledge · Community · Repentance
— text from the website
Talmudic: Thinking About the Consequences
Judaism
· 2026-07-31
· Detlef David Kauschke
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text explains, drawing on Talmudic and rabbinic sources, that wisdom consists in foreseeing the consequences of one's actions and acting responsibly.
Responsibility · Community · Knowledge
— text from the website
Ekew: The Seven Kinds in the Torah
Judaism
· 2026-07-31
· Yonatan Amrani
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text links the biblical 'Seven Kinds' to the concrete geography of Israel and shows the connection between Torah, nature, and Jewish tradition.
Knowledge · Gratitude
— text from the website
Surrogacy: What Does Halacha Say?
Judaism
· 2026-07-30
· Chajm Guski
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text examines the halachic discussion on surrogacy from biblical precedents to the Israeli law of 1996 and shows that gestational surrogacy is permitted under certain conditions.
Care · Justice · Knowledge
— text from the website
The End of War and the Beginning of Love
Judaism
· 2026-07-28
· Daniela Rusowsky
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
The text interprets Tu beAv as a day of love and hope that, as a response to war and hatred, promotes societal reconstruction through compassion.
Hope · Mercy · Community
— text from the website
Wa'etchanan: The Power of Prayer
Judaism
· 2026-07-24
· Rabbiner Salomon Almekias-Siegl
· Juedische Allgemeine, Wochenabschnitt
Prayer does not change reality but the one who prays; Moses's example shows how to remain in responsibility despite unfulfilled petitions.
Humility · Community · Responsibility
— text from the website
Alone Against Hate - On Courage and Counter-Speech - A Conversation with Karoline Preisler
Judaism
· 2026-07-12
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
· Düsseldorf
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
Karoline Preisler explains her solo engagement against antisemitic demonstrations in Berlin as a necessary act of counter-speech and democratic defense.
Truthfulness · Justice · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
Between the Struggle for Freedom and Terror Rule - A Conversation with Iman Sefati
Judaism
· 2026-06-19
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
· Düsseldorf
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
Iman Sefati defends the attack on the Iranian regime as liberation and criticizes German support for the mullah regime as well as the disregard for Iranian victims.
Justice · Hope · Truthfulness
— machine transcript of a recording
A German Mother, Israel, and October 7 - A Conversation with Sonja Bohl-Dencker
Judaism
· 2026-06-03
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
· Düsseldorf
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
A mother recalls her daughter, who was murdered on October 7, criticizes German media coverage, and describes the establishment of a memorial site.
Community · Truthfulness
— machine transcript of a recording
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