Articles and Recordings by Rabbi Joel Levy
Rabbi Joel is now teaching on Proverbs on Thursday afternoons - here are the latest recordings
Here are some recordings of earlier sessions on Pirkei Avot:
Pirkei Avot Class on Zoom - Chapter 1 - November 19th
Pirkei Avot Class on Zoom - December 3rd - Structure of the Mishnah
Pirkei Avot Class on Zoom - Chapter 2, Mishnah 8, part ii
Pirkei Avot Class on Zoom - Chapter 2, Mishnah 8, part iii
Chapter 2, Mishnah 8, part iv (April 15 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 5 (July 29 2021)
Sept 9th - the Individual and the Collective, orchestra and musician
Chapter 3, Mishnah 7 (Oct 7 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 9 (Oct 14 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 10 (Oct 21 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 11 (Oct 28 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 12 part I (Nov 4 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 12 part II (Nov 11 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 13 (Nov 18 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 14 (Nov 25 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 16 (Dec 16 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 17 (Dec 23, 2021)
Chapter 3, Mishnah 18 (Dec 30, 2021)
A short series of videos from Rabbi Joel introducing the theme for our Yamim Noraim study in 2020 – the Noachide Laws.
This first video introduces the topic.
The second video discusses one of those laws, Blasphemy.
The third video continues examining Blasphemy and looks at the wider question of relationships between our religion and non-Jews.
As we entered Ellul 5780, Rabbi Joel created this video to discuss the importance of home rituals for a Yamim Nora'im that will be so different from all we have known before.
Here are Rabbi Joel's Divrei Torah (sermons) for the festivals in 2020/5781:
Dvar Torah for Hoshanah Rabba, Shemini Atzeet and Simchat Torah
As Masorti in the UK continues to grapple with issues around Shabbat during this pandemic, this article looks at the conceptual (as opposed to halachic) issues about what is at stake; what Shabbat is for, why it matters, and how that impacts the debate on streaming on Shabbat (June 2020).
A personal statement on Shabbat
An article by Rabbi Joel and Leon Wiener Dow about Pesach in the time of Covid-19 (April 2020).