最佳Micah Woods播客 (2024)

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Creeping, velvet, and browntop bentgrass seeds with Dr. Leah Brilman 1:07:06

24h ago1:07:06

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Leah Brilman, Ph.D., is the Director of Product Management & Technical Services for Seed Research by DLF. We discussed velvet bentgrass, creeping bentgrass, and browntop bentgrass, along with seed production and grass performance. The bentgrass posts at the ATC website are at this link: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/bentgrass/ To see the word …

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Topdressing, mowing height, and education points with Andrew McDaniel 19:36

6d ago19:36

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Andrew McDaniel has been watching webinars to get education points, and some of these have been about management of soil organic matter on putting greens. We discussed a particular article and whether that method is something that seems reasonable today. The blog post we discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/a-chance-to-update-my-advice/…

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Being Human (Bereshit) 13:32

9d ago13:32

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We mostly think of the story of Adam and Eve as a story about sin and punishment, but Rabbi Micah Streiffer wants to suggest that it is actually a story about what it means to be human. This episode is the beginning of season 6! --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast…

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It's Chag Habanot! 20:45

9d ago20:45

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Marion is hosting a gathering for Chag Habanot, the North African Hanukkah festival of daughters. But all the pressure has her being a bit unkind to her friends. Learn all about this holiday plus a valuable lesson about respect and friendship. Episode Credits:Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Th…

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Four things to look at with #OM246 test results 24:52

9d ago24:52

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Here are four specific things to look at with total organic material by depth (#OM246) test results. The blog post I discussed is this one: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/om246-reports-explained/ The video in that post is https://youtu.be/wUtpJC1YPU0 Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ Get ATC newsl…

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Golf course water requirement, overseeding, & Zoysia vs. bermudagrass with Dr. Matteo Serena 1:25:55

13d ago1:25:55

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Matteo Serena is the Senior Manager of Irrigation Research and Services for the USGA. We discussed drip irrigation, growth regulators and soil surfactants, water use, overseeding, and bermudagrass vs. zoysiagrass water use. We discussed this ATC blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/zoysia-and-water-use/ We also discussed these articles: -…

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GvX, top six episodes, and turf terminology 22:48

15d ago22:48

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I checked the top episodes, discussed turf terminology, and discussed the 2025 GCSAA Outstanding Contribution Award winners Dr. Wendy Gelernter and Dr. Larry Stowell. The four posts discussed in this episode are: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-turf-gvx-growth-versus-expected/ https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/seven-minutes-of-outstanding…

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Why Moses Had to Die (V'zot Ha'Bracha) 14:35

16d ago14:35

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As we read the Torah's last portion, we ask about the death of Moses, and explore a Midrash about life and death, leadership and legacy. Chazak chazak v'nitchazeik! Be strong, be strong, and let us strengthen one another! --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit…

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Spice Up Your Life 10:49

23d ago10:49

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Episode 2: Spice Up Your LifeWhat do BFFs Goldilocks and Baby Bear make for their Shabbat lunch? Why, harissa of course! But what happens when everyone brings the same pot to the kusha (community oven)? A tasting, of course. Episode Credits:Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher; Associate P…

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Summer temperatures, turfgrass, and ΔGP 27:04

1M ago27:04

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When the cool-season growth potential (GP) is lower than the warm-season GP, the difference between them (the ΔGP) will be negative. In this episode, I discuss ΔGP and three different ways to think of summer duration. I discussed this blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/summer-assessment-with-delta-gp/ Read more about all kinds of turfgr…

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Wood Choppers, Water Drawers, and Undocumented Immigrants (Nitzavim - encore) 10:22

1M ago10:22

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This week's Torah portion suggests a framework for how to include those who live at the outskirts of society. A message of social justice and human dignity that speaks powerfully to our moment. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.patreon.com/seve…

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Google's NotebookLM & audio summaries of the MLSN, GSS, and Grammar of Greenkeeping projects 30:00

1M ago30:00

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I wondered what NotebookLM could do, so I created a couple notebooks. One has the title “Global Soil Survey,” and in that notebook I uploaded articles and documents I’ve written about MLSN and the GSS. I let the model generate a few different audio summaries of this project. And I uploaded the text to A Short Grammar of Greenkeeping, and I let the …

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Browntop greens, Poa annua suppression, pH, & OM testing with Grant Saunders 1:39:08

1M ago1:39:08

1:39:08

Grant Saunders is the course superintendent at Hamilton Golf Club in New Zealand. He has successfully overseen a green species conversion from Poa annua to browntop bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris). We discussed that, and the role of OM testing, and sand topdressing, and soil pH, and greenkeeping in New Zealand. Some links include: https://www.asian…

