What do Doctor Who and the Torah have in common. In one respect, it is a central idea that it is key to both of them For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

Two Minutes of Torah with Rabbi Danny

Ki Teitzei: Be Kind

We all want a just society, one that follows the ideas of justice, but what is the recipe that the Torah suggests for achieving this goal. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

Shoftim: Justice

The Torah suggests it is blessing or curse, but really it is never so binary. Often there is blessing amidst the curse and vice versa For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen […]

Re’eh: Good, Bad and Both

How can a period of trial and tribulation help us to emerge stronger on the other side? Can we parallel our experience of Covid-19 with the Israelites in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt […]

Ekev: The Long Way Round

Moses is not allowed to enter the Promised Land, but he is allowed to see it. Is that a punishment or a gift? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two […]

Vaetchanan: Look But Don’t Touch

As we come to the end of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we learn a lesson about what is important at the end. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two […]

Matot-Masei: How Do You End?

Would Bilaam have worn a mask if he were around today? I unfortunately suspect he wouldn’t have and here is the cautionary tale of his story. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

Chukat-Balak: Do the Right Thing

The Korach rebellion becomes a part of the altar in the Tabernacle, ensuring that negative event is remembered. How might we do the same for the negative events of our time For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]

Korach: Negative Reminders

How we see ourselves impacts how others see us and the way that we can overcome obstacles and challenges starts with that self-perception. It was crucial in the wilderness and it is vital today. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of […]

Shlach Lecha: Self-Perception

What can we learn from the way that the Israelites reacted to the manna in the wilderness and the fact that they were never happy or satisfied? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do […]

Behalotecha: Gratitude

How do we keep track of time in quarantine? How did our ancestors do it in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have […]

Bamidbar: Time and Place

We’ve been forced to take a break from the routine of life and the natural world has benefited. The Jubilee year in this week’s Torah portion recognized the importance of giving the world a break. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out […]

Behar Bechukotai: Take a Break

God interupts the sacrifices to remind us to take a day of rest. It is a command that is even more significant for us now as we spend our days at home and need to find ways to make time sacred. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music […]

Emor: The Importance of Shabbat

Love your neighbor as yourself is just one of the instructions in this week’s Torah portion. There are others that can be informative for us and our leaders at this time. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]

Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Stumbling Blocks

The Torah portion about diseases that are transmitted through objects and people seems strangely relevant to the world we are living in. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

Tazria-Metzora: Outside The Camp

Join Rabbi Danny as he shares a few minutes of learning on the weekly torah portion.