Episodes
April 5, 2022
Evergreen Lessons from the Haggadah: Shabbat Hagadol 5782
The JTS Commentary for Shabbat Hagadol by Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Chancellor and Irving Lehrman Professor of American Jewish History, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 29, 2022
Here I Am, Tzara’at and All: Tazria 5782
The JTS Commentary for Tazria by Dr. Rachel Rosenthal, JTS Adjunct Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 22, 2022
Deathly Power of the Holy: Shemini 5782
The JTS Commentary for Shemini by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Director, Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker Beit Midrash; Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 16, 2022
Lessons From the Ashes: Tzav 5782
The JTS Commentary for Tzav by Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 9, 2022
"Tis the Gift to Be Simple": Vayikra 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayikra by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 1, 2022
Can You Rival and Respect Your Teacher?: Pekudei 5782
The JTS Commentary for Pekudei by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz, Director of Israel Programs, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 22, 2022
The Sanctity of the Schoolroom: Vayak-hel 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayak-hel by Dr. Ofra Arieli Backenroth, Associate Dean, William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education and Assistant Professor of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 16, 2022
On Needing Certainty Now: Ki Tissa 5782
Yitz Landes, Adjunct Instructor in Ancient Judaism, JTS; PhD Candidate in Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity, Princeton University Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 8, 2022
Garments of Light: Tetzavveh 5782
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 3, 2022
Holding God, Our Tradition, and One Another Close: Terumah 5782
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, Chief Executive, USCJ and the Rabbinical Assembly, JTS Alumnus (RS ’99) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 25, 2022
The Torah’s Creative Team: Mishpatim 5782
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by David Shmidt Chapman, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2022) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 19, 2022
Strangers at a Revelation: Yitro 5782
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Dr. Miriam Feldmann Kaye, Adjunct Associate Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 6, 2022
Commanded to Remember: Beshallah 5782
The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Rabbi Nicole Wilson-Spiro, PhD Candidate in Rabbinic Literature, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 4, 2022
Teach Your Children Well: Bo 5782
The JTS Commentary for Bo by Dov Kahane, PhD Candidate in Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 23, 2021
Cover Crop for a Hardened Heart: Va'era 5782
The JTS Commentary for Shemot by Dave Yedid, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2022). Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 21, 2021
Who is “Us?”: Shemot 5782
The JTS Commentary for Shemot by Jessica Dell'Era, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2022). Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 15, 2021
Fear and Forgiveness: Vayehi 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayehi by Dr. Sarah Wolf. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 7, 2021
Faith by Numbers: Vayiggash 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayiggash by Rabbi Joel Seltzer. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 30, 2021
Joseph's Brothers and the Naked Truth: Miketz 5782
The JTS Commentary for Miketz by Rabbi Howard Markose, PhD. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 23, 2021
From Podcast to Parashah: Vayeshev 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayeshev by Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 17, 2021
Facing Our Fears: Vayishlah 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayishlah by Dr. Walter Herzberg. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 11, 2021
The Give and Take of Biblical Vows: Vayetzei 5782
The JTS Commentary for Vayetzei by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 3, 2021
May We Be Known by the Work of Our Hands: Toledot 5782
The JTS Commentary for Toledot by Rabbi Ariella Rosen. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 26, 2021
What Was Isaac Doing in the Field?: Hayyei Sarah 5782
The JTS Commentary for Hayyei Sarah by Dr. Jason Rogoff. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.