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Richmond Jewish Learning Experience

by Don Cantor

Torah recordings with Rabbi Don Cantor and the Richmond Jewish Learning Experience

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Episodes

  1. Crash Course in High Holiday Prayers: Yom Kippur

    Why do we start with Kol Nidrei? What is the deal with all of the confessions? (recorded 9/16/2026)

  2. Crash Course in High Holiday Prayers: Musaf for Rosh Hashanah

    recorded 9/9/2026

  3. How Scary are the High Holidays?

    How did we get from "go party" in the book of Nehemia to "who will live and who will die?" in the machzor? (recorded 9/6/2026)

  4. Crash course in the Machzor part 1

    What are the significant differences between Shacharit on Rosh Hashanah and a regular shabbos or yom tov? (recorded 9/2/2026)

  5. Isaac Leeser: The Hero of 19th century American Jewry

    (recorded 7/5/26)

  6. Shelach: Moshe's Art of the Deal

    recorded 6/10/26

  7. Breaking Biblical Stereotypes: Ruth Chapter 4

    recorded 5/13/2026

  8. Breaking Biblical Stereotypes: Ruth Chatper 3

    recorded 5/6/2026

  9. Breaking Biblical Stereotypes: Ruth Chapter 2 (summary)

    recorded on 5/6/2026

  10. Breaking Biblical Stereotypes: Ruth Chapter 1

    recorded 4/22/2026

  11. Haggadah Musings

    (recorded 3/25/36)

  12. Vayakhel-Pekudei: From Shemot to Vayikra

    recorded on 3/11/26

  13. Ki Tisa: Models of Leadership

    recorded 3/4/2026

  14. Purim: The Many Layers of Megillat Esther

    recorded 2/25/26

  15. Mishpatim: What Should You Do If You See God?

    recorded 2/11/2026

  16. Yitro: Who Heard What With the Ten Commandments?

    recorded 2/4/26

  17. Beshalach: Who Took the Plunge?

    recorded 1/28/26

  18. Vaera: Magic, Miracles, and Belief in God

    What is with all the magic? (recorded 1/14/26)

  19. Shemot: Moshe's Origin Story

    Why does Rashi say Moshe's house was filled with light when he was born? (recorded 1/7/2026)

  20. Farmers vs. Shepherds part 2: The Gideon Story

    recorded on 1/1/2026

  21. Farmers vs. Shepherds part 1

    Why does God distrust farmers? (recorded 12/25/25)

  22. Vayeshev: Who Sold Yosef?

    recorded 12/10/2025

  23. Vayishlach: Brawl at the Riverbank

    (recorded 12/3/2025)

  24. Thanksgiving: The Jewish Way to Give thanks

    Recorded Thanksgiving 2025

  25. Toldot: Esav Nabs Some Shiva Food

    Why does Rashi think that Esav was the cause of Abraham's "premature" death? (Recorded 11/19/2025)

  26. Chayei Sarah: The Importance of Me'arat HaMachpela

    recorded 11/12/2025

  27. Vayera: Connecting Hospitality and Fertility

    recorded 11/5/25

  28. Noach: What's With Biblical Genealogies?

    (recorded 10/22/2025)

  29. Torah thoughts on the release of the hostages

    recorded 10/13/2025

  30. What Does Atonement Mean?

    The root כפר/k.p.r. is used in a variety of contexts in the Torah. What does it mean for the high holidays? (recorded 9/17/25)

  31. Ki Teitze: Parshanut and Polygamy

    What can we learn from the style and context of the command not to favor the son of a favored wife? (recorded 8/3/25)

  32. Shoftim: Does the Torah Endorse Monarchy

    What is the ideal form of government according to scholars throughout Jewish history? (Recorded 8/27/25)

  33. Va'etchanan: Zachor vs. Shamor

    Why are the Ten Commandments told differently in Va'etchanan than they were told in Exodus? (recorded 8/6/25)

  34. Devarim: eMOSHEnal Intelligence

    Devarim is an illustration of Moshe's deftness in speaking to the Jewish people. Rashi helps us see it. (recorded 7/30/25)

  35. Matot-Masei: East of the Jordan

    Was the request made by Reuven and Gad good or bad? How did Menashe get roped into the deal? (recorded 7/23/25)

  36. Pinchas: Good or Bad?

    What do the rabbis think about Pinchas? What do we make of the stories involving him in Yehoshua and Shoftim? (recorded on 7/16/25)

  37. Balak: Did Bilam Curse the Jews?

    3 ways to understand the enigmatic story of Balak and Bilam. (recorded 7/9/25)

  38. Korach: How the Punishment Fits the Crime

    Why did the earth swallow people up? (6/25/25)

  39. Shelach: Faith as Hope

    What did the spies get wrong? What can we learn from the two spy stories in Joshua? The relevance of the parsha to current events. (recorded on 6/18/25)

  40. The Anxiety of Waiting for Iran's Response - Thoughts

    We are thousands of miles away and just waiting. What does God want of us? (recorded 6/13/25)

  41. Behaalotcha: Two Complaints, One Story

    The Jews complain, and so does Moshe. Hashem has two different reactions. What's with the word ruach? (recorded 6/11/25)

  42. Naso: A Mishkan for All People

    Why aren't the mitzvot in Naso where they are supposed to be in the book of Vayikra? (recorded on 6/04/25)

  43. Ruth: Real Story vs. Reel, Story

    How does the historical context of Ruth inform our understanding of the story?

  44. Emor: Blasphemy, Sympathy, and Accountability

    The parsha ends with an enigmatic story about blasphemy and its repercussions. Rashi helps us relate. (recorded 5/15/25)

  45. Acharei Mot Kedoshim: The Nadav and Avihu Non-Sequitur

    Why does the Torah mention the deaths of Nadav and Avihu at the beginning of our parsha?

  46. Yom Haatzmaut/Tazria-Metzora: Pain and Partial Geula

    Lessons from the rabbis and the navi for celebrating Yom Haatzmaut during trying times. (recorded 4/30/25)

  47. Elitism in the Priesthood: The Sin of Nadav and Avihu

    Rashi and Rashbam differ as to what Nadav and Avihu did wrong. Parallels between the revelation at Mt. Sinai and the inauguration of the 8th day add depth to the Rashbam's explanation. (recorded 4/23/25)

  48. All You Need to Know About: Shabbos Erev Pesach

    Link to class outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w6K_br8iiKM1Ws6tBhLD7eEOCUUB5J_ATPRDoeZSCyg/edit?usp=sharing recorded 4/6/2025

  49. Did Lot Celebrate Pesach?

    Why does Rashi say that Lot baked matza for the angels because it was Pesach? What does that say about the Exodus story?

  50. Vayakhel: The Golden Calf and the Mishkan

    What was the real sin of the Golden Calf? Why did God "allow" sacrifices?

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Torah recordings with Rabbi Don Cantor and the Richmond Jewish Learning Experience

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Don Cantor

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