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Black North, White West: Devarim 5785
July 28, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond

Boundaries on the Move: Mattot - Masei 5785
July 22, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Mattot - Masei by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2019.Music provided by JJReinhold / P

The Liberator and the Zealot: Pinehas 5785
July 17, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, PhD, Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2022.Music provided by JJReinhold

The Bonds of Guilt: Pinehas 5785
July 16, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond

Fear, Truth, and a Donkey: Balak 5785
July 08, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Balak by Rabbi Joel Alter (RS), Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid (Milwaukee, WI)This commentary was originally broadcast in 2017.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond

The Humanity of Moses: Hukkat 5785
July 01, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Hukkat by Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2012.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond

Introducing JTS's Expanding the Conversation
June 25, 2025

Check out this new offering from JTS Podcasts: https://www.jtsa.edu/torah/expanding-the-conversation-podcast/, a podcast that brings the thought-provoking discussions and dynamic scholarship of JTS di

Where Does Holiness Come From?: Korah 5785
June 24, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Korah by Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2013.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond

The Desert Dead: Shela Lekha 5785
June 17, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature, JTSThis commentary was originally broadcast in 2015.Music provided by JJReinhold /

New Generation, Old Leaders: Beha'alotekha 5785
June 10, 2025

The JTS Commentary for Behaalotekha by This commentary was originally broadcast in 2017.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5