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JTS Torah Commentary
JTS's weekly commentary on parashat hashavua and the holidays, published for over 20 years, is enjoyed by thousands of readers every week. The commentary features select faculty, students, and staff from across JTS. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast and bring Torah from JTS wherever you go.
Episodes
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The Blessings of Curses: Ki Tavo
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tavo 5785 by Rabbi David Hoffman (RS), Adjunct Professor of Talmud, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2017. Music…
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Family Matters: Ki Tetzei 5785
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tetzei 5785 by Dr. Jonathan Milgram, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in…
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Appoint Judges and Officials: Shofetim 5780
The JTS Commentary for Shofetim by Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud and…
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How to Practice Faith: Re'eh 5785
The JTS Commentary for Re'eh by Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Former Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2014…
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Adhering to God's Word: Eikev 5785
The JTS Commentary for Eikev by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2010…
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Holding Fast: Va'et-hannan 5785
The JTS Commentary for Va'ethannan by Rabbi Mychal Springer, Adjunct Instructor of Professional and Pastoral Skills This commentary was originally broadcast in…
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Black North, White West: Devarim 5785
The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud, JTS…
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Boundaries on the Move: Mattot - Masei 5785
The JTS Commentary for Mattot - Masei by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in…
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The Liberator and the Zealot: Pinehas 5785
The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, PhD, Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS This commentary was originally…
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Fear, Truth, and a Donkey: Balak 5785
The JTS Commentary for Balak by Rabbi Joel Alter (RS), Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid (Milwaukee, WI) This commentary was originally broadcast in 2017…
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The Humanity of Moses: Hukkat 5785
The JTS Commentary for Hukkat by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2012…
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Where Does Holiness Come From?: Korah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Korah by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2013…
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The Desert Dead: Shela Lekha 5785
The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast…
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New Generation, Old Leaders: Beha'alotekha 5785
The JTS Commentary for Beha’alotekha by Rabbi Ute Steyer (RS), Rabbi of the Great Synagogue and the Jewish Community of Stockholm This commentary was…
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The Problem with Priests: Naso 5785
The JTS Commentary for Naso by Rabbi Daniel Nevins (RS), Former Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School and the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS This…
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Counting as Spiritual Practice: Bemidbar/Shavuot 5785
The JTS Commentary for Bemidbar / Shavuot 5785 by Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of…
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Grappling with Slavery: Behar-Behukkotai 5785
The JTS Commentary for Behar - Behukkotai by Dr. Marjorie Lehman, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics and Area Chair of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures, JTS…
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Who Belongs? Emor 5785
The JTS Commentary for Emor by Dr. Rachel Rosenthal (KGS), Director of External Affairs, Yeshivat Maharat This commentary was originally broadcast in 2018…
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Love Beyond Grudges: Aharei Mot-Kedoshim 5785
The JTS Commentary for Aharei Mot - Kedoshim by Jonah Guthartz, Emerging Leaders Fellow, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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The Torah's Prescription for Healing: Tazria - Metzora 5785
The JTS Commentary for Tazria - Metzora by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in 2013…
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Six Takes on a Leader's Attributes: Shemini 5785
The JTS Commentary for Shemini by Dr. Walter Herzberg, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Its Interpretation and Professional Pastoral Skills JTS…
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The Bones We Carry: Peash VII 5785
The JTS Commentary for Pesach VII by Dr. Abigail Uhrman, Assistant Professor of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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Can We Sanctify Incivility? Tzav-Shabbat Hagadol 5785
The JTS Commentary for Tzav / Shabbat Hagadol by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold /…
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Who is Liable? Vayikra 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayikra by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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The Give and Take of Strength: Pekudei 5785
The JTS Commentary for Pekudei by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS This commentary was originally broadcast in…
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Sacred Gifts and the Holiness of Diversity: Vayak-hel 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayak-hel by Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS Music…
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The Day is Short, but Our Story is Long: Ki Tissa 5785
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tissa by Dr. Yael Landman, Assistant Professor of Bible, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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Remembering Who We Are: Shabbat Zakhor 5785
The JTS Commentary for Tetzavveh / Shabbat Zakhor by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold /…
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The Golden Crown of Parenting: Terumah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Terumah by Rabbi Lilly Kaufman (RS ’01, CS ’98) This commentary was originally broadcast in 2020. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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Don’t Be the Terumah: Mishpatim 5785