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Reclaiming T'fillin (Ki Tavo) 13:40

1M ago13:40

13:40

In a strange passage of Talmud, the Rabbis imagine God putting on t'fillin. They tie it back to this week's Torah portion - to an image of God and the Jewish people "affirming" their covenant with each other. In this episode, Rabbi Micah Streiffer will talk about this surprising image of the Divine, and why it just might help us reclaim t'fillin in…

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Using #OM246 test results to get net organic material accumulation rate 37:08

2M ago37:08

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When you know the rate at which organic material is accumulating in the rootzone, you can adjust sand topdressing rates with more precision. You can also start to check how any changes in maintenance can have an effect on the accumulation rate. The blog post discussed is this one: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/inexorable-rise-soil-organic-mat…

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Who cares?? (Ki Tetze) 13:20

2M ago13:20

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As liberal Jews, what are we supposed to do with obscure, esoteric laws in the Torah that seem to have nothing to do with Jewish life today? This portion contains one of the Torah's most obscure laws: the prohibition against mixing wool and linen (shaatnez). Rabbi Micah Streiffer talks about the possible meanings behind it, and how to make modern m…

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A Fairytale Feud 13:36

2M ago13:36

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Snow White just wants to host a delightful Rosh Hashanah get together, but the three little kittens and the three little pigs are having one big disagreement. Will they ever forgive each other? Episode Credits:Beyond the Bookcase is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher; Associate Producer, Elizabeth KorelitzStor…

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We Are All Responsible (Shoftim - A Conversation with Alden Solovy) 46:59

2M ago46:59

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Alden Solovy is a poet and a creator of beautiful modern liturgy. In this episode, he joins Rabbi Micah Streiffer to discuss the idea of communal responsibility (as expressed in an intensely strange event in this week's Torah portion), to talk about the ongoing events in Israel and Gaza, and to read some of his original meditations for the High Hol…

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Tournaments and the "grammar" with T-Jay Creamer 41:41

2M ago41:41

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T-Jay Creamer is the golf course superintendent at Olympic View Golf Club in western Canada. He joined me to discuss tournament golf maintenance and the grammar of greenkeeping. We discussed this ATC blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/two-weeks-in-august/ T-Jay's Substack newsletter is https://ovgrounds.substack.com/ He explained the gr…

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My visit to Delaware with Joe Gulotti (The Talking Greenkeeper) 51:39

2M ago51:39

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A month ago Joe Gulotti and I walked the fairways and greens of the Montchanin Course at Dupont Country Club. I wrote a blog post about that, and we discussed my visit in this episode. Blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/a-visit-to-the-talking-greenkeeper/ The Talking Greenkeeper podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talking…

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Disagreeing with the Torah (Re'eh) 12:36

2M ago12:36

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The Torah makes a grand pronouncement: Israelites should distance themselves physically and spiritually from neighboring peoples so as not to be tempted to "follow their ways." But how does this sit with modern, progressive Jews who believe in interfaith dialogue? Isn't it important to learn about other religious and cultural groups? In this episod…

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Judaism is About Love (Ekev - A Conversation with Rabbi Shai Held) 54:49

2M ago54:49

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Rabbi Shai Held is one of the most important thinkers in modern Jewish life. President and Dean of the Hadar Institute, he is a theologian, rabbi, educator, and author. In this interview, he joins Rabbi Micah Streiffer to talk about the Torah's command to love the stranger, and about the broader idea that Judaism is about love. Rabbi Held's latest …

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A turf paradox: better turf in soils with lower nutrient content 43:29

3M ago43:29

43:29

You can sometimes, perhaps more often than you would think, find soil under good turf to have lower nutrient content than does soil under poor quality turf. In this episode, I explain why that is, what the implications of this phenomenon are, and what you can do about it. This blog post has all the details on the turf (and soil) paradox: https://ww…

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Knowing When to Step Aside (Pinchas) 12:30

3M ago12:30

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In this portion, Moses faces the prospect of his own death. The Midrash paints a picture of him as a leader who both struggles with own mortality and cares deeply about the welfare of the people he leads. We explore these messages, comparing them with contemporary events. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASO…

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Disease, nutrition, and control problems, with Dr. John Dempsey 1:05:02

4M ago1:05:02

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Independent turfgrass researcher John Dempsey, Ph.D., joined me to discuss evaluating treatment effects and the importance of having a good control. We talked about diseases, nutrition, and this blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/problem-with-the-controls/ Find John on X at https://x.com/J_J_Dempsey Read more about all kinds of turfgras…

