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Words Fail Me: Va'era 5786

Posted January 14, 2026 • 00:10:58

The JTS Commentary for Va'era by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts

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Hearing the Cry: Shemot 5786

Posted January 6, 2026 • 00:10:18

JTS Torah Commentary for Parashat Shemot by Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education; Assistant Professor...

Pictures at a Benediction: Vayehi 5786

Posted December 28, 2025 • 00:07:05

The JTS Commentary for Vayehi by Rabbi Eliezer B. Diamond (z”l), Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics

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A Song of Hope: Vayiggash 5786

Posted December 22, 2025 • 00:06:23

The JTS Commentary for Vayiggash by Burton L. Visotzky, Nathan and Janet Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies Emeritus

A Light for One, a Light for a Hundred: Miketz | Hanukkah 5786

Posted December 17, 2025 • 00:08:59

JTS Torah Commentary for Parashat Miketz / Shabbat Hanukkah by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, PhD, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections;...