The JTS Commentary for Mishpatim by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of the Rabbinical School and Executive Director of the Hendel Center for Ethics and…
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The Confusion of Revelation: Yitro 5785
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Dr. Barry Holtz, Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education, JTS This episode was originally broadcast in…
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Aggressor and Aggrieved: Beshallah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Dr. Phil Keisman, Director of Teen Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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The Worst Possible Plague: Bo 5785
The JTS Commentary for Bo by Rebecca Galin, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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Moses’s Lessons in Interfaith Dialogue: Va'era 5785
The JTS Commentary for Va'era by Claire Davidson Bruder, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS, and Sherouk Ahmed, Student, Bayan Islamic Graduate School at…
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A Turn for the Better: Shemot 5785
The JTS Commentary for Shemot by Rabbi Ariella Rosen (RS), Interim Lead Rabbi, Congregation B’nai Israel (Northampton, MA) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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Angel or Avatar? Vayehi 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayehi by Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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A Tale of Two Dreamers: Vayiggash 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayiggash by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, jTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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The World That Isn't There: Miketz 5785
The JTS Commentary for Miketz by Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5
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What Makes Groups Reject Their Own: Vayeshev 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayeshev by Rabbi Yael Shmilovitz, Clinical Pastoral Educator at the Center for Pastoral Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold /…
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When Jacob Met Esau--Facing Our Fears: Vayishlah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayishlah by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Going Out To Meet God and History: Vayetzei 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayetzei by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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On The Perils of Pregnancy--A Letter to Rivkah: Toledot 5785
The JTS Commentary for Toledot by Rabbi Annie Lewis, Director of Recruitment and Admissions for Religious and Educational Leadership and Assistant Dean of…
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“Ger Vetoshav”: A Lesson on Vulnerabilities and Humility: Hayyei Sarah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Hayyei Sarah by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Can You Spell-check the Tanakh?: Vayera 5785
The JTS Commentary for Vayera by Rabbi David Moster, PhD, Director of Biblical Hebrew, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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How Can We Be a Blessing?: Lekh Lekha 5785
The JTS Commentary for Lekh Lekha by Cantor Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg, Director of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Living with Difference: Noah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Noah for Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education and Assistant Professor of Pastoral…
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God’s Partners in Torah: Bereishit 5785
The JTS Commentary for Bereishit for Rabbi Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Lessons from Kohelet: Sukkot 5785
The JTS Commentary for Sukkot by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of the Rabbinical School and Executive Director of the JTS Hendel Center for Ethics and…
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Sacred Words in Liturgy and Life: Yom Kippur 5785
The JTS Commentary for Yom Kippur by Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Crying with God: Rosh Hashanah 5785
The JTS Commentary for Rosh Hashana by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Where Did Moses Go—and Why?: Nitzavim-Vayeilekh 5784
The JTS Commentary for Nitzavim - Vayeilekh by Dr. Walter Herzberg, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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Shattering Our Idols: Ki Tavo 5784
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tavo by Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, (RS), Vice President of The Schechter Institutes, Inc. This commentary was originally published in 2004…
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Is Modesty Still Relevant in the Twenty-First Century?: Ki Tetzei 5784
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tetzei by Emmanuel Bloch, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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The King's Torah and the Torah's King: Shofetim 5784
The JTS Commentary for Shofetim by Dr. Barry Holtz, Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education in the William Davidson School of Education…
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Petition or Protest: Re'eh 5784
The JTS Commentary for Re'eh by Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet, (’RS), St. Albans Masorti Synagogue This episode originally aired in 2017. Music provided by…
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The Afterlife of Our Actions: Eikev 5784
The JTS Commentary forEikev by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS This episode originally aired in 2015. Music provided by…
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Is Love Enough?: Va'ethannan 5784
The JTS Commentary for Va’et-hannan by Rabbi Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor Emerita of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold…
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The Rules of Rebuke: Devarim 5784
The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Ariel Ya'akov Dunat (RS ’25) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
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"What's God?"--And Other Questions Kids Ask: Mattot-Masei 5784
The JTS Commentary for Mattot-Masei by Rabbi Chaim Galfand (RS ’01), School Rabbi for Perelman Jewish Day School (Philadelphia, PA) Music provided by…