Episodes
Dec. 16, 2019
To Fulfill a Mitzvah: Vayeshev 5780
The JTS Commentary for Vayeshev by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 9, 2019
Wrestling for Blessing: Vayishlah 5780
The JTS Commentary for Vayishlah by Rabbi Daniel Nevins. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 2, 2019
The Monumental Act of Listening: Vayetzei 5780
The JTS Commentary for Vayetzei by Jessica Fisher. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 27, 2019
Introducing The Evolution of Torah: a history of rabbinic literature
Episode 1: Who Were the Rabbis? What led to the emergence of the group of scholars and teachers we call the Rabbis? What motivated them and what did they value? The Rabbis looked to their forebear, Hillel, as an exemplar of religious leadership, and...
Nov. 25, 2019
Stumping Rashi: Toledot 5780
The JTS Commentary for Toledot by Marc Gary. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 19, 2019
A Family Reconciles: Hayyei Sarah 5780
The JTS Commentary for Hayyei Sarah by Rabbi Naomi Kalish. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 11, 2019
The Gravity of Laughter: Vayera 5780
The JTS Commentary for Vayera by Rabbi Ariella Rosen. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 5, 2019
Go Forth: The Grammar of Remembrance: Lekh Lekha 5780
The JTS Commentary for Lekh Lekha by Dr. David Roskies. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 29, 2019
Feeling the Flood: Noah 5780
The JTS Commentary for Noah by Mary Brett Koplen. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 23, 2019
Don't Wait Until Next Week: Bereishit 5780
The JTS Commentary for Bereishit by Rabbi Burton Visotzky and Karenna Gore. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 13, 2019
Human Lives and the Natural World: Sukkot 5780
The JTS Commentary for Sukkot by Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 10, 2019
This is My Decree: Ha'azinu 5780
The JTS Torah Commentary for Ha'azinu by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 2, 2019
The Value of Doubt: Shabbat Shuvah 5780
The JTS Holiday Commentary for Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur by Rabbi Julia Andelman. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Sept. 23, 2019
We Need Each Other: Nitzavim 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Nitzavim by Rabbi Daniel Nevins. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Sept. 17, 2019
Speaking God, Speaking Humanity: Ki Tavo5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Ki Tavo by Rabbi Lilly Kaufman. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Sept. 10, 2019
Do Not Turn Away—Then and Now: Ki Tetzei 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Ki Tetzei by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Sept. 2, 2019
Prophets of Faith: Shofetim 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Shofetim by Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 26, 2019
Blood, Water, and Desire: Re'eh 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Re'eh by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 19, 2019
A Land That's Too Good?: Eikev 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Eikev by Rabbi Nicole Wilson-Spiro. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 13, 2019
A Leader's Limits: Va'et-hannan 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Va'et-hannan by Dr. Hillel Gruenberg. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 6, 2019
Hope Amid Destruction: Shabbat Hazon 5779
The JTS commentary for Shabbat Hazon and Tishah Be'av by Sara J. Bloomfield. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 30, 2019
Boundaries on the Move: Mattot-Masei 5779
The JTS Torah commentary for Mattot-Masei by Professor Benjamin D. Sommer. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 22, 2019
In the Face of Violence, a Covenant of Peace: Pinehas 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Pinehas by Marc Gary. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 15, 2019
The Sorcery in Our Midst: Balak 5779
The JTS Torah Commentary for Balak by Professor Jonathan Milgram. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.