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A Thought for the Week — 169 episodes

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Va'etchanan: A Second Revelation

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Tisha b'Av | When Will the Kinnot End? The Horrors of October 7

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BONUS | Rising From the Grave

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Devarim: Torah for All

5

BONUS | The Ten Martyrs

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Matot-Masei: Count to Ten

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BONUS | And Jeremiah Cried: The King Who Did Everything Right, Until He Didn't

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Pinchas: Don't Follow Me

9

NEW PODCAST | Three Weeks of Poetry: A Closer Look at the Kinnot

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Balak: Seeing is Believing

11

Chukat: Return of the Snake

12

Korach: He too is Deserving of Honour

13

Shelach: Touring the Land

14

Beha'alotcha: Time to Gather Together

15

Nasso: Truth from the Heart

16

Shavuot: A Book of Kindness

17

Bamidbar: Is it One or Two?

18

Behar-Bechukotai: Very Interest-ing

19

Emor: The Daily Count

20

Acharei-Mot Kedoshim: Bedtime

21

Tazria: Thinking About Life

22

Shemini: Time to Eat

23

Tzav: Marketing 101

24

The Haggadah: Exile to Redemption

25

Vayikra: Child Sacrifice

26

Vayakhel-Pekudei: An Accounting of Faith

27

Ki Tisa: The Key Word

28

Purim: A New Era

29

Tetzaveh: A Change of Clothes

30

Terumah: Biblical Heresy

31

Mishpatim: Seeing Double

32

Yitro: A Priest and a Heretic

33

Beshalach: Time to Sing!?

34

Bo: Counting to Ten

35

Va'eira: Teaching Pharaoh…and Moshe

36

Shemot: A For Effort

37

Vayechi: The Next Generation

38

Vayigash: Faith in Man

39

Mikeitz: Torah in Translation

40

Chanukah: In the Marketplace

41

Vayeshev: The Sound of Silence

42

Vayishlach: A Tough Trip

43

Vayetze: Leaving Home

44

Toldot: The Next Generation

45

Chayei Sarah: A Man on a Mission

46

Vayeira: God Can Wait

47

Lech Lecha: Why Avraham?

48

Noach: Me and Us

49

Bereishit: The Torah Revolution

50

Vezot Habracha: Passing On

51

Sukkot: The Sukkah of Yom Kippur

52

Ha'azinu: Calling on God

53

Yom Kippur: Poetic License

54

Vayelech: Join the Symphony

55

Rosh HaShanah: Korach's Children

56

Nitzavim: Custom-ize the Torah

57

Ki Tavo: First Fruits and Curses

58

Ki Teitzei: For the Birds

59

Shoftim: An Unsolved Murder

60

Re'eh: God's Children

61

Eikev: Just One Small Thing

62

Va'etchanan: Get Smart

63

Tisha B'Av: Beneath the Silence

64

Devarim: The Great Orator

65

Matot-Masei: The Avengers

66

Pinchas: Taking the Lead

67

Balak: Animal Kingdom

68

Chukat: Holy Cow!

69

Korach: Complacency Kills

70

Shelach: Just Do It?

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Beha'alotcha: Mr. Humble

72

Nasso: Near and Far

73

Shavuot: From Moshe to King David

74

Bamidbar: Counting the People

75

Behar: Counting to Seven

76

Emor: A Nation of Priests

77

Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Love Your Neighbour...

78

Tazria-Metzora: The Genesis of Leviticus

79

Shemini: In the Middle

80

Pesach: A Code of Ethics

81

Tzav: A Bloody Shame

82

The Haggadah: Echoes of Egypt

83

Vayikra: Time for a Break

84

Pekudei: From Nisan to Nisan

85

Vayakhel: Return of the Covenant

86

Purim: Gather Together

87

Ki Tisa: Perfect Timing

88

Tetzaveh: A Construction Project

89

Terumah: Time to Volunteer

90

Mishpatim: Saying What You Mean

91

Yitro: Why Observe Mitzvot?

92

Beshalach: Joseph Leads the Way

93

Bo: Egyptian Exile

94

Va'eira: Stranger Things

95

Shemot: Joseph Who?

96

Vayechi: Jacob's Revenge

97

Vayigash: Joseph's Revenge

98

Mikeitz: Internal Politics

99

Chanukah: Ancient and Modern

100

Vayeshev: What a Story

101

Vayishlach: What's in a Name

102

Vayetze: Let Me Have It

103

Toldot: Maybe It's Time To Sin?

104

Chayei Sarah: Avraham’s Eight Children

105

Vayeira: Choosing Avraham

106

Lech Lecha: Brotherly Love

107

Noach: The Unsung Heroes (Lemech and Terach Lead the Way)

108

Breisheet: A Play on Words

109

Shemini Atzeret: The Rainy Season Begins

110

Sukkot: Judaism 101

111

Yom Kippur: Coming Together

112

Rosh Hashana: A Very Strange Holiday

113

Nitzavim-Vayelech: The Simple Jew

114

Ki Tavo: In the Garden of Eden

115

Ki Teitzei: Time for Some Travel

116

Shoftim: A Perfect Game

117

Re'eh: Credit is Crucial

118

Eikev: What Makes G-d Mighty?

119

Va'etchanan: Above and Beyond

120

Tisha B'av: Unrighteous Indignation

121

Devarim: Full Court Press

122

Mattot-Massei: Save the Date

123

Pinchas: The Wrong Leader

124

Balak: Love is Blind

125

Chukat: Nothing New Under the Sun

126

Korach: That Was Really Dumb

127

Shelach: Scouts and Strangers

128

Beha'alotcha: Down the Mountain

129

Nasso: Adultery isn't the Whole Story

130

Shavuot: A Lonely Holiday

131

Bamidbar: By the Numbers

132

Bechukotai: It's Raining Outside

133

Behar: Climbing Everest

134

Emor: Time for a Cheeseburger?

135

Kedoshim: Holy, Holy, Holy

136

Acharei Mot: Loving Heretics

137

Pesach: Time to Rejoice

138

Metzora: The Great Shabbat

139

The Haggadah: A Comprehensive Introduction

140

Tazria: It Takes a Village

141

Shemini: Jealous Cousins

142

Tzav: Plain and Simple

143

Vayikra: For Heaven's Sake

144

Purim: A New Era

145

Pekudei: One Year Later

146

Vayakhel: Time and Space

147

Ki Tisa: (Strange) Worship

148

Tezaveh: The Kohen Gadol and Wall Street

149

Terumah: Praying Together

150

Mishpatim: Law and Justice

151

Yitro: Pre-Law

152

Beshalach: Go Jump in the Lake

153

Bo: Time to Unite

154

Va'eira: The Two Births of Moshe

155

Shemot: What's in a Name

156

Vayechi: Life and Death

157

Vayigash: Counting to 70

158

Mikeitz: Confronting the Past

159

Chanukah: Why Do We Still Celebrate?

160

Vayeshev: Messages for our Time

161

Vayishlach: And He Was Alone

162

Vayetze: Some Hard Choices

163

Toldot: Opposites Attract

164

Chayei Sarah: Values and Actions

165

Vayeira: Praying for Sodom

166

Lech Lecha

167

Noach

168

Bereishit

169

Introductions