Episodes

Aug. 15, 2023

Who Are You To Judge?: Shofetim 5783

The JTS Commentary for Shofetim by Ellie Gettinger, Director of Digital Learning, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 8, 2023

To Know or Not to Know: Re'eh 5783

The JTS Commentary for Re'eh by Dr. Malka Strasberg-Edinger, Adjunct Lecturer in Bible, JTS Originally broadcast in 2017 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Aug. 1, 2023

Would Our Mother Forget Us?: Eikev 5783

The JTS Commentary for Eikev by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Originally broadcast in 2018 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 25, 2023

The Words Upon Our Heart: Va’et-hannan 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Va'et-hannan by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block/Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 18, 2023

Taking Life's Journey with Torah: Devarim 5783

The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor Emiritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS Originally broadcast in 2018 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 12, 2023

Upgrading the Torah--And the World: Mattot-Masei 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Mattot-Masei by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Originally broadcast in 2017 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 5, 2023

Life After Moses: Pinehas 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Pinehas by Dr. Alisa Braun, Academic Director, Community Engagement Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 27, 2023

Dreaming of Being Balaam: Hukkat-Balak 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Hukkat-Balak by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block/Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts Originally broadcast in 2016 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 23, 2023

The Evolution of Torah: Season 2 Preview

A quick look into the second season of JTS's podcast, The Evolution of Torah with Rabbi Mordecai Schwartz. Listen and Subscribe to discover how Jewish scholarship changed in North Africa and Europe during the Middle Ages.
June 21, 2023

Did Korah Get a Bum Rap?: Korah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Korah by Rabbi Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 13, 2023

Always Something There to Remind Me: Shelah Lekha 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Shelah Lekha by Dr. Abigail Uhrman, Assistant Professor of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 6, 2023

At the Threshold: Beha'alotekha 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Beha’alotekha by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 30, 2023

The Power of a Blessing: Naso 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Naso by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 23, 2023

How Should We Know God?: Shavuot 5783

The JTS Commentary for Shavuot by Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 17, 2023

Reliving Revelation: Bemidbar 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Bemidbar by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 10, 2023

Growing Into Torah: Behar-Behukkotai 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Behar-Behukkotai by Rabbi Megan GoldMarche (RS ’14), Executive Director, Tribe 12 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 3, 2023

The Problem of Embodied Perfection: Emor 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Emor by Rabbi Lauren Tuchman (RS '18) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
April 26, 2023

Making God Holy: Aharei Mot-Kedoshim 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim by Amram Altzman (LC ’17), Associate Director of Youth Programs, Keshet Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
April 18, 2023

It Passes and We Stay: Tazria Metzora 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Tazria Metzora by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts, JTS Originally broadcast in 2018 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
April 10, 2023

A Love That Transforms: Shemini 5783

The JTS Commentary for Parshat Shemini by Dr. Leonard A. Sharzer, Associate Director for Bioethics Emeritus,The Finkelstein Institute of Religious and Social Studies, JTS Originally broadcast in 2017 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
April 3, 2023

Leaving Egypt with Compassion and Justice: Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah by Rabbi Ben Levy, DHL, KGS '22 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 29, 2023

The Primacy of Questions: Tzav 5783

The JTS Commentary for Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Tzav by Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 21, 2023

What Does It Mean to Be Called?: Vayikra 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayikra by Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, Nathan and Janet Appleman Professor Emeritus of Midrash and Interreligious Studies, JTS This commentary was originally published in 2014. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
March 15, 2023

Making Space for God’s Presence: Vayak-hel Pekudei 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayak-hel Pekudei by Rabbi Kara L. Tav (RS ’10), MA, BCC, Adjunct Lecturer, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.