Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast

In this conversation with beloved Matan lecturer Dr. Tanya White, we discuss the fateful choices made by Adam and Kayin and how they differ. This Bereshit series is titled Choseness and Choices. The book of Bereshit is propelled forward by God’s chosen representatives: Adam, Kayin, Noah, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, but these messengers impact the world because of the choices they make. It is the nexus between being chosen and the human choices that actualize the divine will in the world that we will be exploring in this series. This week’s episode has been sponsored in memory of Leah bat Harav Moshe Natan Halevi and Toibe z”l.

In this panel conversation with Gabi Gellman, Annie Nagel, and Rachel Blumenthal, graduates of the Eshkolot Professional Development Fellowship, we look back at some of the most poignant and powerful moments of Sefer Devarim and discuss ways we can use them as motivation as we begin another cycle of reading the Torah. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

In this special episode for Sukkot we speak with David Curwin, who recently published Kohelet: A Map to Eden, about some of the ideas he explores in his new book. Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble returns in one week as our weekly podcast host where she and her guests will explore the theme of Chosenness and Choices in the book of Breishit.

In this conversation with Dr. Ariella Agatstein we examine Moshe's multifaceted role as leader and see his love for the Jewish people expressed through his poem in this beautiful chapter. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

In this conversation with Rabbanit Shani Taragin we explore Teshuva and its role for the nation and the individual. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

In this conversation with Rabbanit Margot Botwinick we delve into the text and process of Bikurim and use them as a model for creating experiential educational moments. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

This episode is dedicated by Aviva Aspler Drazin in memory of her father, יוסף יהושע בן אברהם שלום ורבקה on his first yarzheit, In this conversation with Yael Leibowitz we give context and meaning to commandments that are challenging to a modern reader, through the discussion of ancient codes of shame and honor. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

In this conversation with Rabbanit Rachel Weinstein we delve into the commandment of Ir Miklat and look at Moshe's role as a leader who models rebuke. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

In this conversation with Adina Ellis we explore the sense of sight and how seeing can be the key to unlocking blessing- if we choose to act on what we see. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.

Episode 120- Parshat Ekev: The Experience of Reciprocity In this conversation with Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman we discuss lessons from the manna and how different translations of Biblical words can unlock new understandings of Moshe's message to the Jewish people. Our series on Devarim is titled, Dor Hemshech: Messages for a lifetime. Each episode explores Moshe's educational message for the Jewish people as they prepare to enter the land of Israel. Our week's guests are women who themselves have learned at Matan and are now passing these educational messages to next generation of Torah students.