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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…
8 months, 4 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. Lea…
9 months, 1 week 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 ultimatel…
9 months, 2 weeks 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, …
9 months, 3 weeks 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 socie…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 220 - Parshat Bhaalotcha: The Breaking Point
In this week's conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg, we discuss the breakdown of leadership in the parsha as well as the fascinating correl…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 219 - Parshat Naso: Leadership in the Wilderness Encampment
In this moving conversation with Rabbanit Shani Taragin, we explore the different forms of religious and lay leadership in the parsha that will conti…
10 months ago
Episode 218 - Shavuot Special: Foundations of Torah
In this meaningful conversation with Dr. Elana Stein Hain, we probe our individual spiritual biographies in search of what drew us into Torah life an…
10 months, 1 week ago
Seven Biblical Readings for a Post Oct. 7th World (Ep 6): Women in Combat with Rabbanit Malke Bina
In this episode with Matan president Rabbanit Malke Bina, we explore the Devorah narrative in Judges 4-5 and take a deeper look at her and Yael's rol…
10 months, 1 week ago
Episode 217 - Parshat Bamidbar: Re-Creating Order
In this beautiful conversation with Gila Fine, we explore the textual complexities of the book of Bamidbar and uncover why it may be the most intrica…
10 months, 1 week ago