Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast

In this fascinating conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash we discuss several communal themes in the parsha, how the Sotah ritual can catalyze a process of marital repair and ways this might be imported into other issues of communal responsibility. Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.

In this conversation with Dr. Tanya White we touch upon some of Bamidbar's central themes while also discussing the significance of the census that opens the book. Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.

In this conversation with Tamar Weissman, a Torah personality and sustainable farmer living in Israel's Galilee region, we discuss how the positive commandment to leave the land fallow once every seven years can elevate one's broader experience of observance. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time. This episode is dedicated by Esther Naiberg in honor of the 22nd Yahrzeit of her brother, Nota David ben Yerachmiel.

This almost poetic episode with Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz explores the spiritual and qualitative differences between Shabbat and the holidays in our religious lives. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In this episode with Dr. Julie Goldstein, we discuss different interpretations of the general injunction to be 'kadosh' and the import each explanation has for one's service of God. This episode was dedicated in memory of Yehuda ben Shlomo. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In this sensitive conversation with Shayna Goldberg, we discuss bodily ritual impurities alongside the complementary list of prohibited sexual prohibitions to try and better understand the Torah's perspective on sexuality and its potential perversion. This week's episode has been dedicated in memory of Miriam Yehudit bat Basha. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In this episode we speak with Channa Lockshin Bob about the biblical context of Kashrut laws, address how they were experienced in the post-biblical period and the meaning they can create in our contemporary religious lives. This week's episode has been dedicated in memory of Deanna Lubin. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In this illuminating conversation with R. Yitzchak Blau, we explore thematic ideas behind the sacrificial order as well as religious meaning one can find in the details of their preparation. This week's episode has been donated in memory of Bella bat Yizchak Baruch. Our series on Vayikra is titled ‘Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In this important conversation with Dr. Tova Ganzel, we explore the function and form of the sacrifices and the Tabernacle in their ancient Near Eastern context. Our series on Vayikra is titled 'Kedusha is in the Details’ and explores the way these laws try to elevate each of our most basic human functions: food intake, bodily functions, relationships, spaces of worship, and our use of time.

In honor of reaching our 100th episode, Dr. Yael Ziegler and podcast host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble sat down in front of a live audience to speak about their love for Tanakh and the challenges they face teaching timeless texts in the modern classroom. Show Notes: The story behind the podcast 0:53 Teaching Tanakh Today 9:49 Audience question 1:03:58