JTS Torah Commentary

JTS Torah Commentary


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“Ger Vetoshav”: A Lesson on Vulnerabilities and Humility: Hayyei Sarah 5785
November 19, 2024

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

Can You Spell-check the Tanakh?: Vayera 5785
November 13, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Vayera by Rabbi David Moster, PhD, Director of Biblical Hebrew, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

How Can We Be a Blessing?: Lekh Lekha 5785
November 05, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Lekh Lekha by Cantor Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg, Director of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Living with Difference: Noah 5785
October 30, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Noah for Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Education, JTSMusic provided by JJReinho

God’s Partners in Torah: Bereishit 5785
October 23, 2024

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

Lessons from Kohelet: Sukkot 5785
October 15, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Sukkot by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of the Rabbinical School and Executive Director of the JTS Hendel Center for Ethics and JusticeMusic provided by JJReinhold /

Sacred Words in Liturgy and Life: Yom Kippur 5785
October 07, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Yom Kippur by Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Crying with God: Rosh Hashanah 5785
September 30, 2024

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

Where Did Moses Go—and Why?: Nitzavim-Vayeilekh 5784
September 24, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Nitzavim - Vayeilekh by Dr. Walter Herzberg, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Shattering Our Idols: Ki Tavo 5784
September 18, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Ki Tavo by Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, (RS), Vice President of The Schechter Institutes, Inc.This commentary was originally published in 2004Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.