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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 months, 1 week 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…
2 months, 2 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 …
2 months, 3 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…
2 months, 4 weeks 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…
2 months, 4 weeks 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…
3 months, 1 week 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…
3 months, 2 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…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 254 - Parshat Yitro: Voices Between Heaven and History
In this conversation with Yael Leibowitz, we discuss Yeshayahu's theophany in the Haftorah within the broader context of prophecy and its function as…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 253- Parshat Beshalach: Devorah as a Mother of Israel
In this conversation with Tamar Weissman, we explore the narrative and prose renditions of Devorah's story in Shoftim 4-5, read as this week's Haftor…
4 months ago