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Nitzavim – The Penitent Manifesto (5782)
Repentance is one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind. When we blunder; when we err; when we create distance and barriers between us and God, we are a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Parshas Nitzavim & Vayeilech (Rebroadcast)
On the final day of Moshe’s life, he gathered the entire nation – men, women, children, and according to the Talmud, all souls of future Jews – to pa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ki Savo – Gaze from Heaven
Blessings and curses. That is the dominant theme of our Parsha. We read the admonition of Deuteronomy – 98 bone-chilling curses that will befall our …
1 year, 5 months ago
Ki Savo – Clinging to Gold (5782)
On the surface, Bikkurim appears to be an ordinary, tithe-like Mitzvah. When the first fruits of a season’s crop begin to sprout, you designate them …
1 year, 5 months ago
Parshas Ki Savo (Rebroadcast)
As the Book of Deuteronomy draws to its conclusion, the narrative makes a transition: Moshe finishes conveying the mitzvos to the nation, and sets up…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ki Seitzei – Conscience Cleanser
Of the motley potpourri of subjects featured in Parshas Ki Seitzei are several fascinating mitzvos that we address in this week’s Parsha podcast. We …
1 year, 5 months ago
Ki Seitzei – The Payoff Pitch (5782)
What is the nature of the conflict of life? How, indeed, are we suspended between good and bad, between mitzvos and sin, between the evil and good in…
1 year, 5 months ago
Parshas Ki Seitzei (Rebroadcast)
In the parsha that contains the most mitzvos of any of the 54 Torah sections (a staggering 74 mitzvos), we read about the wayward and rebellious son,…
1 year, 5 months ago
Shoftim – Government-in-Exile
We begin the month of Elul on the Parsha Podcast with style, flair, and panache. It starts with some sweet, sweet vindication as we share a citation …
1 year, 5 months ago
Shoftim – Hill To Die On (5782)
Our Parsha contains the instructions for how to conduct war. We are told that we must extend peace overtures before launching an attack, we are told …
1 year, 5 months ago