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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, 1 month 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, 2 months ago
Episode 94 - Parshat Beshalach: The Power of Transition
In this illuminating conversation with Matan Lecturer Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we discuss why Israel's crossing of the sea was in some ways more mo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 93 - Parshat Bo: The Exodus, Present and Future
In this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson, we speak about the parsha's fascinating oscillation between the nation's experience of the exod…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 92 - Parshat Vaera: The Purposes of the Plagues
In this conversation with Dr. Yael Ziegler, we explore the Egyptian legacies God wanted the nation to leave behind and the function of the plagues as…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 91 - Parshat Shemot: The Crafting of Memory
In this fascinating conversation with Rav Mike Feuer, host of The Jewish Story Podcast, we dive deep into the intentionality required by the Torah to…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 90 - Parshat Vayechi: Enduring Legacies
In this conversation with R. Alex Israel that weaves in and out of peshat and midrashic readings, we explore Yaakov's lasting legacies and the wisdom…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 89 - Parshat Vayigash: Inching Toward Resolution
In this insightful conversation with Tanakh educator and family therapist Rabbanit Mali Brofsky, we discuss the bravery and personal evolution of Yeh…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 88 - Parshat Miketz: You Can Never Go Home Again
In this probing conversation with Matan faculty member Catriella Freedman, we discuss Yosef's personal development and the tension between Egypt and …
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 87 - Parshat Vayeshev: On Thorns and Wheat in the Episode of Tamar
In this candid conversation with Rabbanit Leah Sarna, we explore how the Yehuda and Tamar episode insightfully mirrors the broader Yosef narrative.
3 years, 3 months ago