Episodes

  • 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
  • Parshas Nasso (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Nasso (Rebroadcast)
    Jun 9 2024
    In the longest parsha in the Torah by verses, we continue to read about the Levite families and their responsibilities, we learn about the three tiers of the Nation’s encampment, the laws of a suspected adulteress, the laws of the Nazir, the Priestly blessings, and we read a very wordy account of the gifts of […]
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    59 mins
  • Bamidbar – Legion of God

    Bamidbar – Legion of God
    Jun 6 2024
    At first glance, the subject matter of Parshas Bamidbar is quite bland and technical. It talks of a census, and the orientation of the tribes in the camp, and the various responsibilities of the different levite families. These are not typically subjects that grab our attention. But we are trained to go deeper and deeper […]
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    54 mins
  • Bamidbar – Autopsy of Giants (5782)

    Bamidbar – Autopsy of Giants (5782)
    Jun 4 2024
    Our Parsha recounts – for the third time hitherto in the Torah – the episode of the untimely death of Aaron’s two eldest sons, Nadav and Avihu. These two young priests were destined for greatness. Moshe believed that they were in fact greater than him and Aaron. Yet they brought an unauthorized sacrifice and died […]
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    48 mins