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TorahBytes Audio
by Alan Gilman
Audio version of Alan Gilman's weekly d'var Torah. Text version and more information: https://torahbytes.org.
Episodes
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The Global Mosaic
Diversity is biblical Video version: https://youtu.be/LpFCdkvgd74 Text version: https://torahbytes.org/87-02 No’ach For the week of October 17, 2026 / 6 Heshvan 5787 Torah: B’reshit/Genesis 6:9 – 11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 Originally posted the week of October 13, 2018 / 4 Heshvan 5779...
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Mudman & LifeGiver
Way more than a pun Video version: https://youtu.be/pwD43bmEXmk B’reshit For the week of October 10, 2026 / 29 Tishri 5787 Torah: B’reshit/Genesis 1:1 – 6:8 Haftarah: 1 Shmuel/1 Samuel 20:18–42 Text version: https://torahbytes.org/87-01 X (Twitter): @TorahBytes Support TorahBytes:...
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Strongman of the Schoolyard
Shemini Atzeret For the week of October 3, 2026 / 22 Tishri 5787 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17; B’midbar/Numbers 29:35 – 30:1 Haftarah: 1 Melachim/1 Kings 8:54-66 Text version: https://torahbytes.org/87-SheminiAtzeret X (Twitter): @TorahBytes Support TorahBytes:...
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Unity in Diversity
Is diversity a sham? Video version: https://youtu.be/wcarix4KO4s Sukkot For the week of September 26, 2026 / 15 Tishri 5787 Torah: Vayikra/Leviticus 22:26 – 23:24; B’midbar/Numbers 29:12-16 Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21 Originally posted the week of October 3, 2020 / 15 Tishri 5781 (updated) Text...
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God’s Forgiveness
Are you unforgivable? Video version: https://youtu.be/y8fbIBWER3U Ha’azinu (Shabbat Shuva) For the week of September 19, 2026 / 8 Tishri 5787 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10 (English: 14:1-9); Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-17 Originally posted the week of October 1, 2022 / 6...
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Connecting with God's Reality
Is your faith hypothetical? Video version: https://youtu.be/u_vEfZJVDJo Rosh Hashanah For the week of September 12, 2026 / 1 Tishri 5787 Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 21:1-34; B’midbar/Numbers 29:1-6 Haftarah: 1 Shmuel/1 Samuel 1:1–2:10 Originally posted the week of September 19, 2009 / 1 Tishri 5770...
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What we don't know can hurt us!
What we don't know can hurt us! Video version: https://youtu.be/PnagRl-42Ks Nitzavim & Vayeilech For the week of September 5, 2026 / 23 Elul 5786 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30 (English: 29:10 – 31:30) Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 Originally posted the week of September 4, 2021 / 27…
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God's Words
Video version: https://youtu.be/zaznLrgFNwI Ekev For the week of August 1, 2026 / 18 Av 5786 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3 Originally posted the week of August 8, 2009 / 18 Av 5769 (updated) Text version: https://torahbytes.org/86-46 X (Twitter)…
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Your Story in Two Acts
There is more to your life than you think Video version: https://youtu.be/tLLcbms-WrI V’etchannan/Nahamu For the week of July 25, 2026 / 11 Av 5786 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 Originally posted the week of July 28, 2018 / 16 Av 5778 (updated) Text version:...
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Empire-Building Forbidden: Respecting national diversity
Video version: https://youtu.be/LQ50WZxlKTI D’varim For the week of July 18, 2026 / 4 Av 5786 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Originally posted the week of August 10, 2019 / 9 Av 5779 (updated) Text version: https://torahbytes.org/86-44 X (Twitter): @TorahBytes…
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Ideological Warfare
How to solve the Middle East crisis Video version: https://youtu.be/XpLkDs7LXj8 Mattot & Masei Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 (English 30:1 – 36:13) Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 For the week of July 11, 2026 / 26 Tammuz 5786 Originally posted the week of July 26, 2014 / 28 Tammuz 5774...
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You Can Do It!
You can do anything God calls you to Video version: https://youtu.be/FTYRfImTTbs Pinchas For the week of July 4, 2026 / 19 Tammuz 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 (English 25:10 – 29:40) Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3 Originally posted the week of July 26, 2008 / 23 Tammuz 5768 (updated)...
