(219) Why the Torah Portion Matters: How Weekly Scripture Shapes Jewish Life — and What Christians Can Learn from It
In this thoughtful and accessible episode of Shoulder to Shoulder, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Pastor Doug Reed explore one of the defining rhythms of Jewish life: the weekly Torah portion. What is the parsha, where did it come from, and why has it unified Jewish communities across centuries and continents? Pesach explains how the annual cycle of fifty four readings structures Jewish spiritual time, shapes synagogue life, and keeps the Five Books of Moses at the center of Jewish consciousness.
Along the way, the conversation touches on the Ten Commandments and their unique (yet not hierarchical)…
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