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Episode 271- Parshat Shelach: Rectified Reconnaissance
In this conversation with Rabbanit Karen Miller Jackson, we discuss the spy story in the book of Yehoshua, read as this week's Haftarah, and why Rach…
10 hours ago
Episode 270 - Parshat Bha'alotcha: Taking Initiative in the Desert
This week's episode with Dr. Ayelet Hoffman Libson explores the parsha's depiction of the nation in transition--between the idyllic depiction in the …
1 week ago
Episode 269 - Parshat Naso: Shimshon, His Mother, and the Nation of Israel
In this conversation with Yael Liebowitz we explore the motif of the 'barren woman' which features in this week's haftarah as well as what Shimshon's…
2 weeks ago
Episode 268- Parshat Bamidbar: Before the Light Appears
In this conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, we explore the Haftarah read the day before Rosh Chodesh: the story of David's absence fro…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Episode 267 - Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: The Roots of the Blessings and Curses
This week we sit down with Dr. Elana Stein Hain to explore the way Yirmiyahu elaborates upon and adds layers of theological nuance to the concept of …
4 weeks ago
Episode 266 - Parshat Emor: On Counting the Omer in Unprecedented Times
This week we shift focus from the Haftorah to the parsha which mentions the mitzvah of counting the Omer and the holiday of Shavuot. Through the pris…
1 month ago
Episode 265 - Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The Double-Sided Coin of 'Kiddush Hashem'
In this conversation, Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg helps us understand the role played by the concept of 'Kiddush Hashem' in both the Ashkenazic and …
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 264 - Parshat Tazria-Metzora: Layers that Define, Separate, and Unite (Re-broadcast)
The usual Haftarah read for this week's double parsha is from II Melachim, but it is replaced with the special reading for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh (Yesh…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 263 - Parshat Shmini: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this conversation, leading educator R. Yitzchak Etshalom delves into this week's Haftorah (II Shmuel 6), which chronicles King David's dramatic at…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Pesach Bonus - Grafting the Spirit of Israel (Yechezkel 37) (Rebroadcast)
In honor of the Haftorah read on Shabbat parshat chol hamoed from Yechezkel 37, we are rebroadcasting episode 248 with Rabbanit Shani Taragin from ea…
2 months ago