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Don't Lose It
Anger isn't the problem Video version: https://youtu.be/WNWwsGP_1Z0 Hukat-Balak For the week of June 27, 2026 / 12 Tammuz 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 19:1 – 25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6 – 6:8 Originally posted the week of June 27, 2015 / 10 Tammuz 5775 (updated) Text version:...
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God Forgives You, But!
Biblical forgiveness may not be what you think it is Video version: https://youtu.be/Ixz8qLBZ7p8 Korach For the week of June 20, 2026 / 5 Tammuz 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 16:1 - 18:32 Haftarah: 2 Shmuel/2 Samuel11:14 – 12:22 Text version: https://torahbytes.org/86-38 X (Twitter): @TorahBytes...
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Messed Up Faith
Is it possible to believe in God and yet not believe in him? Video version: https://youtu.be/w7ua-x6TfZI Shela Lekha For the week of June 13, 2026 / 28 Sivan 5786 Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 13:1 - 15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24 Originally posted the week of July 1, 2000/28 Sivan 5760 (updated) Text...
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Have You Ever Really Prayed?
Is that thing you're doing actually praying? Video version: https://youtu.be/2JIPwYMud6Y B’ha‘alotkha For the week of June 6, 2026 / 21 Sivan 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7 (English 2:10 – 4:7) Originally posted the week of June 22, 2019 / 19 Sivan 5779...
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Returning the Blessing
It's time to bring back the blessing Video version: https://youtu.be/z7dOo-ibSmQ Nasso For the week of May 30, 2026 / 14 Sivan 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 Haftarah: Shoftim/Judges 13:2-25 Originally posted the week of June 3, 2023 / 14 Sivan 5783 (updated) Text version:...
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Depth
Reaching beyond the superficiality of self Video version: https://youtu.be/PqCYcYhMTo8 Shavuot For the week of May 23, 2026 / 7 Sivan 5786 Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17 Haftarah: Habakkuk 3:1–19 Originally posted the week of May 30, 2009 / 7 Sivan 5769 (updated) Text version:...
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TorahBytes-86-34
God is not safe Video version: https://youtu.be/KP8tv3eJ4DI But they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die. (B’midbar/Numbers 4:20; ESV) B’midbar For the week of May 16, 2026 / 29 Iyar 5786 Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18–42...
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Covenantal Foundations
Israel's eternal right of appeal Video version: https://youtu.be/PT9CULgR6Os Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death. (Vayikra/Leviticus…
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Blasphemy
Attempts to manipulate God is extremely dangerous Video version: https://youtu.be/OqZvz56NdMw Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death....
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Acknowledging Israel
Celebrating the return to Zion Video version: https://youtu.be/c1a_WfZa2Uw I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant…
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When Nonsense Will Be No More
With God, anything is possible, except nonsense Video versions: https://youtu.be/rCfAeZj5KJk For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the LORD, so shall your offspring and your name remain. (Isaiah 66:22; ESV) Tazria & Metzora For the week of April 18…
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Serious Consequences
Our actions make a way bigger difference than we think Video version: https://youtu.be/vkl-dHpIlks And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon,...
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Generation to Generation
We are far more connected to our history than we think Video version: https://youtu.be/WsXH3vkLv5E You shall tell your son on that day: It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt. (Shemot/Exodus 13:8) Pesach For the week of April 4, 2026 / 17 Nisan 5786 Torah…
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The Unchanging God
The importance of God's enduring faithfulness Video version: https://youtu.be/_uGcAKeC6IM For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Malachi 3:6) Tzav For the week of March 28, 2026 / 10 Nisan 5786 Torah: Vayikra/Leviticus 6:1-8:36 (English 6:8 – 8:36)...
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The Dynamics of Sacrifice
The "what" of biblical sacrifice Video version: https://youtu.be/91aRSY7GBAw The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from...
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The Glory Standard
God's presence is here for you Video version: https://youtu.be/TGukH87IZqM Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the...
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Standing with Mordecai & Esther
Standing with the God of Israel means standing with the people of Israel And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (Ezekiel 36:26) Ki Tisa & Parah For the week of March 7, 2026 / 18...
