July 12, 2023 · 5:34 pm

no promises

matot-masei, numbers 30

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. In all honesty, we really can’t promise to light a spark or shed some light on this week’s parsha but we will, bli neder, review the laws of making and annulling vows and in so doing explore the ambiguous relationship that Judaism has with keeping one’s word.

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s parsha is matot-masei and it talks about the power of our words. So in all honesty, I really can’t promise that we’ll light a spark or shed some light on this week’s parsha but we will, bli neder, review the laws of making and annulling vows and in so doing explore the ambiguous relationship that Judaism has with keeping one’s word. So join us for “No Promises”

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July 5, 2023 · 4:05 pm

Party On

parshat pinchas, numbers 29

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. We review the literature on the obscure word “Atzeret” which can variously mean an assembly, a captive audience, a day-off from work or an after-party. With an emphasis on the After-Party, we use Atzeret as an opportunity to explore the concept of The Feast in the Ancient Near East and in the Torah.

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week I had the pleasure of visiting the Israel Museum and seeing an Exhibition called Feasts.  When reading the Torah portion of Pinchas, I was struck by the word Atzeret and the requirement to extend the celebration of a holiday by an extra day. So join us for this week’s episode: Party On.

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Parshat Pinchas – We review the literature on the obscure word “Atzeret” which can variously mean an assembly, a captive audience, a day-off from work or an after-party. We use Atzeret as an opportunity to explore the concept of The Feast in the Ancient Near East and in the Torah.

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June 29, 2023 · 6:59 pm

To Hit the Rock or Not to Hit the Rock

parshat chukat-balak, numbers 20

Join Rabbi Adam Mintz and Rabbi Avraham Bronstein recorded on Clubhouse. This week while Geoffrey is Island hopping in Greece Madlik hosts a lively discussion between his two favorite co-hosts as they discuss the dramatic episode of Moses seeming disregard for God’s command to talk to the rock and his fatal decision to strike it.

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Adam Mintz  00:03

Okay, welcome everybody to Madlik Disruptive Torah. I’m Rabbi Adam Minsky. Today we welcome Rabbi Avraham Bronstein of the Hampton synagogue in Westhampton beach to join me for a conversation. The conversation today is to hit the rock or not to hit the rock. That is the question. And the sources are in the chat. Everybody’s welcome to look at the sources on the chat. Hello, Rabbi Bronstein. How are you today, Adam?

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Hello Rabbi. It’s a pleasure to be here with you again, it was a pleasure to spend Shavuot with you, here at the Hampton synagogue where I am right now. And it’s really great to be continuing the conversation with you.

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June 29, 2023 · 6:03 am

Disruptive Torah

parshat hukat-balak, numbers 19-25

Join Rabbi Adam Mintz and Rabbi Avraham Bronstein on Thursday June 29th at 12:30 pm Eastern on Clubhouse. This week Geoffrey is Island hopping in Greece and hopes to join what will certainly be a lively discussion between his two favorite Madlik co-hosts as they discuss the parsha.

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June 21, 2023 · 6:57 pm

The People v. Korach

parshat korach, numbers 16

Join Geoffrey Stern braodcasting live from Lefkada, Greece and Rabbi Adam Mintz on Manhattan Island and recorded on Clubhouse. We sense that Korach’s rebellion has something to do with correct governance and even democracy, it’s just not clear what the message is and whose side we’re on. Join us as we survey Classical Jewish and philisophic literature on Korach and the enigma of Democracy.

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday night and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s portion is Korach – We sense that Korach’s rebellion has something to do with correct governance and even democracy, it’s just not clear what the message is and whose side we’re on. Join us as we survey Classical Jewish and philosophic literature on Korach and the enigma of Democracy. I’m currently in Greece and Rabbi Mintz is in New York… Join us for The People vs Korach

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Parshat Korach – We sense that Korach’s rebellion has something to do with good governance and even democracy, it’s just not clear what the message is and whose side we’re on. Join us as we survey the enigma of Korach and the enigma of Democracy.

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June 14, 2023 · 8:30 pm

The Grasshopper Mentality and the New Jew

pashat sh’lach, number 13-14

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on June 15th 2023 on Clubhouse. The Biblical Spies looked like grasshoppers to themselves and so they imagined in the eyes of others. We review Rabbinic and later Zionist texts as we explore the pitfalls of a Slave and Ghetto mentality up until today.

