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Episode 229 - How to Character Sketch: Moshe as a Test Case (2/3) (Rebroadcast)
We have gone on vacation! But while we are off hiking and breathing, we are bringing you several episodes of a wonderful series we put out in 2021 at the start of this Matan podcasting venture. In th…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 228 - Biblical Characterization (1/3) with Dr. Yael Ziegler (Rebroadcast)
We have gone on vacation! But while we are off hiking and breathing, we are bringing you several episodes of a wonderful series we put out in 2021 at the start of this Matan podcasting venture. In th…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 227 - The 9 Days: Anticipating Redemption
It is recounted in Talmud Bavli Shabbat 31a, that one of the questions asked of the deceased waiting for final judgement is whether they anticipated the redemption. In this meaningful conversation wi…
Published on 5 months ago
Episode 226 - Parshat Matot-Masei: Ethics of Warfare, Then and Now
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody wrote Ethics of Our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality before the events of October 7th. Yet its publication shortly after the outbreak of the war in Gaza made the boo…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 225 - Parshat Pinchas: Humble Leadership, Dynamic Law
In this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffman Libson, we discuss the episode of the daughters of Tzelofechad who approach Moshe asking for the right to inherit their deceased father's land. Our conve…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 224 - Parshat Balak: When Seeing Shouldn't Be Believing
In this conversation with Dr. Tanya White, we discuss the theological import of the parsha's unusual point of view, the parallels between Pharaoh and Balak's fear of Israel, and why coming to conclus…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 223 - Parshat Chukat: The Life Affirming Work of Caring for the Dead
Parshat Chukat opens with the ritual of the red heifer (para aduma) which purifies individuals from impurity caused by contact with a dead body. Leadership comes in all different shapes and sizes, a…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 222 - Parshat Korach: How To Be A Successful Demagogue
In this conversation with Matan faculty member Simi Peters, we analyze Korach's tactics that made his rebellion an initial success and what ultimately caused it to fail. In her unique way, Simi weav…
Published on 6 months ago
Episode 221 - Parshat Shelach: Wedding Realism with Gratitude
In this conversation with Rabbanit Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel, we explore where the spies went wrong, the possibility that their sin was inevitable, and where this registers in the current Israeli re…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Seven Biblical Readings for a Post October 7th World (Episode 7): Contemporary Biblical Heroism
Over the last year and a half, many have reflected that these times feel 'biblical.' There is a sense that the ongoing war and the surrounding societal shifts feel more significant than ever. Some o…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago