Episodes

  • Mishpatim – Two Halves of One Soul

    Mishpatim – Two Halves of One Soul
    Feb 12 2026
    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 had a servant. We certainly never employed a Jewish bondsman for six years. The law that opens our Parsha doesn’t seem to be very […]
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Mishpatim – Blind Determination (5786)

    Mishpatim – Blind Determination (5786)
    Feb 10 2026
    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 for an eye”, and the requirement to aid your enemy when his donkey is struggling under its load. As is our mandate in year […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Parshas Mishpatim (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Mishpatim (Rebroadcast)
    Feb 8 2026
    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 learning the Torah laws en masse. In this single parsha alone we have 53 mitzvos (only three parshas have more mitzvos). Beyond the varied laws, this […]
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    59 mins
  • Yisro – Beauty and the Priest

    Yisro – Beauty and the Priest
    Feb 5 2026
    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 performed for the nation during the Exodus and decided to join the nation. The Parsha details his arrival together with Moshe’s wife and their two sons, the […]
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Yisro – Splitting the Heaven (5784)

    Yisro – Splitting the Heaven (5784)
    Feb 3 2026
    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 and atypically extemporaneous Parsha podcast, we offer four interesting ideas: one on the unique route that Jethro took to the truth; one on the particular […]
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    55 mins
  • Parshas Yisro (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Yisro (Rebroadcast)
    Feb 1 2026
    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 the Ten Commandments, Moshe’s father in law, Jethro, arrived at the camp and makes an important suggestion for improving the efficiency of the judicial process. – – […]
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Beshalach – Horse and Rider

    Beshalach – Horse and Rider
    Jan 29 2026
    The nation emerged from Egypt triumphantly. Pharaoh was talking a big game. “Who is God that I should listen to him? I’m not going to release the Israelites!” But he was humbled before God one plague at a time. With the death of the firstborn at the stroke of midnight, Pharaoh buckled. He begged, he […]
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Beshalach – Bones to Pick (5784)

    Beshalach – Bones to Pick (5784)
    Jan 27 2026
    The Exodus is finally here. After 210 years in Egypt – enslaved, tormented, and oppressed – the nation is leaving with great pomp and ceremony. There is an apparently curious factoid about the Exodus: in the third verse of our Parsha, the Torah tells us that Moshe secured the bones of Joseph, and transported them […]
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    58 mins