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Parshat Shemini: You Are What You Consume
Season 2 Episode 25
Parshat Shemini This Week: The Torah gives us kashrut, laws about what we can and cannot eat. But it’s not just about food.
We are what we consume. Wh…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshat Tzav: When It's Not Inspiring, Do It Anyway
Season 2 Episode 24
📖 Parshat Tzav This Week: Last week's Vayikra covered the big concepts behind sacrifices: the philosophy and the meaning. This week? Tzav gets unroma…
3 months, 1 week ago
Parshat Vayikra: Judaism is About What You Do
Season 2 Episode 23
📖 Parshat Vayikra This Week: At a YU commencement, Rachel Goldberg-Polin said, "Judaism is not about what you think. It isn't about what you learn. I…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Parshat Pekudei: When Inspiration Needs Accountability
Season 2 Episode 22
📖 Parshat Pekudei This Week: The Mishkan is complete. Donations poured in. Gold, silver, and precious materials. But then the Torah does something un…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshat Ki Tisa: From Mount Sinai to Golden Calf
Season 2 Episode 21
📖 Parshat Ki Tisa This Week: Immediately after the highest spiritual moment in history, receiving the Torah directly from God at Mount Sinai, comes t…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Parshat Tetzaveh: Why Jews Dress Differently
Season 2 Episode 20
📖 Parshat Tetzaveh This Week: Jews have long been in the 'schmatta business,' not just a Marvelous Mrs. Maisel stereotype but reality. Many Jewish fa…
4 months, 1 week ago
Parshat Terumah: God Doesn't Need a House, We Do
Season 2 Episode 19
📖 Parshat Terumah This Week: God doesn't need a palace. He doesn't need gold, silver, or a physical home. So why command us to build the Mishkan? Bec…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Parshat Mishpatim: The Laws That Make Us Human
Season 2 Episode 18
📖 Parshat Mishpatim This Week: Right after the drama of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, the Torah shifts to... civil law. Rules about damages, l…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Parshat Yitro: How Good People Become Corrupt
Season 2 Episode 17
📖 Parshat Yitro This Week: When listing qualifications for judges, the Torah mentions capable, God-fearing, truthful, and last, 'hates gain' (integri…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Parshat Beshalach: Faith Requires the First Step
Season 2 Episode 16
📖 Parshat Beshalach This Week: Trapped between the Egyptian army and the sea, the people pray desperately. God's response? 'Move forward.' But the se…
5 months ago