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday night and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s portion is Sh’lach – The Biblical Scouts exclaim that: “we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to the inhabitants of Canaan.” Traditionally, this lack of self-esteem is attributed to a Slave and latter Ghetto Mentality that kept the Jewish people in exile for 2,000 years. Join us as we explore: The Grasshopper Mentality and the New Jew

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June 7, 2023 · 6:51 pm

Kosher Queer

parshat beha’alotcha – numbers 9

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz on Thursday June 8th at 8:00pm Eastern on Clubhouse. Pesah Sheni, the makeover Passover has been adopted by the Orthodox LGBTQ community as a Biblical holiday to accept and celebrate different pathways, identities and evolutions amongst the Jewish People. We review the sources.

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(א) וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה בְמִדְבַּר־סִ֠ינַ֠י בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הַשֵּׁנִ֜ית לְצֵאתָ֨ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃ (ב) וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃ (ג) בְּאַרְבָּעָ֣ה עָשָֽׂר־י֠וֹם בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֜ה בֵּ֧ין הָֽעַרְבַּ֛יִם תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּמֹעֲד֑וֹ כְּכׇל־חֻקֹּתָ֥יו וּכְכׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃ (ד) וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת הַפָּֽסַח׃ (ה) וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בָּרִאשׁ֡וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֥וֹם לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday night and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s Torah Portion is Beha’alotcha. We re-visit Pesah Sheni, the makeover Passover which has been adopted by the Orthodox LGBTQ community as a Biblical holiday to accept and celebrate different pathways, identities and evolutions amongst the Jewish People. We review the sources and in the process learn to celebrate Pesach Sheni, all over again.  Join us for Kosher Queer.

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(א) וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה בְמִדְבַּר־סִ֠ינַ֠י בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הַשֵּׁנִ֜ית לְצֵאתָ֨ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃ (ב) וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־הַפָּ֖סַח בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃ (ג) בְּאַרְבָּעָ֣ה עָשָֽׂר־י֠וֹם בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֜ה בֵּ֧ין הָֽעַרְבַּ֛יִם תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּמֹעֲד֑וֹ כְּכׇל־חֻקֹּתָ֥יו וּכְכׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃ (ד) וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת הַפָּֽסַח׃ (ה) וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בָּרִאשׁ֡וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֥וֹם לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר

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June 1, 2023 · 10:20 am

Truth or Dare

parshat naso, numbers 5

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse on June 1st 2023. We compare and contrast the Biblical Sotah (Suspected Woman) and the ritual of the bitter waters to the trial by ordeal found in ancient societies up until the Salem Witch Trials. We ask, what we can learn from this primitive form of justice.

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday night and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s Torah Portion is Naso and we revisit the Biblical Sotah where a woman is subjected to drinking potentially poisonous waters to test her fidelity to her man.  This sounds a lot like a trial by ordeal where suspects were thrown into the river or a fire to let God met out justice. Sound interesting? Join us for Truth or Dare.

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May 24, 2023 · 6:18 pm

The Echo of Sinai

Shavuot

Join Geoffrey Stern recorded live on the Madlik Tikun Leyl Shavuot . We’ll prove, with the help of Yehudah Halevi, and beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Torah was given at Sinai. In the process, we hope to share an insight into the meaning and challenge of Sinai.

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Shavuot – Judah Halevi argues that the public nature of the revelation at Sinai proves the primacy of Judaism. We reflect on how his argument transforms our understanding of Torah, history and the mission of the Jewish People until today.

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May 18, 2023 · 12:09 am

God Wants You to Serve

parsaht bamidbar, Numbers 1

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on May 18th 2023 on Clubhouse. The Torah counts every able-bodied male to serve in the army and to pay their share of taxes and we look at the Haredi demand that they be exempt from military service and subsidized by the State and wonder…. why?

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Welcome to Madlik.  My name is Geoffrey Stern and at Madlik we light a spark or shed some light on a Jewish Text or Tradition.  Along with Rabbi Adam Mintz, we host Madlik Disruptive Torah on clubhouse every Thursday night at 8:00pm Eastern and share it as the Madlik podcast on your favorite platform. This week’s Torah portion is Bamidbar. The Torah counts every Jewish male, every able-bodied male to serve in the army and to pay their share of taxes and we look at the Haredi demand that they be exempt from military service and subsidized by the State and wonder…. why? So Join us for God wants you to Serve!

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Parshat Bamidbar – The Torah counts every Jewish Male of military age and counts every able bodied male to pay their share of taxes and we look at the Haredi demand that they be exempt from military service and subsidized by the State and wonder why.

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