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A discussion of the weekly Torah portion with traditional and not so traditional insights from the Jewish tradition.

Rabbi Joshua Rose


    • Nov 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Dot No.2 Transgress to Progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 13:24


    Hate, Oh Hate! (Heartbreak): Kanye (Jewish) Culture & ... Oxytocin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 14:55


    Welcome to The Dot: The Podcast of Co/Lab: Reimagine Jewish.  In this first episode, we (try to) add some insight into Ye's anti-Semitism and how culture can be an antidote to hate.

    America, Sodom and Gomorrah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020


    A reflection on this American moment.

    Destroying to Create - Ki Tisa 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 9:35


    Who Should Lead? Parshat Tetzaveh 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 9:57


    We're talking a lot about leaders these days, but not a lot about leadership.  Parshat Tetzaveh highlights some important ideas that we might consider in our leaders and in ourselves.

    What does God want from Me - Parshat Terumah 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 10:05


    Taking, giving, the Chatam Sofer, Talmud Berachot 35a-b - what else could a person want?  Listen to find out.

    What is the Purpose of Torah and Mitzvot? Mishpatim 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 12:39


    This is a rebroadcast of Mishpatim 5778. A powerful teaching from the Shem Mishmuel a favorite teacher of this podcast.

    Futures Past - Parshat Beshalach 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 9:13


    Unraveling the knot of time in the first two verses of the Song of the Sea.  David Hartman, Rashi and Mekhilta will help us untie. 

    120 Seconds #2 - The Kotzker on Laziness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 2:13


    New Feature - 120 Rebbe Nachman: Abraham Was One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 3:08


    A new feature of the podcast, in which I'll share teachings in 120 seconds or less. 

    How Do You Sleep At Night - Parshat Bo 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 9:50


    What the Torah, Rashi and the Kotzker have to teach us about sleeping soundly - and a reflection on collective responsibility.  

    There's No Ego in Egypt - Parshat Va-eira 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 13:17


    Why is Moses so resistant to God's will?  What are we to learn from the fact that our greatest prophet rejected God's plan so many times?  Is it humility? Or something else?

    Pay Attention to Moses' Superpower: Parashat Shemot 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 12:12


    Midrash Rabba, Rashi, Ramban and the Netziv all focus on this strength of Moses, which opens the door to revelation.

    5780 Genesis Vayechi - The Beginning in the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 17:42


    Moving Self from the Center - Vayigash 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 11:48


    Finding God and the Other in the Present - Vayishlach 5780

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 11:18


    When You Find Yourself in Battle - Ki Teitzei 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 15:19


    The first verse of our parshah takes us through the Sifrei, Rabbeinu Bahya, and the Netivot Shalom.  We wrap up with his  practical and beautiful advice on the work of Teshuvah. 

    There Are No Mistakes: Perspectives on Teshuvah and Elul

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 11:04


    A beautiful piece of Talmud (Shabbat 77b) from Rav and Rav Yehudah, as presented by the Kotzker gives us a way to understand past 'mistakes.' 

    The ABCs of Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 9:48


    Two teachings of the Kotzker Rebbe about the Month of Av and why you should care about it.  

    A Time for Outrage or Patience? Parshat Pinchas 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 15:02


    Blessing Those Who Are Hard to Bless - Balak 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 13:26


    Why does Balaak bless Israel - and then later in the Torah Moses rebukes Israel?  A midrash and the Shem Mishmuel have a pretty powerful insight.  

    You CAN Lose What You Don't Have - Parshat Chukat 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 10:14


    A strange episode with snakes in the Torah this week leads us on a journey toward a practical and spiritual takeaway that is key to our happiness.  Along the way we get to learn why a word is not just a word, and to learn from the Akedat Yitchak's (15th c) beautiful grammatical-spiritual insight into one word in particular....

    What Would Make America Great? Parshat Korach 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 9:02


    I bit of a departure from the usual format.  On the eve of Independence Day, we explore the relationship of Jews and Jewish values to America.  This podcast briefly discusses the weekly portion but we'll return next week to the usual deep dive on the parshah.

    When Your Battles Choose You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 12:50


    In this week's Parshah Study on parshat Shelach L'cha, we explore the true error of the scouts.  We'll look at Rashi, Ramban, and the Shelah to see what we can learn from this episode. 

    You Are Who You Are Not - Parshat Behaalotecha 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 10:36


    Aaron, the Israelites, Rashi, Midrash Tanchuma, the Shem Mishmuel and the Kotzker teach a lesson about drawing on who you are not in order to be who you are.

    Religion is Against Conformity: Parshat Naso 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 12:40


    Are You A Number or A Letter? Shavuot 5779 (Parshat Bamidbar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 11:35


    The census in the Torah portion, the Talmud's reflection on the problem of counting people, and a magnificent teaching from Kedushat Levi.  

    Don't Just Do Something - Stand There. Parshat Bechukotai 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 12:26


    A stunning teaching about self restraint and ego from the Mei HaShiloach.  Along the way, a little Sifra, a little Rashi, a little Seforno, and a plug for our June 8th Program with Congregation Pnai Or.

    Where You End and I Begin - Parshat Behar 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 12:43


    Fast Forwarding Through the Movie of Your Life? - Parshat Emor 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 21:12


    Fast forwarding through the Movie of Your Life (to find the plot twist), understanding the counting of the omer through the lens of manna, and Rav Ashlag on the Zohar.

    Holiness is Not Mindfulness - Parshat Kedoshim 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 12:23


    Understanding the prohibition against idolatry in verse 4 through the lens of Rashi, the Talmud (Shabbat 149) and the Degel Machaneh Yehudah leads us to a reflection on the difference between mindfulness vs. da'at.

    True Confessions - Parshat Acharei Mot 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 17:00


    Why is confession important in Jewish life and why does it matter so much today?  A little Torah, a little Rambam, a little Soloveitchik to get some insight into the meaning of the confession that is still part of our liturgy and our lives.

    Pesach: Jewish Spirituality and Social Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 16:11


    Spirituality, Ethics, Maimonides, Soloveitchik, Alshich and Rebbe Nachman rolled into One.

    Keeping it Real: Ending the Exile Of Speech - Passover 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 12:59


    The Problem of Other People - Parshat Metzora & Passover 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 13:09


    A reflection on the essence of slander and what it says about human life.  I want to give a shout out to the essay "Self Actualization and Society" by Rabbi Shagar (Shimon Gershon Rosenberg) z"l which appears in his book Faith Shattered and Restored: Judaism in the Postmodern Age.  That essay pointed me to some sources that I wouldn't have otherwise thought to connect with the ideas here. 

    The Inner Directed Person - Tazria 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 12:00


    Answering the Call - Vayikra 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 12:19


    The Ultimate Question: Do the Details Matter? Parshat Pekudei 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 11:45


    Nihilism, Idolatry and True Religious Expression

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 14:46


    Revealing Ourselves with the Ten Commandments - Ki Tisa 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 9:35


    John Coltrane, Moses, and the Meaning of Absence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 12:37


    Special Invitation for CST Members: Joey Weisenberg, Feb 15-17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 8:43


    Taken by Giving (In Our Culture of Taking) - Parshat Terumah 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 15:26


    Your Reflection in the Water - Mishpatim 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 13:19


    Talkin' About a Revelation: Lifting Earth to Heaven - Yitro 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 10:10


    The Deepest Song Ever Written - Beshalach 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 16:04


    Don't Count Your Blessings (& A 'National Emergency' Message)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 19:51


    How do we encounter God in the world?  And is a life of mitzvah in tension with a life of experiencing God?

    Compassion is Not Enough - Parshat Shemot 5779

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 11:38


    A succession of three instances of compassion followed by acts of courage lay the groundwork for the entire Jewish story, and all three appear in this week's Torah portion. 

    Special Edition: Dad and I Discuss Hope and Torah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 27:32


    The great father and Rabbi, Emanuel Rose, joins me for a discussion about despair, hope and this week's Torah portion.

    Genesis - Vayigash: Nothing is True and Everything is Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 7:05


    What is the Jewish attitude toward confrontation and troublemaking?  

    Distance as the Source of Blessing- Shem Mishmuel on B'ha'alotcha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 12:55


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