Episodes

  • Shelach – Prophylactic Phylacteries

    Shelach – Prophylactic Phylacteries
    Jun 27 2024
    Prior to initiating the war of conquest of the land of Canaan, the nation did the prudent thing: they undertook a reconnaissance mission to scout out the enemy defenses. Moshe selected 12 righteous men, one from each tribe, to traverse the land and inspect it from the inside. The result was a catastrophic disaster: the […]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Shelach – Enter Via the Window (5782)

    Shelach – Enter Via the Window (5782)
    Jun 25 2024
    One of the most unfortunate events in our history is chronicled in this week’s Parsha. The nation was on the doorstep of entering the Land of Canaan and actualizing the promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In an effort to not to rely on Divine miracles, Moshe commissioned 12 righteous men to reconnoiter the […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Parshas Shelach (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Shelach (Rebroadcast)
    Jun 23 2024
    The Jewish people were on the cusp of entering the Land of Canaan, and made a prudent, but ultimately tragic, decision: To send a contingent of scouts to reconnoiter the Land, to examine its vulnerabilities and weaknesses in order to best plan the conquest. Unfortunately, the report of the scouts sent the nation into a […]
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    58 mins
  • Behaaloscha – Honeymoon Phases

    Behaaloscha – Honeymoon Phases
    Jun 20 2024
    After nearly a year at Sinai, the nation is on the move: in perfect formation, each tribe perfectly positioned and oriented, the nation finally departed the site of the Sinai Revelation. Following the cloud, the nation traveled. In this very special Parsha podcast, we go deep and deeper in trying to plumb the depths of […]
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    1 hr
  • Behaaloscha – Follow the Cloud (5782)

    Behaaloscha – Follow the Cloud (5782)
    Jun 18 2024
    Traveling in the wilderness was not simple. The nation was guided by the clouds of Glory. When the clouds of Glory would depart from a top of the Tabernacle, that signaled it was time to go and the nation decamped and began to move. Where to? No one knew ahead of time. Wherever the cloud […]
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    59 mins
  • Parshas Behaaloscha (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Behaaloscha (Rebroadcast)
    Jun 16 2024
    The Jewish nation has been encamped at Mount Sinai for nearly a year; in this week’s parsha they finally depart from the Mountain of God, and sadly leave gleefully as a child escaping school. This kick starts a series of missteps that carry harsh consequences. – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    59 mins
  • Nasso – Gordian Knot

    Nasso – Gordian Knot
    Jun 14 2024
    Parshas Nasso is the longest Parsha in the Torah by verses. In this very special Parsha podcast we explore three different elements of the Parsha: We offer a deep examination of the banishment of the various impure people from the camp; a profound approach to the system of change featured in the Nazir; and a […]
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    53 mins
  • Nasso – The Fourth Crown (5782)

    Nasso – The Fourth Crown (5782)
    Jun 11 2024
    Our Parsha contains the interesting law of the Nazir. A Nazir is someone who has accepted upon themselves a vow to abstain from wine, haircuts, and contact with the dead for a given period, typically 30 days. The details of this law are featured in our partial and elaborated upon in appropriately named book of […]
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    58 mins