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Episode 241 - Parshat Vayera: Expanding our Vessels
In this beautiful conversation with Matan faculty member Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we discuss Elisha's encounter with two women in the Haftorah taken from II Melachim 4. We discuss the subtle theolo…
Published on 17 hours ago
Episode 240 - Parshat Lech Lecha: The Seed of Avraham (Yeshayahu 40-41)
This week's Haftorah returns to the beginning section of the second half of Yeshayahu with beloved Tanakh teacher and pedagogue R. Menachem Leibtag. Why do we find ourselves in Yeshayahu again and w…
Published on 1 week ago
Episode 239 - Parshat Noach: The Waters of Destruction and Renewal
In this probing conversation with Dr. Elana Stein Hain about this week's Haftorah from Yeshayahu 54, we move from discussing the opening image of Jerusalem's surprising fertility to a deeply candid c…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Episode 238 - Parshat Breishit: Welcome to Haftorah Study!
This year the Matan Podcast is focusing its study on the weekly Haftorah, the prophetic portion selected as a complement to each week's parsha reading. We are thrilled to embark on this new journey w…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Episode 237 - Sukkot: The Mitzvah to be Joyful
In this heartfelt conversation with R. Dr. J.J. Schacter, we explore the way the Halacha defines the commandment to feel joy on Sukkot and by extension on all holidays. How can the Torah command us …
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Episode 236 - Parshat Ha'azinu: Resistance and Acceptance in Moshe's Death
This conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld movingly addresses the preparations for Moshe's death at the end of the parsha. While he initially resists God's punishment, Moshe ends up taking…
Published on 1 month ago
Episode 235 - Parshat Vayelech: Hakhel and Family Education
This week's conversation with Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw zooms in on the mitzvah of Hakhel and its unique educational philosophy. An exploration of biblical verses and their interpretation ends up …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 234 - Parshat Nitzavim: National and Personal Teshuva
In this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson, we speak about the significant appearance of Teshuva (repentance) in the parsha as well as the way the idea is molded, personalized, and internal…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 233 - Parshat Ki Tavo: The Heart Spaces of Tithes
In this conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg, we explore how the tithes mentioned in this week's parsha can refine our sense of gratitude. We explore the difference between a 'maaser' minds…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 232 - Parshat Ki Tezte: The Dignity of the Human Body
In this fascinating conversation with R. Yitzchak Blau, we discuss the prohibition to let a dead body remain exposed overnight, learned from this week's parsha. We debate the exegetical complexities …
Published on 2 months ago