Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast

In this enlightening conversation with Rabbi Yitzchak Blau, we survey talmudic and Hassidic sources that speak about Devarim as the possible root of the Oral Law.

In this moving conversation with Matan faculty member and returning podcast guest Rabbanit Yafit Clymer, we explore the contributions made by the Ba'al Shem Tov to the world of Torah and his commentary on the parsha's opening list of desert encampments.

In this conversation with Rabbanit Surale Rosen, we discuss the role of Elazar the priest in the war against Midian and in the critical eyes of Hazal. Elazar becomes a rabbinic paradigm for the complex transition from student to teacher.

In this wonderful conversation with Yossi Ben Harush, a charismatic educator and scholar of modern Hasidic writing, we speak about a modern Hasidic interpretation of Pinchas' behavior and about the zealot within us all.

In this thought-provoking episode with Matan Graduate and faculty member Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, we speak about midrashic perspectives on the role of the women of Midian in the sins of Peor. The conversation touches on the politics of adultery, social hierarchy and the Sages' concerns about interaction with the outside world.

In this moving conversation with Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we speak about the style, greatness, and limitations of Moshe's leadership and how they all manifest in this week's parsha.

In this conversation with the ever-moving Dr. Erica Brown, she discusses the significance of the land as the backdrop of Korah's rebellion and of the entire wilderness experience.

In this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich, we survey the role of Moshe in the spy story through the eyes of Philo, a 1st century Jewish commentator and philosopher who lived in Roman-controlled Alexandria.

In this conversation with returning guest and Matan Faculty member Tanya White, we speak about Rabbi Sacks' perspective on the parsha and what it really means to ask for help. Show Notes: A link to the R. Sacks' article discussed https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/behaalotcha/from-pain-to-humility/ R. Sacks' TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QFwhWmC3U

In this conversation with beloved teacher and author, Rabbi Alex Israel, we discuss what kind of person might become a Nazirite and what that can teach us about human nature and ourselves.