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OM measurements, models, and data analysis with Dr. Henry Qu 52:29

4M ago52:29

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Dr. Henry Qu, partner and data scientist at Oxbridge Economics, joined me to talk about data analysis, and statistics, and how to try to learn things in turfgrass science. We discussed NTEP, posterior distributions, disease resistance, ANOVA, total organic material expectations by species, the process of learning, and much more. ATC blog post about…

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Doing more work to produce better turf with Jon Wall 1:06:59

4M ago1:06:59

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Jon Wall, golf course superintendent at Shanqin Bay, joined me to discuss doing more work to make grass better, rather than doing less. And also about what I'd want everyone to do, which is doing the right amount of work for your property. We talked about many things, starting off with: Better turf conditions with more intensive maintenance blog po…

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Heat kills: a 12 point list and thermal death point temperatures for cool-season grass 27:03

4M ago27:03

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It's summer in the northern hemisphere, and the two items discussed in this episode provide guidance on managing turf when it has to survive through heat stress. From the ATC website, a 12 point list: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/catching-up-on-reading-heat-stress/ From PACE Turf, the Heat Kills document: https://www.paceturf.org/member/Docu…

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Beware the Demagogue (Korach) 12:38

4M ago12:38

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Korach claims that "all the people are holy," but his actions seem to be less about the people and more about his own interests. In that sense, he reminds us of some politicians we know today. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.patreon.com/seven…

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Explaining MLSN and assessing ball roll on putting greens, with Carl Schimenti 1:30:23

4M ago1:30:23

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Carl Schimenti from Cornell University joined me to discuss intro to #MLSN explanations vs. using MLSN the way it is designed to be used. We also talked a lot about ball roll assessment using the #BobbleTest, and the USGA GS3 ball, and other methods. MLSN project page: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/mlsn/ Daniel Palin with the MLSN test on The Talk…

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Checking phosphorus gradients on putting greens with an upper and lower rootzone sample 37:14

4M ago37:14

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Soil P, pH, and salinity are a few things that likely vary by depth in your rootzone. I've started recommending that 20% of putting greens tested be done with a sample divided at the 5 cm depth. Send the lab a 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm depth sample from that green, rather than the standard 0-10 cm depth sample. I discussed this blog post: https://www.asia…

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You Don't Know What Someone Else is Thinking (Sh'lach Lecha) 12:54

4M ago12:54

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The Torah's famous story of the "scouts" is a pivotal moment - the beginning of the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. But what did the scouts do wrong? We take a look at a Midrash that suggests that, in part, it was because they made assumptions about what the people of the land were thinking about them. We talk about the cognitive distortio…

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Spring green-up of cool and warm-season grasses with Maggie Reiter 1:07:51

4M ago1:07:51

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Maggie Reiter joined me to discuss how the start (and end) of the turfgrass maintenance season might be predicted. When is spring green-up? When does the season end? We discussed, and showed charts of growth potential and temperature, from this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/maps-of-average-temperatures-in-the-usa/ The Sunday Lawn Care p…

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Would That All God's People Were Prophets (B'ha-alot'cha - encore) 10:48

4M ago10:48

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This parashah tells about a strange incident in which two Israelites prophesy "illicitly." Moses's reaction to them teaches something important about leadership and listening. (Encore from 2022.) --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.patreon.com/se…

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How many hours until the grass wilts? Predicting soil water content with Dr. Bill Kreuser 1:00:33

5M ago1:00:33

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Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., president of GreenKeeper, joined me to discuss the new water resource planning tools in GreenKeeper, along with disease risk, PGRs, soil surfactants, and weather data. See more about these tools at the GreenKeeper app: https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/ Irrigation posts at the ATC website: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/irriga…

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Core sweepers make aeration easier, ball roll after 270 rounds, and estimating N in clippings 33:41

5M ago33:41

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I discuss small plot university research with fixed treatments vs. golf course and sports turf maintenance with treatments that vary, and consider which results we should trust more. I also discuss the bobble test after 270 rounds, mention that core sweepers are a nice machine, and explain how I estimate N harvested in creeping bentgrass clippings.…

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70 Faces of Torah (Naso) 14:58

5M ago14:58

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A midrash says that the Torah is "one" but has seventy faces. We explore how Jewish life sits at the intersection of unity and pluralism. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.patreon.com/sevenminutetorah (for per-episode contribution) OR https://l…

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What you should know about soil test P, spring growth, and #TurfSpeedo calculations 49:46