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What Are You Carrying?
Did God tell you to carry that? Video version: https://youtu.be/O_llPQATx1o As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree. And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the...
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God Is in the House
We are not alone Video version: https://youtu.be/V1Cni6xQYoQ And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of…
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Where Is Heaven?
Heaven is closer than you think Video version: https://youtu.be/joWtjIT4ui4 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.…
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Greater
Do our lives reflect God's greatness? Video version: https://youtu.be/RyriNq_sqb0 "Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods..." (Shemot/Exodus 18:11) Yitro For the week of February 7, 2026 / 20 Shevat 5786 Torah: Shemot/Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6; 9:5–6 Originally...
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Go Forward!
Facing challenges head-on Video version: https://youtu.be/Fmx2xtSNkhI The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” (Shemot/Exodus 14:15) Beshalach For the week of January 31, 2026 / 13 Shevat 5786 Torah: Shemot/Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 Haftarah:...
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Signs and Wonders
Can you read the signs? Video version: https://youtu.be/Ktn1Bw-vx1A Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson…
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TorahBytes: Not Listening! (Shemot/Exodus 6:9)
Why can't we hear God? Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. (Shemot/Exodus 6:9) Va’era For the week of January 17, 2026 / 28 Tevet 5786 Torah: Torah/Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 Video...
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Holy Curiosity
Curiosity can make all the difference Video version: https://youtu.be/krM0x9Awtb8 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the LORD appeared…
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The Goodness of God
Knowing God prompts us to anticipate the positive Video version: https://youtu.be/IXBOBsr1XPE When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your...
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It’s Alright To Cry
Are you emotionally stuck? Video version: https://youtu.be/GfxN-CTxL6Y And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. (Bereshit/Genesis 45:2) Vayigash For the week of December 27, 2025 / 7 Tevet 5786 Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 44:18 – 47:27 Haftarah…
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The Universal God
The clarifying light of Hanukkah Video version: https://youtu.be/0LUikhF5IkU And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” (Bereshit/Genesis 41:38) Miketz, Hanukkah, & Rosh Hodesh For the week of December 20, 2025 / 30 Kislev 5786 Torah:...
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Twists and Turns
Are life's complications really all that necessary? Video version: https://youtu.be/zXCF6mg4Jqs The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the LORD was with him. And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed. (Bereshit/Genesis 39:23) Vayeshev For…
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Blessed Fear
Fear can be a handy tool when used properly Video version: https://youtu.be/NXbvgI5Epp0 And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ I am not worthy of the least of all the…
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The Jewish Mother Heart of God
God's complex love for Israel Video version: https://youtu.be/4JcfEM4ya4g I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. (Hoshea/Hosea 13:14) Vayetzei For the week of November 29, 2025 / 9 Kislev 5786 Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 Haftarah: Hoshea/Hosea 12:13…
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Praying for Change
Does prayer really make a difference? And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (Bereshit/Genesis 25:21) Video version: https://youtu.be/AODGnyX3mSc Toledot For the week of November 22, 2025 / 2 Kislev 5786...
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Intelligent Faith
Faith shouldn't be mindless Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” (Bereshit/Genesis 23:12-13) Video…
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Strange!
Truth is stranger than fiction And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. (Bereshit/Genesis 20:2) Video version: https://youtu.be/XFzijOGCGPQ Vayera For the week of November 8, 2025 / 17 Heshvan 5786 Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 18:1 –…
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Don’t Mess with Israel
God watches Israel's back Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless...
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System Restart
For God so loved the cosmos! And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” (Bereshit/Genesis 9:1) Noach For the week of October 25, 2025 / 3 Heshvan 5786 Torah: Bereshit/Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5 Originally posted the week…
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Blessing from Nothing
God's blessings are expressions of his creative power Video version: https://youtu.be/dk6ggDJjpFk And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every...
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Unobstructed Access
We have unfettered access to God Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” (Shemot/Exodus 33:18) Sukkot For the week of October 11, 2025 / 19 Tishrei 5786 Torah: Shemot/Exodus 33:12 - 34:26; B’midbar/Numbers 29:23-31 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16 Video version: https://youtu.be/LSLjyf9Xu-g Text...
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