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Episode 234 - Parshat Nitzavim: National and Personal Teshuva
In this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson, we speak about the significant appearance of Teshuva (repentance) in the parsha as well as the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 233 - Parshat Ki Tavo: The Heart Spaces of Tithes
In this conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg, we explore how the tithes mentioned in this week's parsha can refine our sense of gratitude. …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 232 - Parshat Ki Tezte: The Dignity of the Human Body
In this fascinating conversation with R. Yitzchak Blau, we discuss the prohibition to let a dead body remain exposed overnight, learned from this wee…
7 months ago
Episode 231 - Parshat Shoftim: Rabbinic Right and Left
In this nuanced and probing conversation with Matan faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, we discuss the breadth and limitations of rabbini…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 230 - Noticing the Small People: Secondary Characters (3/3) (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…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
7 months, 3 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…
8 months 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 …
8 months, 1 week 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 …
8 months, 2 weeks 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 t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago