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Episode 103 - Pesach Announcement and Parshat Shmini: The Laws of Kashrut in Theory and in Practice
In this episode we speak with Channa Lockshin Bob about the biblical context of Kashrut laws, address how they were experienced in the post-biblical …
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 102: Parshat Tzav: Making Meaning of the Korbanot
In this illuminating conversation with R. Yitzchak Blau, we explore thematic ideas behind the sacrificial order as well as religious meaning one can …
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 101: Parshat Vayikra - Understanding Korbanot and the Mikdash in Context
In this important conversation with Dr. Tova Ganzel, we explore the function and form of the sacrifices and the Tabernacle in their ancient Near East…
3 years, 2 months ago
Live Podcast Recording: Teaching Tanakh Today
In honor of reaching our 100th episode, Dr. Yael Ziegler and podcast host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble sat down in front of a live audience to speak abo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 100 - Parshat Vayakel-Pekudei: The Mishkan and Community Building
In this conversation with Joanne Greenaway, LSJS's chief executive, we discuss the communal function of the Mishkan's construction and its significan…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 99 - Ki Tisa: Sinning as a Nation
In this conversation with R. Dr. Shlomo Brody, we discuss the epic mistake of the Golden Calf and Moshe's handling of the situation against the backd…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 98 - Parshat Tetzave: Do the Clothes Make the Man?
In this illuminating conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg, we discuss different theological aspects of the priestly garb as well as the sym…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 97 - Parshat Teruma : Getting to Know the Mishkan
In this illuminating conversation with Malka Hubscher, we touch upon the central function of the Mishkan as well as the particulars of its constructi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 96 - Parshat Mishpatim: Understanding the Concept of Covenant
In this invaluable conversation with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, we discuss the way covenants were created in ancient societies and how this knowledge s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 95 - Parshat Yitro: When 'the Other' Illuminates
In this enlightening conversation with Matan lecturer and Kitvuni scholar Yael Leibowitz, we discuss several examples of the biblical 'Other'- such a…
3 years, 3 months ago