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Shavuos: A Primer
Shavuos marks the time of the giving of the Torah and the climax of the nation building that began with the Exodus. In this podcast we offer a broad …
7 years, 9 months ago
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 s…
7 years, 9 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 inte…
7 years, 9 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 blasphe…
7 years, 9 months ago
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 V…
7 years, 10 months ago
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 mitzvo…
7 years, 10 months ago
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 k…
7 years, 10 months ago
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…
7 years, 10 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 disas…
7 years, 10 months ago
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…
7 years, 11 months ago