Two Minutes of Torah with Rabbi Danny

What do Doctor Who and the Torah have in common. In one respect, it is a central idea that it is key to both of them For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

We all want a just society, one that follows the ideas of justice, but what is the recipe that the Torah suggests for achieving this goal. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

The Torah suggests it is blessing or curse, but really it is never so binary. Often there is blessing amidst the curse and vice versa For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen […]

How can a period of trial and tribulation help us to emerge stronger on the other side? Can we parallel our experience of Covid-19 with the Israelites in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt […]

Moses is not allowed to enter the Promised Land, but he is allowed to see it. Is that a punishment or a gift? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two […]

As we come to the end of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we learn a lesson about what is important at the end. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two […]

Would Bilaam have worn a mask if he were around today? I unfortunately suspect he wouldn’t have and here is the cautionary tale of his story. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

The Korach rebellion becomes a part of the altar in the Tabernacle, ensuring that negative event is remembered. How might we do the same for the negative events of our time For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]

How we see ourselves impacts how others see us and the way that we can overcome obstacles and challenges starts with that self-perception. It was crucial in the wilderness and it is vital today. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of […]

What can we learn from the way that the Israelites reacted to the manna in the wilderness and the fact that they were never happy or satisfied? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do […]

How do we keep track of time in quarantine? How did our ancestors do it in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have […]

We’ve been forced to take a break from the routine of life and the natural world has benefited. The Jubilee year in this week’s Torah portion recognized the importance of giving the world a break. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out […]

God interupts the sacrifices to remind us to take a day of rest. It is a command that is even more significant for us now as we spend our days at home and need to find ways to make time sacred. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music […]

Love your neighbor as yourself is just one of the instructions in this week’s Torah portion. There are others that can be informative for us and our leaders at this time. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]

The Torah portion about diseases that are transmitted through objects and people seems strangely relevant to the world we are living in. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

Could Nadav and Avihu’s story offer a warning for us today about the way that we are living our lives and the things we are taking for granted. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How […]

How can we be grateful at this difficult moment in history? The sacrificial system may offer us some insight. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You […]

How did touching the Temple sacrifices effect the experience of the person making the offering? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have a lot of […]

What can the Tabernacle and our relationship to God teach us for this moment as we face the Coronavirus For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You […]

We can trust our guts, use our heads, or follow our hearts – when creating the Tabernacle it is clear that God has one path in mind. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do […]

Sometimes our instincts might not lead us down the correct path, but it’s important to always try and do the right thng. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

How can leaders make sure that what they are doing is in the best interests of the people they are supposed to be leading? Listen to Yitro. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do […]

The relationship between Moses, God and the Israelites is fascinating – the interplay between them is what allows us to move forward and step out into the sea, finally leaving Egypt behind. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark […]

We are instructed to remember a specific day in this week’s Torah portion and how should it inspire us. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You […]

God and the Israelites enter into a new relationship in this week’s portion and it can provide insights for how we form relationships ourselves For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to […]

The first story of the book fo Exodus (Shemot) is about the Hebrew midwives and the way that they resisted. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? […]

Why do we bless our boys to be like Ephraim and Manasseh? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have a lot of options you know? […]

The Torah goes back and forth between calling him Jacob and calling him Israel – what is the significance of this movement between the two designations? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

We don’t read a lot about Isaac, but he makes a plea that teaches an important lesson For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have a […]

How do we conclude the story of Abraham and Sarah? And what is the lesson with their ending? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have […]

Abraham sets an example that we should run, not walk, when we have an opportunity to help another person For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You […]

It is hard to imagine how courageous Abraham and Sarah were to hear God’s call and to respond immediately, setting out for the Promised Land For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen […]

This week scientists have said that rising sea levels will affect more people than they previously believed. But Noah can inspire us to action. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to […]

As God lays before us the choice of blessing or curse, what is God really expecting from us as a people? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of […]

How does the story of our parents and their experiences inform our actions today? And how do we ensure that we remember? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

How important is a just society? This week we find out that it is vitally important and something we must actively pursue. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

Is it really as simple as having a choice between blessing and curse or is it always more complicated, then and now. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

What is the lesson from Moses in telling the people to give thanks to God for the land they have received? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of […]

How do we hear and understand the Shema when it is recited in our liturgy, but also when it appears as part of Moses’ speech to the Israelites in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]

The Israelites are told to leave the wilderness, to leave Sinai behind, what might be the lessons for us and our world to follow this example. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you […]

What are the lessons that the Cities of Refuge offer us for today’s world. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have a lot of options […]

What is the model of leadership that Moses is looking for in the Torah portion named for Pinchas? Something very different. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of […]

Balak’s fear of the Israelites sounds eerily similar to concerns we hear expressed about immigrants and refugees today. So what lesson can we learn? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to […]

How does Korach set an example of what not to do in our world today? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have a lot of […]

What happens after the Israelites are told they cannot enter the Promised Land? They try anyway, and fail. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? You have […]

In the story at the end of this week’s Torah portion we experience words that hurt and words that heal. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of Torah? […]

Why does so much of our Torah story take place in the wilderness? What is the significance of this geographical location? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes of […]

What are the things we need and what are the things we want? And how does God relate to them in the context of this week’s Torah portion, For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How […]

What do the laws of the Sabbatical year teach us about the way that we should treat and look after the land For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do you listen to Two Minutes […]

Today religion is all too often associated with extremism and fundamentalism. But even in the Torah there is an understanding of the need for pragmatism and a liberal interpretation of laws. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by […]