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September 16 · 5 min
From Whence to Where: Shabbat Shuvah | Yom Kippur 5787
The JTS Commentary for Shabbat Shuvah and Yom KIppur by Chancellor Emeritus Ismar Schorsch, Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish History Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
September 10 · 10 min
A Civic Liturgy for 9/11: RoshHashanah 5787
The JTS Commentary for Rosh Hashanah by Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
August 31 · 5 min
The Choice: Nitzavim - Vayeilekh 5786
The JTS Commentary for Nitzavim - Vayeilekh by Dr. Rachel Rosenthal, Alum (KGS), Gemara Faculty and Director of External Affairs, Yeshivat Maharat This commentary was originally broadcast in 2017. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
August 24 · 8 min
After Liberation: Ki Tavo 5786
August 18 · 7 min
God's Love is Here to Stay: Ki Tetzei 5786
The JTS Commentary for Ki Tetzei by Rabbi Burton Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies Emeritus Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
August 11 · 11 min
Who Was the Levite in Deuteronomy 18:6?: Shofetim 5786
The JTS Commentary for Shofetim by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
August 4 · 9 min
The Power to Choose: Re'eh 5786
The JTS Commentary for Re'eh by Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, Academic Director, Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 27 · 6 min
Full Stomachs, Forgetful Hearts: Eikev 5786
The JTS Commentary for Eikev by Benjamin Mann, EdD, Alumni (Davidson School), Head of School, Schechter School of Long Island Adjunct Assistant Professor, The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold /...
July 22 · 8 min
The Hidden Meaning of the Shema: Va'et-hannan 5786
The JTS Commentary for Va'et-hannan by Rabbi Mike Uram, Chancellor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 14 · 7 min
Motivations for Storytelling: Devarim 5786
The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, Alumni (RS '04), ), Mekhinah Program Mentor, Adjunct Lecturer, Rabbi in Residence, Congregation Agudath Israel (Caldwell, NJ) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
July 7 · 5 min
The Whole Journey: Mattot-Masei 5786
The JTS Commentary for Mattot-Masei by Dr. Abigail Uhrman, Director of The William Davidson Graduate School, Associate Professor of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 30 · 8 min
Pinehas and the Three Weeks: Pinehas 5786
The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 22 · 7 min
Who Sees the Truth, and Who Speaks It? Hukkat-Balak 5786
The JTS Commentary for Hukkat-Balak by Dr. Lorraine Enlow, Alumni (Kekst Graduate School), Admissions Officer (Yale Institute of Sacred Music), Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS, Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 17 · 6 min
When a Question Threatens: Korah 5786
The JTS Commentary for Korah by Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 9 · 11 min
Grapes of Canann: Shelah Lekha 5786
The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Achia Anzi, Artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
June 2 · 7 min
Independence Day: Beha’alotekha 5786
The JTS Commentary for Beha'alotekha by Emmanuel Bloch, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 26 · 11 min
Barefoot and Backwards Levites: Naso 5786
The JTS Commentary for Naso by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 18 · 6 min
We Were All Converts at Sinai: Shavuot 5786
The JTS Commentary for Shavuot by Dr. David C. Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 13 · 6 min
How Do You Measure a Year? Bemidbar 5786
The JTS Commentary for Bemidbar by Rabbi Abigail Treu, JTS Alum (Rabbinical School, Kekst Graduate School) This commentary was originally published in 2013. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.
May 5 · 7 min
Remember the Land: Behar|Behukkotai 5786
The JTS Commentary for Behar | Behukkotai by Rabbi Daniel Nevins, JTS Alum (Rabbinical School), Former Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and the Division of Religious Leadership, Adjunct Assistant Professor This commentary was originally...

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