Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHolding on to the Value of Human Dignity: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #5
R. Avi and R. Avital talk about the tumultuous week of the ceasefire and returned captives. What are the values that animate the conversation about w…
2 years, 6 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayeishev: Midrashic Landscapes
Certain unique landscapes in the Torah carry a strong association with a particular kind of experience. A garden reminds us of innocence (Genesis 2:…
2 years, 6 months ago
R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #4
R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon take the opportunity - belatedly - of Thanksgiving to talk about what they're thankful for and the difficult …
2 years, 6 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Vayishlah: Red Alerts
The Torah often employs a “bookending” technique, using similar words or phrases in both the first and last verses of the parashah, in order to creat…
2 years, 6 months ago
R. Shai Held: Revisiting Post-Holocaust Theology, Part 3
What, if anything, can we say in the wake of the Shoah? In this series, we'll explore the main currents of post-Holocaust Jewish theology through thi…
2 years, 6 months ago
R. Avi Strausberg on Thanksgiving: Can We Be Worthy?
It can be hard to say thank you. I know, for myself, sometimes after abandoning the kitchen at night to a sinkful of dishes and a couch covered in cl…
2 years, 6 months ago
R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #3
What happens in a beit midrash during a time of war, violence, and uncertainty? We checked in with R. Avital Hochstein and R. Elazar Symon, both memb…
2 years, 7 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Toldot: From Birthright to Blessing
By the time we arrive at Parashat Toldot and come upon two brothers vying for the mantle of family leadership, we can already predict with some confi…
2 years, 7 months ago
R. Shai Held: Revisiting Post-Holocaust Theology, Part 2
What, if anything, can we say in the wake of the Shoah? In this series, we'll explore the main currents of post-Holocaust Jewish theology through thi…
2 years, 7 months ago
R. David Kasher on Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Camel Cameos
Animals often play a symbolic role in literature, sometimes as personified characters themselves, and sometimes through their frequent association wi…
2 years, 7 months ago