Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMe of Little Faith: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #7
Noah is sort-of a hero. On the one hand, he was selected by God to build the ark and save his family and a sampling of animals. On the other, there's…
3 years, 2 months ago
Love is Hard: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #6
Welcome back to "The Tisch with Dena Weiss: A Taste of Hasidut,” a mini-series for Ta Shma. In this next batch of episodes, Dena Weiss introduces the…
3 years, 2 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Naso: The End of the Amidah: A Blessing from God
In Parashat Naso we read what is known as the Priestly Blessing, or Birkat Kohanim. This is a moment in which God blesses Israel, through the medium …
3 years, 2 months ago
R. Avi Killip on Shavuot: The Beauty of Every Word
Torah should be read slowly. Very slowly. One idea—and maybe even one word—at a time. To experience Torah at its most sensual, most fragrant, is to r…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Bemidbar: Moderating Enthusiasm for God
In Parashat Bemidbar, we see the critical importance of separation from the holy, violated by Nadav and Avihu's bringing "strange fire" to the altar.…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Avi Strausberg: All the Torah I Never Learned
Jewish sources come down hard on the evils of forgetting Torah, going so far as to consider one who forgets one item of learning "as if he were morta…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on BeHar-BeChukkotai: Praying for Freedom
The tenth blessing in the daily Amidah, which asks God to return those in exile, begins, “Sound the great shofar for our freedom…” What kind of freed…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Ethan Tucker: When an Angel is Not an Angel
VaYikra Rabbah is one of the great midrashic collections from the land of Israel in the Talmudic period. In this 4-part class, we will examine one mi…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Emor: "You Are Holy": Relationship After Disappointment
One of the themes in Sefer Vayikra is the holiness of God. God calls Godself holy five times in the book. In some ways, this is the opposite of our l…
3 years, 3 months ago
R. Avi Killip on Pesah Sheini: A Ritual Made for All
Redemption cannot happen without everyone. We learn this lesson from the Seder ritual, when we open our homes by inviting guests and asserting that a…
3 years, 3 months ago