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  • Acharei Mos/Kedoshim – Acting the Goat

    Acharei Mos/Kedoshim – Acting the Goat
    Apr 23 2026
    Yom Kippur is a different day than every other day of the year. It is the holiest day, the day of atonement, a day of fasting and prayer and repentance. When the Temple was extant, the Nations’ attention was oriented around the high priest’s services in God’s holy Temple. This was the one time a […]
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    1 h et 8 min
  • Acharei Mos – Fleshy Onesie (5784)

    Acharei Mos – Fleshy Onesie (5784)
    Apr 21 2026
    The first verse of our Parsha revisits a tragic event from the past. The Torah tells us that after the death of Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu, Moshe was instructed to command Aaron about the prohibition against entering the Holy of Holies unauthorized. What is the significance of the tragic demise of Aaron’s two sons […]
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    50 min
  • Parshas Acharei & Kedoshim (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Acharei & Kedoshim (Rebroadcast)
    Apr 19 2026
    This week’s double-parsha contains a smorgasbord of mitzvos. The three chapters of Parshas Acharei cover three general categories. First we read about the Yom Kippur sacrifices and procedures; then we learn about the prohibitions against the consumption of blood among other ritualistic and sacrificial laws, and the final chapter is oriented around the many prohibited […]
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    1 h et 48 min
  • Tazria Metzora – Better Animals of our Nature

    Tazria Metzora – Better Animals of our Nature
    Apr 16 2026
    The subject of purity and impurity is not the most exciting one. The hallmark of these subjects is their intricacies and complexities, but our parsha has nothing but the laws of purity and impurity. It talks about impurity spawned by childbirth; the impurity of tzaraas of the body, of the garments, and of the home; […]
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    56 min
  • Tazria Metzora – Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires (5784)

    Tazria Metzora – Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires (5784)
    Apr 14 2026
    Like much of Leviticus hitherto, tzaraas – the skin malady that is a physical manifestation of a spiritual flaw – is a concept distant from our consciousness. The Torah tells us that when a person commits one of several sins, they can be stricken with a wide range of skin afflictions that qualify as tzaraas. […]
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    36 min
  • Parshas Tazria & Metzora (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Tazria & Metzora (Rebroadcast)
    Apr 12 2026
    A very large percentage of Torah is dedicated to the laws of purity and impurity. This week’s double Parshas of Tazria and Metzora largely deal with these laws. One variant of impurity that is discussed in both parshas is that of a metzora, A metzora is someone who is stricken with the tangible illness of tzaraas […]
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    1 h et 15 min
  • Shemini – A Time For Boldness

    Shemini – A Time For Boldness
    Apr 10 2026
    The 2026 annual TORCH fundraiser is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is doubled at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is matched at giveTORCH.org Please support TORCH and the Parsha Podcast with a generous contribution right now at giveTORCH.org. Give what you can give at giveTORCH.org and ensure that the Parsha Podcast and the other great work of TORCH continues in 2026. […]
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    49 min
  • Shemini – Spiritual Cholesterol (5784)

    Shemini – Spiritual Cholesterol (5784)
    Apr 7 2026
    The 2026 annual TORCH fundraiser is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is doubled at giveTORCH.org. Every donation is matched at giveTORCH.org Please support TORCH and the Parsha Podcast with a generous contribution right now at giveTORCH.org. Give what you can give at giveTORCH.org and ensure that the Parsha Podcast and the other great work of TORCH continues in 2026. […]
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    52 min