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Episode 244 - Parshat Vayetzei: When God is Like a Lion and a Lover
The parsha's Haftorah is taken from the book of Hoshea, a fourteen-chapter work that opens the collection of 'Trei Asar.' Jewish philosophy professor…
4 months, 1 week ago
Episode 243- Parshat Toldot: Divine Love and Hate
This conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg explores the Haftorah from the book of Malachi, a short prophetic work from the early Second Temp…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 242 - Parshat Chayei Sara: Between King David's Life and Legacy
In this rich conversation with Torah scholar and Tanakh author Dr. Nechama Price, we explore the complex closing of David's life in this week's hafto…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 241 - Parshat Vayera: Expanding our Vessels
In this beautiful conversation with Matan faculty member Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we discuss Elisha's encounter with two women in the Haftorah take…
5 months ago
Episode 240 - Parshat Lech Lecha: The Seed of Avraham (Yeshayahu 40-41)
This week's Haftorah returns to the beginning section of the second half of Yeshayahu with beloved Tanakh teacher and pedagogue R. Menachem Leibtag. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 239 - Parshat Noach: The Waters of Destruction and Renewal
In this probing conversation with Dr. Elana Stein Hain about this week's Haftorah from Yeshayahu 54, we move from discussing the opening image of Jer…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 238 - Parshat Breishit: Welcome to Haftorah Study!
This year the Matan Podcast is focusing its study on the weekly Haftorah, the prophetic portion selected as a complement to each week's parsha readin…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 237 - Sukkot: The Mitzvah to be Joyful
In this heartfelt conversation with R. Dr. J.J. Schacter, we explore the way the Halacha defines the commandment to feel joy on Sukkot and by extensi…
6 months ago
Episode 236 - Parshat Ha'azinu: Resistance and Acceptance in Moshe's Death
This conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld movingly addresses the preparations for Moshe's death at the end of the parsha. While he initia…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 235 - Parshat Vayelech: Hakhel and Family Education
This week's conversation with Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw zooms in on the mitzvah of Hakhel and its unique educational philosophy. An exploration of…
6 months, 2 weeks ago