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Parsha: Vayikra - Cainitis and Abelitis (5784) + TORCH Fundraiser 2026 Pitch
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How to Conquer the Anger Impulse + TORCH Fundraiser 2026
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TORAH 101: Mishnah Commentary, Heuristics, and Appendices + 2026 TORCH Fundraiser
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Laver of Love + 2026 TORCH Fundraiser
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Parshas Vayikra (Rebroadcast) + TORCH Fundraiser 2026
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Parsha: Vayakhel Pekudei - Golden Talents
The latter half of the Book of Exodus is almost exclusively oriented around the Tabernacle. In this week's double Parsha, the nation executes the plans given to Moshe....
Parsha: Vayakhel: The Third Path (5784)
There are three ways to achieve transcendental greatness: There is the path of intense practice and training in your desired field of excellence; there is the path of ...
TORAH 101: Post-Mishnaic Development of Oral Torah
The Mishnah was at the end of the canonization of the Oral Torah. The Tosefta, the Sifra and Sifri soon followed. 300 years after Rabbi Judah the Prince canonized the ...
Parshas Vayakhel & Pekudei (Rebroadcast)
After the Torah delineates the instructions to assemble the materials for the construction of the Tabernacle in Parshas Terumah and the creation of the vestments of th...
Parsha: Ki Sisa - Magic Thermos
A nuclear bomb detonates in this week's Parsha. The Nation selected by God to fulfill the most consequential role in the world, the Nation recently released from bonda...
Parsha: Ki Sisa - Augmenting Shabbos (5784)
The final instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle are conveyed at the beginning of this week's parsha. After Moshe is told to appoint Bezalel as the head o...
Three Levels of Eradicating Evil (Purim is the Highest)
Everyone loves the festival of Purim. What's not to love about it? You get dressed up. You make noise when they say Haman. You give gifts to the poor and foodstuffs to...
Parshas Ki Sisa (Rebroadcast)
This week’s parsha contains several instructions related to the Tabernacle, but the majority of the parsha is dedicated to arguably the most shocking and troubling epi...
Parsha: Tetzaveh - On His Majesty's Service
Performing service in the Tabernacle was the domain of the cherished few only. Only Aaron, his four sons, and their subsequent children were eligible. Why couldn't eve...
Parsha: Tetzaveh - The Golden Bovine (5784)
This week's Parsha is dedicated to the priestly class: It begins with the oil that the High Priest kindles; it describes in great detail the special vestments that the...
Parshas Tetzaveh (Rebroadcast)
In a natural continuation to Parshas Terumah, in Parshas Tetzaveh we learn about the instructions to build the Tabernacle. Whereas last week the focus was on the edifi...
Parsha: Terumah - Out of the Woods
During the Sinai revelation, the nation achieved the peak human experience. The entire people—men, women, and children—experienced God face-to-face (as it were) on the...
Parsha: Terumah - Cherub-Picking (5784)
The Tabernacle was a portable Temple in which the presence of God dwelled. Our Parsha begins with the fundraising effort to be conducted in the Wilderness where the na...
TORAH 101: Sixth Order of Mishnah (Purity)
The Order of Purity is the longest of the Six Orders of Mishnah and by far the most foreign to us. The overwhelming majority of the laws of this order of Mishnah are o...
Parshas Terumah (Rebroadcast)
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish philosophy is the idea of “Kedushah”, holiness. Holiness, according to the Jewish definition, is when the physical and spir...
Parsha: Mishpatim - Two Halves of One Soul
At the risk of being presumptuous, I can safely say that most members of the Parsha podcast community have never owned any slaves. I imagine that most of us never even...
Mishpatim - Blind Determination (5786)
Immediately after the Sinai Revelation, the Torah begins telling us many of the laws. In this Parsha podcast we focus on two of the laws: the famous verse of "an eye f...
TORAH 101: Fifth Order of Mishnah (Sacrifices)
Unfortunately, none of us have ever witnessed or participated in a sacrifice. Ever since the Temple was destroyed more than 1,950 years ago, our nation has been bereft...
Parshas Mishpatim (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Mishpatim marks a stark change in the rhythm and pace of the Torah narrative. The preceding 17 Parshas contained a total of 41 mitzvos; this week we begin lear...
Parsha: Yisro - Beauty and the Priest
Parshas Yisro is a tale of two narratives. It begins with the dramatic arrival of Jethro, father-in-law of Moshe. He heard about all the miracles that the Almighty per...
TORAH 101: : Fourth Order of Mishnah (Damages)
Human interactions can often times get messy. There are myriads of circumstances that require courts and judgements. The Fourth Order of Mishnah contains the books of ...
TORAH 101: : Fourth Order of Mishnah (Damages)
Human interactions can often times get messy. There are myriads of circumstances that require courts and judgements. The Fourth Order of Mishnah contains the books of ...
Parsha: Yisro - Splitting the Heaven (5784)
The arrival of Jethro, the preparation for Sinai, and the nature of the Sinai revelation - these are some of the subjects featured in our parsha. In this very special ...
Moshe's Surprising Successor
Mistakes are endemic to the human condition. All humans make mistakes. Even the titans of our history like Moshe, Aaron, and Joshua made mistakes. Only God is error-fr...
Parshas Yisro (Rebroadcast)
The most significant event in all of human history is the Revelation at Sinai, which occurs in Parshas Yisro. Prior to that monumental experience and the conveyance of...