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Nitzavim Vayeilech – Pro Choice
Season 1
On the final day of Moshe’s life, he gathers the entire nation for a parting message. After forging another covenant between the nation and God and e…
2 years, 5 months ago
Nitzavim – Drawbridge Of The Soul (5781)
Season 1
With the entire nation gathered on his final day of life, Moshe warns the people against being seduced by idolatry. The nation, Moshe reveals, is par…
2 years, 6 months ago
Parshas Nitzavim & Vayeilech (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
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…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ki Savo – Dial of Joy
Season 1
The Torah has a surprising view on joy and how to attain it. The prevailing attitude in our society is that a person’s state of joy is contingent upo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ki Savo – Maniacal Determination (5781)
Season 1
Our parsha contains perhaps the most difficult Torah portion to read and digest: The Tochacha (Admonition). In it we are told the consequences of our…
2 years, 6 months ago
Parshas Ki Savo (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
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…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ki Seitzei – The Upside of Laziness
Season 1
Our parsha begins with the unusual law of the marriage of a Jewish warrior and an enemy captive woman. When a Jewish warrior spots a prisoner of war …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ki Seitzei – A Lifetime A Day (5781)
Season 1
The Midrash in our parsha calculates that the Torah contains 613 mitzvos, 248 positive mitzvos, where the Torah commands us to do something proactive…
2 years, 6 months ago
Parshas Ki Seitzei (Rebroadcast)
Season 1
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,…
2 years, 6 months ago
Shoftim – Crisper Genes
Season 1
The nation is on the doorstep of Canaan. In our Parsha, the people are instructed in how they must treat the Canaanite inhabitants of the land. It’s …
2 years, 6 months ago