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In Each And Every Generation: Shabbat Hagadol 5784
April 16, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Tazria by Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies, Emeritus; Director, Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue; Louis Stein Direct

Introducing: Exploring Kabbalah from JTS Podcasts
April 11, 2024

Check out this new series from JTS Podcasts,Exploring Kabbalah. Dr. Eitan Fishbane shares the complext history of Jewish mystical thought from the Torah to Hasidism.Subscribe now:RSS: https://www

Charting a Way Back: Tazria 5784
April 10, 2024

The JTS Commentary for Tazria by Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Honoring Aaron’s Tragic Sacrifice in the Laws of Mourning: Shemini/Shabbat Hahodesh 5784
April 03, 2024

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

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, JTSMusic 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.