Episodes

March 8, 2023

When Is Humility Not a Virtue?: Ki Tissa 5783

The JTS Commentary for Ki Tissa by Dr. Walter Herzberg, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Its Interpretation and Professional Pastoral Skills, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 28, 2023

The Meaning of Aaron's Holy Garments: Tetzavveh 5783

The JTS Commentary for Tetzavveh by Dr. Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS The commentary was originally published in 2010. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 21, 2023

Gold and Incense--For Better or Worse: Terumah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Terumah by Dr. Stephen A. Geller, Irma Cameron Milstein Professor Emeritus of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS This podcast was originally broadcast in 2015 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 14, 2023

Why Does the Torah Care About Returning Lost Property?: Mishpatim 5783

The JTS Commentary for Misphatim by Dr. Yael Landman, Assistant Professor of Bible, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 7, 2023

How Do We Meet At Sinai?: Yitro 5783

The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Amelia Wolf, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Feb. 1, 2023

How Do We Keep Our Hands Up?: Beshallah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Rabbi E. Noach Shapiro, LCSW, Adjunct Professor, Center for Pastoral Education at JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 26, 2023

How Does Moses Cope When Expectations Fall Short?: Bo 5783

The JTS Commentary for Bo by Andy Weissfeld, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 18, 2023

Why Did Moses Have a Speech Disability? : Va'era 5783

The JTS Commentary for Va’era by Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 9, 2023

God's Human Partner: Shemot 5783

The JTS Commentary for Shemot by Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor Emeritus and Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish History, JTS. This piece is adapted from a commentary published in 2002 and can be found in Canon Without Closure: Torah Commentaries (Aviv Press: 2007). Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Jan. 4, 2023

Parenting Lessons from the Parashah: Vayehi 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayehi by Dr. Jonathan S. Milgram, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 22, 2022

The Gradual Journey to Forgiveness: Vayiggash 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayiggash by Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, Director of Israel Programs, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 21, 2022

Joseph, Hanukkah, and the Dilemmas of Assimilation: Miketz 5783

The JTS Commentary for Miketz by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus; Professor of Jewish Thought Originally broadcast in 2015 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 14, 2022

The Power of Tamar: Vayeshev 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayeshev by Aaron Leven, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Dec. 7, 2022

Can We Be Empowered by Patriarchal Texts? Vayishlah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayishlah by Alison L. Joseph, PhD (LC ’01), Director of Digital Projects, The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 30, 2022

Was Laban Really Worse than Pharaoh? Vayetzei 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayetzei by Avi Garelick, Principal, Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 21, 2022

Two Nations in Your Belly: Toledot 5783

The JTS Commentary for Toledot by Dr. Burton Visotzsky, Nathan and Janet Appleman Professor Emeritus of Midrash and Interreligious Studies Originally broadcast in 2016 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 16, 2022

Rebecca the Patriarch: Hayyei Sarah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Hayyei Sarah by Rabbi Judith Rebecca Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor Emerita of Talmud and Rabbinical Culture, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 8, 2022

Women of Faith: Vayera 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayera by Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dean, List College and Kekst Graduate School and Blanche and Romie Shapiro Professor of Bible, JTS Originally broadcast in 2017 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Nov. 1, 2022

Learning as a Lifelong Experience: Lekh Lekha 5783

The JTS Commentary for Lekh Lekha by Edward L. Greenstein, Teacher’s Institute ’70, RS ’74, DHL Honoris Causa ‘22, Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Bar Ilan University Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 26, 2022

After the Flood: Noah 5783

The JTS Commentary for Noah by Alisa Braun, PhD, Academic Director, Community Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 20, 2022

The World of Creation in Each of Us: Bereishit 5783

The JTS Commentary for Bereishit by Israel Gordan (CS, DS ’11), Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 12, 2022

Impermanence by Design: Sukkot 5783

The JTS Commentary for Sukkot by Grace Gleason, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Oct. 3, 2022

Making Every Word Count: Ha'azinu 5783

The JTS Commentary for Ha'azinu by Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS. Originally broadcast in 2016 Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
Sept. 29, 2022

The Courage to Hope: Vayeilekh 5783

The JTS Commentary for Vayeilekh by Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.