5M ago49:46

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I describe what we can learn from looking at five years of Mehlich 3 soil test phosphorus results from golf course putting greens, how to calculate the turfgrass speedo in a standard way, rather than in a chaotic way, and recommend an episode of the Cornell Turfgrass Show that asks if soil testing is the answer to all your problems. These are the l…

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The Questions that Make Up Jewish Life (B'midbar - A Conversation with Rabbi Mark Washofsky) 1:01:43

5M ago1:01:43

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In this interview episode, Micah talks with Rabbi Mark Washofsky about B'midbar, the opening parsha of the book of Numbers. They discuss the census in the desert, why it takes place and what it says about Jewish life. And they go on to talk about a variety of related topics around Reform Judaism and halakhah (Jewish law). Rabbi Washofsky is the aut…

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Putting surface management, the turf speedo (growth ratio), & surprising results with T-Jay Creamer 1:06:35

5M ago1:06:35

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T-Jay Creamer joined me to discuss bentgrass & Poa annua (bent-Poa) management with a surprisingly low annual N rate, almost no use of PGRs, and no aeration (other than occasional needle tining) for more than two years. The results surprise me, and they may surprise you too. We discussed this blog post about the turf speedo: https://www.asianturfgr…

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Are We in Exile? (Behar and Bechukotai) 15:58

5M ago15:58

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Is Jewish life supposed to be lived in the land of Israel? Can you live a fulfilling and meaningful life in diaspora? How do we, as liberal Jews, relate to the traditional Jewish notion of "exile?" We explore some midrash on the topic. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this …

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P fertilizer & Poa, the #MLSN time issue, and #ClipVol annual totals 39:12

6M ago39:12

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In this episode, I discuss sixteen year old bentgrass greens that have also gone sixteen years without P fertilizer. The greens are also free of Poa annua. Then I discuss how fertilizer recommendations made from soil tests are a lot more precise if the time duration over which the fertilizer is being recommended is considered explicitly. And I expl…

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For Whom is the Light? (Emor) 11:48

6M ago11:48

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In this week's Torah portion, God asks the people to provide a Ner Tamid - an eternal light - in the sanctuary. But does God need a light? And by extension, does God need our rituals and prayers? We look at some midrash and explore the question: Who are our rituals for? --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK.…

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Who Is My Neighbor? (Kedoshim) 14:06

6M ago14:06

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The Torah commands: "Love your neighbor as yourself?" But who is the neighbor that I'm commanded the love? The answer is not straightforward. In fact, it's one of the great debates of Judaism. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.patreon.com/seven…

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Yom Kippur in May?? (Achrei Mot - encore) 11:48

6M ago11:48

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Sacrifice? Demons? A scapegoat?? This parashah describes the strange, levitical practices of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. What meaning is there to be found for modern Jewish life in this ancient, priestly ritual? --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit eit…

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Optimal and practical overseeding windows with Jim Huntoon 1:03:52

6M ago1:03:52

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Jim Huntoon joined me from Horry-Georgetown Technical College to discuss overseeding and the hows and whys of this common practice on warm-season turf that goes dormant in winter. We discussed these two blog posts: - https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/optimum-overseeding-time-windows/ - https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/zoysia-beats-bermuda-on-s…

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Lessons from Leprosy (Metzora) 13:46

7M ago13:46

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How often do we dehumanize or ostracize people who are suffering from disease, poverty, mental health challenges, etc? This week we focus on some Midrash surrounding how you're supposed to treat people afflicted with leprosy. The Rabbis find some surprising and affirming messages embedded in this strange Torah portion. -----------------------------…

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The Healing Power of Presence (Tazria - encore) 10:12

7M ago10:12

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Tazria is about scaly skin disease and priestly diagnosis. But when we examine it through the Rabbis' eyes, it is about our responsibility to each other in times of suffering. We explore a story from the Talmud that helps drive home that idea. --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production …

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Don't eat that! Or do... it's up to you (Sh'mini) 13:35

7M ago13:35

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Sh'mini outlines the laws of kashrut - which animals traditionally may and may not be eaten in Judaism. How does liberal Judaism approach the rules and traditions around keeping kosher in modern Jewish life? --------------------------------- Seven Minute Torah is a production of LAASOK. To support the production of this podcast, visit either www.pa…

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Botanical walks, ecoregions, and MLSN for lawns with Maggie Reiter 1:07:32

7M ago1:07:32

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Maggie Reiter joined me to reminisce about the grasses one can find at the back of the 7th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links, to consider soil test results for lawns, what the biggest problems are on lawns and whether solutions exists, and much more. Maggie is a Data Scientist at Sunday, https://www.getsunday.com/ The blog post with the photo of gra…

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