Podcast Episodes

Re’eh – An Attitudinal Shift (Rebroadcast)

Parshas Re’eh marks a transition in Devarim. After four sections of Moshe inspiring the nation ahead of his death and their entrance to Israel, the nation is instructed with mitzvos related to their …

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Eikev – Count Your Blessings

One of the many themes of Parshas Eikev is the mitzvah of blessings. In fact, the Talmud derives from our parsha a requirement to offer 100 blessings to God every day. In this podcast we offer severa…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Eikev – Earning God’s Eternal Promises

Parshas Eikev continues the themes of Devarim: Moshe is priming the nation for entering the Land of Israel and flourishing in it, and reveals the secret formula for our nations success.

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Va’Eschanan – Preparing the Nation (Rebroadcast)

Parshas Vaeschanan continues where Parshas Devarim left off. Moshe has about a month left to speak to the nation and prepare them for the challenges awaiting them in Canaan.

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Tisha B’Av – The Silver Lining of Tragedy

Tisha B’av is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. Over the millennia, scores of unfortunate events happened to our nation on this inauspicious day. Why is this day so totally designated for bad t…

Published on 7 years, 4 months ago

Devarim – Moshe’s Speech (Rebroadcast)

Parshas Devarim, and indeed the Book of Devarim, begins with a lengthy speech from Moshe to the nation about a month before his death. In it he subtly criticizes them regarding all the nation’s misde…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Mattos & Masei – Promised Land Pending (Rebroadcast)

The final two parshiyos of the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) tell the laws and happenings leading up to the conquest of Canaan (Israel). We are taught the laws of vows, then a war is fought and its boot…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Pinchas – Legacies of Great Leaders (Rebroadcast)

Pinchas was a great hero who acted out of vengeance for God. In this Parsha, we read about the plaudits for his heroism, the Jews are counted again, a knotty inheritance question is settled, Moshe as…

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Balak – Greatness Gone Awry (Rebroadcast)

Bilaam was a gifted prophet on par with Moshe. Sadly, he chose to direct his powers towards a life of evil. In Parshas Balak, Bilaam is hired to curse the Jewish people, but it does not go as planned…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Chukas – Blissful Ignorance

The eponymous mitzvah of this week’s parsha, the Red Heifer, is the archetype of a mitzvah that is beyond human comprehension. What can we learn from a mitzvah that we can neither fulfill nor underst…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago