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Sprung On Torah
by Shlomo Sprung
A practical and rational approach to Torah, with unique and original ideas.
Episodes
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Shmuel I, Chapter 8: "God Sounds Like a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
When the elders of Israel confront an aging Shmuel demanding a king "like all the nations," God’s reaction is strikingly personal: "They haven't rejected you; they've rejected Me from reigning over them." In this chapter study of Shmuel I, Chapter 8, we unpack the tumultuous and deeply flawed...
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Shmuel I, Chapter 7: "The Winnebago Prophet"
After twenty years of the Ark sitting quietly in Kiryat Ye’arim, Israel undergoes a tectonic spiritual shift. In Chapter 7, Samuel steps onto the stage not as a distant politician in an ivory tower, but as a relentless, grounded leader—ancient Israel’s own "Merlin"—who dismantles superstition,...
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Shmuel 1, Chapter 6: "Gilded Mice and Golden Hemerrhoids"
Seven months after capturing the Ark of the Covenant, the Philistines are desperate to get rid of it. Ravaged by plagues of tumors and rodents, they devise an elaborate "acid test" to determine whether their suffering is divine retribution or pure coincidence: hitched to an untamed wagon, two...
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Shmuel I, Chapter 5: "The Fish God and The Radioactive Potato of Ashdod"
In this episode, we dive into Shmuel 1, Chapter 5, examining the chaotic aftermath of the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant. Expecting a trophy, the Philistines instead find themselves holding a divine "radioactive potato" as the Ark asserts God's ultimate sovereignty in pagan...
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Shmuel I, Chapter 4: "The Magic Jew-Box"
What happens when a nation substitutes genuine spiritual alignment with mechanical, "magic box" religion? In this episode on Shmuel I, Chapter 4, we dive straight into one of the darkest, most pivotal chapters in Tanakh: the total collapse at Even HaEzer. After losing 4,000 soldiers in an initial...
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Shmuel I, Chapter 3: "Tinnitus in the Temple: A Divine Nightmare"
What happens when the Creator of the universe bypasses the highest religious administration to speak to a child sleeping in the dark? In this episode, we explore Shmuel I, Chapter 3, tracking the quiet, tragic passing of the torch from a fading establishment to a young, unmapped prophet. Eli's…
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Shmuel I, Chapter 2: "The Chernobyl of Shiloh"
In this episode, we tackle the massive structural and spiritual shifts of Shmuel I, Chapter 2. We open with Shirat Chana (Hannah’s Song), tracking how classical commentaries transform a mother’s personal prayer into a sweeping prophetic roadmap of world history—predicting the rise and fall of the...
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Shmuel I, Chapter 1: "When She Thundered"
Welcome to the first episode of a chapter-by-chapter journey through the Books of Shmuel. We begin our deep dive with a look past the simple translations to find a primordial soup of character traits, divine politics, and raw human emotion. Chapter 1 introduces Elkanah, a master marketer...
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Purim 2026
Rabbi Sprung explores the significance of the throne of King Ahasuerus.
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Pesach 2025
Who are you related to?
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Purim 2025
Deep dive into the tactics of the enemy of the Jews through history.
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#51 - Esther 6
episode 6
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#50 - Esther 5
Episode 5
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#49 - Esther 4
Esther, Chapters 4 & 5
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#48 - Esther 3
Esther Part 3.
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#47 - Esther 2
Esther Part 2
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#46 - Esther 1
Esther Part 1 of a new weekly series.
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#45 - Seeing Israel's Enemies
Israel and its enemies. Then and now. And always.
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#44 - Bereishis/Israel
Israel and its enemies.
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#43 - Succos
Succos squared.
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#42 - Yom Kippur
PG-13 Disclaimer: this episode contains some material that may be inappropriate for children. The best day of the year. The Righteous, the Wicked, and Everything in Between.
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#41 - Nitzavim/Vayelech
Curses. Absentee Covenants. Hakhel. Shmita. Replicating Cells.
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#40 - Ki Savo
Bikurim. Tefillin. Pairs.
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#39 - Ki Teitzei
Marrying a captive woman. Two wives. Rebellious son. Hanging. Returning lost possessions. Cross Dressing. Noticing.
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#38 - Shoftim
Justice, judges, and officers. Carved altars, ashera trees, and idols. Corruption. Redundancy. Seat (location) of Sanhedrin.
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#37 - Re'eh
Understanding repetition: idolatry, kosher laws, tumah/tahara (ritual purity).
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#36 - Eikev Part 2
Understanding Moshe's narrative. Seven Weeks of Comfort. Tohu.
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#36 - Eikev Part 1
Understanding Moshe's narrative. Seven Weeks of Comfort. Tohu.
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#35 - Va'eschanan
Moshe's efforts to enter the Land of Israel. Rabbi Yochanan and Vespasian.
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#34 - Devarim
Moshe's final message. Judges, chacham vs. navon. Three eras of Israel.
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#33 - Matos/Maasei
Vows, oaths, & pledges. Mateh vs. Shevet.
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#32 - Pinchas
Kahuna (priesthood). Earning vs. inheriting. Pinchas. Aharon. Bilam. Family. Marital purity.
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#31 - Chukas/Balak
Pairing Chukas & Balak. Moshe vs. The Rock. Moshe vs. Balaam.
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#30 - Korach
Korach. Ketores (incense). Plague. Questioning God.
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#29 - Shelach (Part 2)
Caleb. Ancestral burial sites. The Spies' intelligence report.
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#29 - Shelach (Part 1)
The Spies. Espionage. Joshua vs. Caleb.
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#28 - Beha'aloscha
The Menorah, a deep dive.
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#27 - Naso
Korbanos of the Nesi'im. Sotah. Nazir. Stealing from Converts. Bikurim.
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#26 - Shavuot
Harvest laws. Davidic Dynasty. Crown Jewels.
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#25 - Bamidbar
The Desert. Counting Jews. Letters. Numbers. Flags. Wine.
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#24 - Behar/Bechukosai
Kedusha (holiness). Space. Time. Behaviors. Objects. Sevens. The structure of Sefer Vayikra (Leviticus).
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#23 - Emor
Kohanim (priests). Levels of Kedusha (holiness). Purity & impurity. Cursing Gd. Sources: - Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:2 - Shemos (Exodus) 27:20
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#22 - Achrei Mos/Kedoshim
Blood. Impurity. Rome vs. Judaism. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Demons. Israel. Sources Discussed: - Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:14 - Talmud Meilah 17a-b - Talmud Sanhedrin 107b - M'lachim II (Kings II) 5:1
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#21 - Tazria/Metzora
Leprosy vs. Tzara'as. Tumah and Tahara. Life and Death. Lashon Harah.
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#20 - Pesach
The Seder.
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#19 - Tzav
Elevation. Meal. Peace. Sin. Guilt. Shok. Chazeh. Shabbos Hagadol.
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#18 - Vayikra
Small Aleph. Coincidence vs. love. God's eternal voice. Sinai to Mishkan. Blood, earth, and humans.
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#17 - Vayakhel Pekudei
Hur. Betzalel. The significance of their ancestry.
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#16 - Ki Sisa
Golden Calf. Copper Snake. Golden Calves 2.0. Jews, symbols, and false gods.
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#15 - Tetzaveh
The Mishkan, Kohanim, vessels, and vestments. Urrim V'tumim, Choshen, Ephod, and Shoham stones. Sh'chem, mountains, and Jewish civil war.
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A practical and rational approach to Torah, with unique and original ideas.
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Shlomo Sprung
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