Podcast Episodes

R. David Kasher: In the Shadow of the Golem Part 3

Prague at the turn of the 17th century was the site of a critical period in the development of pre-modern Jewish thought. The great rabbis of that ci…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Ki Tissa: Who Does God Desire?

The Jews have every reason to believe Moshe will never come back.

We’ve seen this play before, the last time with a father and son: a three day journe…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. Micha'el Rosenberg on Purim: Costumes and the Eternal Self

Purim is a holiday of costumes, putting on masks, and presenting ourselves to the world in unusual ways.  It makes sense, then, that this holiday mos…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. Tali Adler on Tetzaveh: Between Absence and Emptiness

Tetzaveh is a parashah of absence.

While Moshe has been a constant presence since the beginning of Shemot, in Tetzaveh, Moshe’s name is not mentioned …

1 year, 3 months ago

R. David Kasher: In the Shadow of the Golem Part 2

Prague at the turn of the 17th century was the site of a critical period in the development of pre-modern Jewish thought. The great rabbis of that ci…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Terumah: Caring for God

If you are lucky, you will live to see your parents begin to need you in the way you once needed them.
You will feel it most in the small things: lift…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. David Kasher: In the Shadow of the Golem Part 1

Prague at the turn of the 17th century was the site of a critical period in the development of pre-modern Jewish thought. The great rabbis of that ci…

1 year, 3 months ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Mishpatim: The Day After

Mishpatim, after the narrative path we’ve experienced so far in Shemot, can feel dizzying.  
Until now, Shemot has seemed like a straightforward story…

1 year, 4 months ago

R. Shai Held: Psalm for Wednesday

The psalms attached liturgically to each day of the week are often mumbled over quickly, without much attention to their meaning. In this series, we'…

1 year, 4 months ago

R. Tali Adler on Parashat Yitro: Remembering the Shepherd

It’s only when Yitro, who knew Moshe before he became a leader, comes to meet him that we learn how lost Moshe has become.

1 year, 4 months ago