JTS Torah Commentary

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Never Too Late to Get Close: Va’et-hannan 5782
August 09, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Vaet-hannan by Benjy Forester, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS (Class of 2023)Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Moses's Retirement Speech: Devarim 5782
August 02, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew LiteratureMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Do Women's Vows Count? A 21st Century Problem: Mattot-Massei 5782
July 26, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Mattot-Massei by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Executive Director, Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice, and Associate Dean of The Rabbinical School, JTSMusic provided by JJReinho

The Liberator and the Zealot: Pinehas 5782
July 19, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, PhD, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The Thrill and the Terror of the Foreign Prophet: Balak 5782
July 13, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Balak by Dr. Aaron Koller, Adjunct Professor of Talmud, JTS and Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Yeshiva University Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

What If Moses Was Supposed to Hit the Rock?: Hukkat 5782
July 06, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Hukkat by Rabbi Ilana Zietman (LC 11), Community Rabbi, GatherDCMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Your Authority is an Illusion: Korah 5782
June 29, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Korah by Rabbi Joshua Rabin (RS, DS 11), Senior Director of USYMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Mapping Our Love: Shelah Lekha 5782
June 21, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek (RS, KGS 07), Rabbi, Beacon Hebrew AllianceMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

How Should One Shine One’s Light? Beha’alotekha 5782
June 14, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Behaalotekha by Rabbi Luciana Pajecki Lederman (RS 05, KGS 21), Adjunct Instructor, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Does God Speak: Naso 5782
June 08, 2022

The JTS Commentary for Naso by Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.