Podcast Episodes

Isaiah ch.57 - Distant and Close

Our chapter depicts a regime in which the righteous are persecuted, the leadership powerless and dumbstruck, and evil prevails, including the most he…

2 years, 11 months ago

Isaiah ch.56 - Yad Va-Shem

Our chapter mentions the phrase "Yad Vashem" but what exactly does it mean? And why was this chosen as the name of Israel's Holocaust Museum?

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.55 - When God is Close

One the one hand, God is close and present: "Seek God when He is present; Call out while God is near...Our God, Who freely forgives." On the other Ha…

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.54 - Shouting for Joy!

This chapter promises and unbreakable future for the Jewish People.

Two models animate this chapter:

1. The infertile women who bears children, the …

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.53 - The Suffering Servant

This chapter has been a polemic between Christians and Jews for 2000 years. We relate to the Jewish readings and the significance of "The Suffering S…

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.52 - Awake Jerusalem!

Our chapter describes the reawakening of Jerusalem and the palpable presence of God in the Holy City.

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.51 - Justice and Consolation

A special 9 Av edition on Chapter 51 exploring connections between the readings of Destruction and Chapter 51.

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.50 - It's Not Easy to Be a Prophet!

In a candid moment, we gain a window into the challenging experience of serving as a prophet.

3 years ago

Isaiah ch. 49 - God's Children

Tanakh office two models of relationship between Israel and God. Are we God's children? Or is the relationship between Israel and God a relationship …

3 years ago

Isaiah ch.48 - "Go forth from Babylon!"

This chapter, seemingly addressed to the Babylonian exiles, after the Cyrus Declaration, urges: "Go forth from Babylon, Flee from Chaldea! ...Say: “T…

3 years ago