Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah: The Meaning of Sukkot’s Climax
The Festival of Sukkot ends with a three-day constellation of significant days: The seventh day is Hoshana Rabbah, the eighth is Shemini Atzeres, and…
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Dreaming of a Sunny Sukkah
We are amid the incredible Festival of Sukkos. Each day (except Shabbos) we shake the Lulav and Esrog, we celebrate with our family, and we dwell in …
4 years, 5 months ago
The Glorious Clouds of Sukkos
Over the course of the Festival of Sukkos (sometimes spelled “Sukkot”, sometimes “Succos”, rivaled only by the nightmare of trying to find the defini…
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Vezos HaBeracha (Rebroadcast)
The final parsha of the Torah details the blessings that Moshe conveyed to the tribes of Israel immediately prior to his passing, and the Torah ends …
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Ha’azinu – Small Step for Eaglet
The Song of Ha’azinu is a richly textured tapestry with layered meaning and subtleties. Our Sages tell us that t incorporates all of Jewish History. …
4 years, 5 months ago
Tips and Tricks to Secure a Positive Judgment on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the end of the annual judgment. On Yom Kippur, the verdict written on Rosh Hashana gets sealed. Until that deadline, however, we can ef…
4 years, 5 months ago
Jonah: Studying the Yom Kippur Reading on a Deeper Level (Rebroadcast)
On Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the 48-verse Book of Jonah, which tells of a renegade prophet, Jonah, who defies the directive of God and refuses to…
4 years, 5 months ago
Reconciliation and Forgiveness: The Interpersonal Component of Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is a day of atonement and expiation. On this auspicious day, the Almighty forgives us for all our transgressions and we become purified be…
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Ha’Azinu (Rebroadcast)
Still in the final day of Moshe’s life, he conveys to the nation a 43-verse Song predicting the contours of Jewish history, both past, present, and f…
4 years, 5 months ago
Parsha: Vayeilech – Man on a Mission
Moshe has been the leader of the Jewish people since before the Exodus. Over the course of these forty years, Moshe has led the people through high t…
4 years, 5 months ago