Why Torah is Like the Rain (Ha'azinu): Ep. 54
This week, we conclude the full cycle of parshas with a candid reflection on the end of the podcast, and a consideration of what makes poetry a powerf...
Parsha in Progress
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Parsha in Progress is the latest podcast by Tablet Magazine. Perfect for anyone interested in the Bible, every other week hosts Rabbi Dov Linzer and author Abigail Pogrebin, an Orthodox rabbi and a Reform Jew, delve into a Biblical issue and story, and discuss how this ancient text takes on modern meaning and brings modern challenges. With humor, love, and insight, these focused discussions follow the schedule of the weekly parsha readings in synagogue.
In Your Mouth and in Your Heart (Nitzavim): Ep. 53
This week, we discuss the poetic insistence of the Bible that every Jew should be able to feel ownership over the Torah's message. Learn more about yo...
Wayward Sons and Kidnapped Women (Ki Tetzei): Ep. 52
This week, we have a lot of questions and few answers as we read some of the Bible's more unsettling passages, and consider what we could learn from s...
Is Compassion Extra Credit? (Re'eh): Ep. 51
This week, we debate what it means to "not shut your heart" against the needy, and why compassion is no substitute for justice when it comes to righti...
Why Did God Keep Moses From Entering Israel? (Vaetchanan): Ep. 50
This week, we discuss the importance of Mount Sinai in collective Jewish memory, and why Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land, even though...
Did God Break a Promise? Did We? (Maatot-Maasei): Ep. 49
This week, we discuss whether it was a betrayal to make the Exodus generation die in the desert, and debate whether their sin of doubting the goodness...
What do we do when we see evil unpunished? (Balak), Ep: 48
This week, we consider whether one can ever take the law into their own hands, and the pitfalls of vigilante justice. Learn more about your ad choices...
Is Democracy Always the Divine Plan? (Korach): Ep. 47
This week, we look at the rebellion of Korach, who tried to oust Moses as leader by claiming he was no holier than the rest of the Israelites, and con...
Who deserves to be cut off? (Beha'alotcha): Ep. 46
This week, we look at one of the Bible's most severe punishments, that of being "cut off" from the people, and consider what actions today might separ...
The Daily Call of Mount Sinai (Shavuot): Ep. 45
This week, we return to Mount Sinai to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, and debate what it means to say that every day, Jews must recommit to the con...