Parsha in Progress

Latest Episodes:

Why Torah is Like the Rain (Ha'azinu): Ep. 54 Sep 21, 2020

Show notes

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 powerful vehicle for divine messages.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Your Mouth and in Your Heart (Nitzavim): Ep. 53 Sep 07, 2020

Show notes

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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayward Sons and Kidnapped Women (Ki Tetzei): Ep. 52 Aug 24, 2020

Show notes

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 situations we hope never actually happen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Compassion Extra Credit? (Re'eh): Ep. 51 Aug 10, 2020

Show notes

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 righting social wrongs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Did God Keep Moses From Entering Israel? (Vaetchanan): Ep. 50 Jul 27, 2020

Show notes

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 he led the people out of Egypt.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did God Break a Promise? Did We? (Maatot-Maasei): Ep. 49 Jul 13, 2020

Show notes

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 of the land earlier in the Bible is similar to Jews hesitant to move to Israel today.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do we do when we see evil unpunished? (Balak), Ep: 48 Jun 29, 2020

Show notes

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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Democracy Always the Divine Plan? (Korach): Ep. 47 Jun 22, 2020

Show notes

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 consider Moses' unique reaction.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who deserves to be cut off? (Beha'alotcha): Ep. 46 Jun 08, 2020

Show notes

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 separate someone from the Jewish community.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Call of Mount Sinai (Shavuot): Ep. 45 May 25, 2020

Show notes

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 contract.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected