Parsha Stories

Check out this new webpage with ALL of the previous podcasts organized by Parsha!

Click here for the story of the Mitzvah of the wayward son!Click here for the Mitzvah about sending away the mother bird!Click here for the Mitzvot about the ethics of war!

Click here for a telling that captures the importance of creating a just society!Click here for a Talmudic story of Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Yehoshua!Click here for an imagined conversation between Moshe and a soldier about the importance of peace!

Click here for a telling from Parshat Re'eh about a mitzvah related to where meat can be consumed.Click here for a telling about the important Mitzvah of this Parsha - Lo Titgodedu!

Click here for a combined story of Devarim, V'etchanan and Eikev!Click here for a crazy story about Eliyahu causing a draught in the land of Israel!

Click here for the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza that is the prequel to this story. Click here for the story of Isaiah's prophecy from the Haftarah!Click here for stories about the start of Sefer Devarim!

Click here for the story of Pinchas!Click here for a story of the Haftarah!Click here for a Midrash about Pinchas!Click here for another Midrash about Pinchas!

Click here for the stories of the Haftarot for Behaalotcha!Click here for a previous year's telling!

The Shavuot Special from 3 years ago was worth bumping back up the queue!

To hear more about the organizing of the army in Bemidbar, click here!To learn more about the census of the Parsha, click here!To learn about a connection between Bemidbar and the book of Ruth, click here!

Listen to this special collaborative telling of the Parsheyot!Listen to the story of the Haftarah for Behar!Listen to the original telling of Behar and Behukotai!

This is the full telling of the splitting of the sea which took place on the 7th day of Pesach. Chag Sameach!

This episode is from Parshat Emor which is the Parsha that we read on the second day of Pesach!

This is a real call back to our old podcast series - Maduah Madah with Dr. Tim Morris. Don't forget about these gems at the start of the feed!

The first in a series of replayed Pesach episodes in celebration of Pesach vacation! This is the Pesach story!

Click here for a telling of Parshat Mishpatim!Click here for a thoughtful angle about Parshat Mishpatim!Click here for a Midrash connected to Mishpatim!

Click here for a telling of Parshat Yitro!Click here for another telling of Parshat Yitro!Click here for a Midrash from Parshat Yitro!

Click here to listen to a story about the moon in honor of Bo!Click here for more teachings about time!Click here for the telling from three years ago!

Click here for last year's telling and Midrashim about Moshe!Click here for the telling from two years ago!Click here for the whole story!

Click here for a previous telling of Miketz!Click here for a telling of the famous story of Shlomo HaMelech and the two would be mothers.

Click here for the FULL telling of Parshat Vayeshev!Click here to learn some added teachings about Vayeshev!Click here for some Midrashim about Yosef's journey!Click here for last year's telling!

Click here for stories of Midrashim about the encounters between Esav and Yakov!Click here for a mystical story of Yakov and Esav's encounter!

Click here for the story of Toldot!Click here for a story from Toldot that isn't related to Yakov or Esav!

Click here for the original telling of Vayera!Click here for another telling of Vayera!Click here for an interesting perspective about Satan, the Accuser.

Click here for the original telling of Noah, the Flood and the Tower of Babel!Click here for Midrashim about Noach!Click here for an amazing story about the Giants in this week's Parsha!

Click here for the story of creation!Click here for the story of the Over and Over Theme Song that was first introduced with Parshat Bereishit 5784

Click here for the telling from last year!Click here for the telling from three years ago!

Click here for the original telling of Nitzavim!Click here for a deeper dive into Yehoshua!Click here for last year's telling about the end of Moshe's life!

Click here for the original telling of Parshat Ki Tavo!Click here for a special Talmudic story about Ki Tavo!Click here for last year's story about Ki Tavo!

Click here for the fuller story about Kashrut!Click here to learn about the tithing system described in this week's Parsha!

Click here for the original telling of Parshat Ekev!Click here for a telling of a great story about Eliyahu connected to Ekev!

Click here for my conversation with Safam's Joel Sussman about "Nachamu"!Click here for a recap of the first three Parsheyot of Sefer Devarim!

Click here for the Biblical and Rabbinic stories of Tisha B'Av!Click here for a Hasidic story in the spirit of Tisha B'Av!Click here to learn about the Haftarah for Parshat D'varim!

Click here for a mystical story about Matot!Click here for a dramatic story about Masei!Click here for an interesting story connected to Matot that ties to the Destruction of the Temple!Click here for the telling from three years ago!

Click here for the original telling of Pinchas!Click here for the story of the Haftarah for Parshat Pinchas! (The first of the special Haftarot around Tisha B'Av)Click here for a Midrash connected to Parshat Pinchas!Click here for the telling of the story of Caleb and Pinchas in Yericho!

Click here for the full story of Parshat Balak!Click here for a Midrash about Bilaam and his donkey!Click here to learn about the Haftarah of Balak (and Hukkat)!

Click here for the full telling of Parshat Hukkat!Click here for a podcast about the Haftarah of Hukkah (and Balak)!Click here for a story about the Sereph!

Click here for the telling of Parshat Korach!Click here for the telling of the Haftarah of Korach!Click here for a Midrash about Korach from last year!

Click here for the telling of the Haftarah for Shlach Lecha!Click here for the story of the Torah reading!

Click here for last year's telling of the parsha!Click here for the telling from two years ago!

Click here for last year's telling of Bemidbar!Click here for the telling from two years ago!Click here for the Shavuot Special from two years ago!

Click here for last year's telling of Behar!Click here for last year's telling of Behukkotai!Click here for the telling of the stories together!

Click here for last year's telling of Emor!Click here for the telling from two years ago!

Click here for last year's telling of Kedoshim!Click here for last year's telling of Acharei Mot!Click here for the story from two years ago!

Click here to listen to last year's telling!Click here for the telling from two years ago!

Click here for last year's telling of Parshat Vayikra!Click here for the story from two years ago!

Click here for last year's telling of Pikudei!Click here for the story from two years ago!

Having trouble linking previous versions but you can go back to look in the archives. Shabbat Shalom!

This week we are going off the Parsha track to tell one of the greatest (and definitely most timely) story of our tradition - Megilat Esther!Click here for last year's telling of Ki Tisa!Click here for the telling from two years ago!

Click here for last year's episode!Click here for the episode from two years ago!