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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…
11 hours 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…
1 week ago
Episode 261 - Parshat Tzav and Pesach: Eliyahu the Herald
This week's Haftorah from Malachi 3 has been chosen for its connection to Shabbat Hagadol and the upcoming Pesach holiday. In this episode with Dr. C…
2 weeks ago
Episode 260- Parshat Vayikra: When Sacrifice Is Not Enough
In this conversation with Rabbanit Anne Gordon, we explore Yeshayahu's rebuke to the people for their unworthy sacrifices and unworthy behavior. We r…
3 weeks ago
Episode 259- Parshat Vayakel-Pekudei (Parshat ha-chodesh): Yechezkel's Temple Vision
In this conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash we discuss the contradictions and changes in Yechezkel's futuristic Temple vision from the …
4 weeks ago
Episode 258 - Parshat Ki Tisa (Parshat Para): The Gift and Mystery of Tahara
In this conversation with Michal Porat, we explore the unique and moving concepts of comfort expressed in Yechezkel 36, the special haftorah chosen f…
1 month ago
Special Purim Episode: Secrets of the Scroll: Esther and Yonah, Reluctant Redeemers
What if Megillat Esther is not the most hidden book in Tanakh, but the most brilliantly written one? Secrets of the Scroll--a series produced for thi…
1 month ago
Episode 257 - Parshat Tzetzaveh (Parshat Zachor)
In this conversation with Rabbanit Mali Brofsky, we study the Haftorah of Shabbat Zachor which recounts Shaul's loss of the monarchy in I Shmuel 15 i…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 256 - Parshat Truma: Shlomo's Temple Enterprise
In this conversation with Michael Rainsbury, head of Lifelong Learning at the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS), we discuss King Shlomo's leader…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 255 - Parshat Mishpatim: Disillusionment with Spiritual Leadership
In this episode with Rabbi Yaakov Beasly, we explore the fascinating text of this week's Haftorah describing the unusual childhood of the Judean king…
1 month, 4 weeks ago