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Episode 214 - Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Jewish Sexual Values and Ethics in this Modern Moment
This episode brings together the Matan Podcast with the hosts of Intimate Judaism, R. Scott Kahn and Talli Rosenbaum, to discuss the tensions between Jewish sexual ethics and modern sexual trends. Wh…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 214 - Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Jewish Sexual Values and Ethics in this Modern Moment
This episode brings together the Matan Podcast with the hosts of Intimate Judaism, R. Scott Kahn and Talli Rosenbaum, to discuss the tensions between Jewish sexual ethics and modern sexual trends. Wh…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Seven Biblical Readings for a Post October 7th World (Episode 2): Journeying Through Grief with Dr. Tanya White
This week Dr. Tanya White shares a novel reading of Terah's journey to Canaan through the lens of grief and how Abraham manages to pick up where his father left off. Dr. Tanya White is a senior lect…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 213 - Parshat Tazria-Metzora: Concentric Circles: Layers that Define, Separate, and Unite
In this fascinating conversation with R. Alex Israel, we explore several perspectives on Tzaraat impurity and what this means for us today. We conclude with a study of the parsha's haftara reading a…
Published on 8 months ago
Seven Biblical Readings for a Post Oct. 7th World (Ep. 1): Noah,Jonah and the Search for Resilience
This is a special podcast miniseries produced by Matan and hosted by Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble. The series will comprise seven episodes to be aired during the seven weeks of the Omer counting between t…
Published on 8 months ago
Episode 212 - Parshat Shmini: Kashrut, From Source to Practice
In this fascinating conversation with Rabbanit Dena (Freundlich) Rock, we use the repeated verse, "Do not cook a kid in a mother's milk" to explore the relationship between Halakhic development and i…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Episode 211: The Pesach Sacrifice: Meaning in the Details
In this episode with R. Yitzchak Blau, we zoom in on the laws of the Pesach sacrifice in order to zoom out on its meaning within the Exodus experience. Taking the animal on the 10th of the month, sp…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 210- Parshat Vayikra: The Debate Over Korbanot, Then and Now
Our Vayikra series will be focusing on Mitzvah observance, but we wanted to make sure to include at least one broader conversation about sacrifices as a central form of worship. So this week we are r…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 209 - Parshat Pekudei: Mishkan Shiloh, Then and Now
In this episode, which closes our episodes on national formation, beloved tour guide Shulie Mishkin walks us through the biblical reality and significance of the Mishkan's long-standing home in Shilo…
Published on 9 months ago
Episode 208 - Parshat Vayakel: The Wonders of Human Creation
This week's conversation with R. David Fohrman, beloved Tanakh teacher and principal educator at Aleph Beta, was a joy. We begin by thinking about the connection between Betzalel and the world's cre…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago