R. Tali Adler on Parashat Eikev: Back to Eden

Of course the Jews thought that they would starve when they left Egypt.

In Moshe’s retelling of the story of the mann (manna), that is deliberate.  Th…

1 year ago

R. Shai Held: Biblical Theology in a Time of Climate Emergency Part 1

What can the Bible teach us about navigating our way through a time of climate emergency?  In this series, R. Shai Held explores three key biblical t…

1 year ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Va'Ethanan: With All Your Heart

There is no such thing, for a Jew, as loving God without loving human beings as well.

Our love for God is bound up with our love for others: for the p…

1 year ago

R. Shai Held on the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast: Judaism is About Love

In this episode of What Gives?, The Jewish Philanthropy Podcast, JFN CEO Andrés Spokoiny welcomes Rabbi Shai Held to discuss the claim that love is J…

1 year ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Devarim: The Torah of Exile

The danger, when the two tribes decide to stay on the other side of the Jordan, is not just that we might become two peoples: it is that we may devel…

1 year ago

R. Micha'el Rosenberg on Tisha B'Av: Between Exodus and Exile

One of the poetic laments we recite on Tisha b’Av is the poem that begins Eish tukad bekirbi (“A fire shall burn within me”). An acrostic, each stanz…

1 year ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Mattot-Mas'ei: On the Other Side of the Jordan

Moshe’s real concern, when Reuven and Gad ask to remain on their side of the Jordan, is the way that distance can split families apart.  

1 year, 1 month ago

Dr. Jeremy Tabick: Is Tisha B'Av Eternal?

Both Talmuds record that Rabbi, one of the last leading sages of the Tannaim, tried to abolish Tisha B'Av. Why would someone want to abolish this fas…

1 year, 1 month ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Pinhas: A Father’s Daughter

Daughters of fathers are different from sons. 

Daughters, as they grow, do not take on their father’s image.  A daughter’s voice will not deepen into …

1 year, 1 month ago

R. Dani Passow: Reading the Rabbis Part 3

The Talmud is notoriously complex, and its stories are no exception. In this class, we will learn strategies for how to understand these texts such a…

1 year, 1 month ago