Podcast Episodes

Bamidbar – Stature of a Nation (Rebroadcast)

The book of Numbers begins with a national census conducted by Moshe and Aaron and the heads of the tribes, followed by informing of the encampment structure of the tribes and their flags, and tribe …

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago

Behar & Bechukosai – Consequences of Closeness (Rebroadcast)

In the last two parshas of Leviticus we read what a nation subject to God’s dominion looks like. Our life is regulated by God –  lending without interest, annulling loans, freeing slaves, returning r…

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago

Emor – Festivals of Hashem (Rebroadcast)

In Parshas Emor we learn more laws relating to the sanctity of Kohanim; we get a detailed account of the Jewish festivals; and read about the blasphemer and what happened to him.

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Acharei & Kedoshim – The Love Formula

In the second of this week’s double parshas we encounter the Torah’s most famous mitzvah, and perhaps the most difficult one to fulfill. We read in Vayikra (19:18): “You shall not take revenge and yo…

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Acharei & Kedoshim – How to be Holy (Rebroadcast)

This week’s double parshas include perhaps the most famous verse in the Torah, “Thou shall love your fellow as yourself”, along with a bevy of mitzvos geared towards making a person holier and more s…

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Tzaria & Metzora – A Diamond’s Blemish

These Torah portions in the middle of Leviticus seem foreign to modern ears and sentiments. In this podcast we offer a common theme for the laws of kosher, purity and impurity, and tzaraas (leprosy) …

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Tazria & Metzora – Lessons in Purity and Impurity (Rebroadcast)

Parshas Tazria and Metzora teach about various forms of purity and impurity, how they are contracted, the laws of a person who has them, and how they are remedied. In our podcast, we attempt to under…

Published on 7 years, 8 months ago

Shemini – Aaron’s Stoicism

On the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, amid the joy and jubilation and ecstasy of having God dwell among the nation, tragedy and disaster strikes when the two sons of Aaron die suddenl…

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Pesach: A Primer

Pesach marks the foundational event of our nation’s history. The Exodus that happened on the days of Pesach is the rationale of the Jewish holidays nad festivals, including the weekly Shabbos, and …

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Shemini – Following Orders (Rebroadcast)

After seven days of consecration, Aaron and his sons are promoted to being Kohanim, and after offering the sacrifices of day eight, the glory of God appears in the Tabernacle. Unfortunately, in the z…

Published on 7 years, 8 months ago