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Prayer as Resonance: Tzav-Shabbat Shekalim 5784
March 26, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Tzav, Shabbat Shekalim by Rabbi Luciana Pajecki Lederman, Director of the Beit Midrash and Nishma Summer Program, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Amalek and the Torah of Purim: Shabbat Zakhor 5784
March 19, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Shabbat Zakhor by Dr. Yitz Landes, Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Playing Hide and Seek with God: Pekudei 5784
March 12, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Pekudei by Rabbi Cecelia Beyer (RS 10), Adjunct Instructor of Liturgy, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The People Step Up: Vayak-hel 5784
March 06, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Vayak-hel by Rabbi Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The Desperate (and Comprehensible) Project of the Golden Calf: KiTissa 5784
February 27, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Ki Tissa by Ilana Sandberg, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2024) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The Jewelry of a Master Teacher: Tetzavveh 5784
February 21, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Tetzavveh by Rabbi Lilly Kaufman, RS 01, CS 98This commentary was originally broadcast in 2018.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Terumah--The Gift That Elevates: Terumah 5784
February 13, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Terumah by Dr. Eitan Fishbane, Professor of Jewish Thought, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2014.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

How Can Humans Uphold Divine Justice?: Mishpatim 5784
February 06, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Mishpatim by Caleb Brommer, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2024) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The Limitations God Shares with Us: Yitro 5784
January 31, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Destiny is in the Details: Beshallah 5784
January 23, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Dr. Rachel Rosenthal (KGS 19), Gemara Faculty and Director of External Affairs, Yeshivat MaharatMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.This was originally broadc