Episodes

  • Vayigash – Beacon in the Darkness

    Vayigash – Beacon in the Darkness
    Dec 25 2025
    Parshas Vayigash is bittersweet. The sweetness is obvious. After 22 years of anguish and melancholy, Jacob is informed that Joseph is alive and is a king in Egypt. Our Parsha is a story of reunion and reclamation. But it’s also bitter: Jacob and his family travel to Egypt, a morass that will be very difficult […]
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    56 mins
  • Vayigash – Come-to-Joseph Moment (5784)

    Vayigash – Come-to-Joseph Moment (5784)
    Dec 23 2025
    Our parsha is one of unexpected reunions. After 20 plus years of separation, Joseph reunited with his brothers and his father. In this Parsha Podcast we focus on two elements of the reunification: firstly, we ponder the interesting question of whether or not Jacob actually bowed down to Joseph as foretold in the dream. Then, […]
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    57 mins
  • Parshas Vayigash (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Vayigash (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 21 2025
    Twenty two years have passed since Jacob and Joseph were separated. Ever since Joseph was torn away from him, Jacob was bereft of prophecy and inconsolable. In Parshas Vayigash this long saga comes to an end and Jacob is finally reunited with his long-lost son. – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    55 mins
  • Mikeitz – Pit Master King

    Mikeitz – Pit Master King
    Dec 18 2025
    Pharaoh, like Joseph, had clairvoyant dreams foretelling his future. Joseph dreamed of his ascent to kingship and his brother’s subjugation before him. Pharaoh dreamed of Egypt experiencing 7 years of unprecedented plenty and abundance to be followed by 7 years of grinding famine. There’s a major difference though in the timeline of the of the […]
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Mikeitz – The End of Days (5784)

    Mikeitz – The End of Days (5784)
    Dec 16 2025
    In our Parsha, Joseph is elevated to become viceroy of Egypt. He begins the day languishing in prison, and ends it be decked in garments of royalty and paraded throughout the city. In this special edition of the Parsha Podcast, we share three ideas – deep ideas – from our Parsha: one about the end […]
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    51 mins
  • Parshas Mikeitz (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Mikeitz (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 14 2025
    Parshas Mikeitz continues the narrative of Joseph in Egypt. We pick up his story two years after his failed attempt at earning a reprieve via his cellmate, Pharaoh’s butler, who was about to be reinstated to his post as Pharaoh’s side. Joseph is languishing in a dungeon for a crime he did not commit; after being […]
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Vayeishev – Pit of Despair

    Vayeishev – Pit of Despair
    Dec 11 2025
    Parashas Vayeishev is a downer for all people involved: Jacob has to witness his sons’ disunion. Jacob was informed of the apparent mauling of Joseph, his favorite son. Jacob was plunged into melancholy for 22 years. Joseph, the crown jewel of his father, was hated by his brothers, betrayed by his brothers, and sold as […]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Vayeishev – Dream of the Crop (5784)

    Vayeishev – Dream of the Crop (5784)
    Dec 9 2025
    Our Parsha begins with Joseph’s two dreams of grandeur and supremacy. He dreams that he will rule over his brothers, who will bow before him in submission. Joseph decides to tell them about it. Why does he do that? Why does he tell his father about the second dream, but not the first? Why are […]
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    31 mins