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Adam Zagoria-Moffet, St Albans Masorti Synagogue

Maimonides's Mishnéh Torah, one Monday at a time.

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  • 53 episodes
  • Updated Thursday

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  • January 14 · 44 min

    Talmud Torah 6:1-8

    We continue our exploration of the codes of honour, this time regarding Sages in general (rabbinim students of the wise, and others)

  • January 10 · 50 min

    Talmud Torah 5:7-13

    Continuing our study of Chapter 5, the reverence and respect due to teachers by students – and what students are owed from their teachers

  • Dec 23, 2025 · 55 min

    Talmud Torah 5:1-6

    Starting Chapter 5, we explore how and when one is due respect to their teacher

  • Dec 16, 2025 · 44 min

    Talmud Torah 4:5-9

    In the conclusion of Chapter 4, we look more at what makes for a good student, a good question, and the best classroom environment

  • Dec 9, 2025 · 59 min

    Talmud Torah 3:13-4:4

    Finishing Chapter 3 and moving into Chapter 4, Rambam investigates what makes for an ideal student and a good teacher.

  • Nov 24, 2025 · 55 min

    Talmud Torah 3:4-3:12

    In the continuation of Chapter 3, we look at the ideal image of a Torah scholar, particularly how it relates to work and making a living. Rambam's detailed takedown anyone who would claim wisdom but eschew work is a refreshing and needed reminder in today's Jewish world.

  • Sep 16, 2025 · 56 min

    Talmud Torah 1

    We start on the laws of Torah study with general principles about learning – who can and should learn, when and how often, and to what extent does the obligation to education apply to ourselves as well as our children.

  • Sep 9, 2025 · 48 min

    Dé'ot 7

    We conclude Hilkhot Dé'ot with more on the laws of speech as well as guidance around grudges and vengeance (both bad!)

  • Sep 3, 2025 · 56 min

    Dé'ot 6:10-7.4

    We conclude Chapter 6 with a look at the significance of the socially vulnerable in our ethics and then turn to Chapter 7, the final bit of Dé'ot, which focusses extensively on the laws of speech.

  • Aug 31, 2025 · 54 min

    Dé'ot 6

    We review (almost all of) Chapter 6 of Hilkhot Dé'ot – a chapter discussing the importance of good friends, and friends who are good enough to tell you off when you're not so good!

  • Aug 13, 2025 · 54 min

    Dé'ot 5:9-13

    In the conclusion to Chapter 5 of Dé'ot, we cover the personal, sartorial and financial behaviour of talmidé hakhamim.

  • Aug 5, 2025 · 58 min

    Dé'ot 5:1-8

    In the first half of Chapter 5 we review the behaviours expected of a Sage – in eating, drinking, bathing, sexual intimacy, and even in toilet habits..

  • Jul 21, 2025 · 59 min

    Dé'ot 4:11-22

    In the second half of Chapter 4 of Hilkhot Dé'ot, we dive into Rambam's medicinal recommendations for eating, drinking, bathing, and having a healthy sex life.

  • Jul 7, 2025 · 54 min

    Dé'ot 4:1-10

    The start of Chapter 4, all about food and medicine

  • Jun 23, 2025 · 47 min

    Dé'ot 3

    In the third chapter of Dé'ot, Rambam walks us through some of the concepts critical to good behaviour, exploring asceticism and hedonism, the balanced life, and what it means to have kavvanah

  • Jun 16, 2025 · 50 min

    Dé'ot 2

    We continue our exploration of morality, with Rambam suggesting a model of medicalisation and defining further the categories of Hakham, Hasid and Tsaddik.

  • Jun 9, 2025 · 57 min

    Dé'ot 1

    As we turn to Hilkhot Dé'ot, we see the groundwork for Rambam's concept of morality and moral behaviour

  • May 19, 2025 · 55 min

    Yesodé haTorah - 9

    We look at how to identify a false prophet and how the chain of authority and assent relates to the text and law of the Torah