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A rabbi and a writer talk torah.

Rabbi Michael Siegel & Jonathan Eig

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    Noach: Does G-d Feel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 14:45


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    Bereshit: No, The Devil Did Not Make You Do It: Taking Responsibility for Our Actions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 10:10


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    Sukkot: Finding Feeling: Our Fragility and Discovering Our Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 12:36


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    Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur: What Does The Alarming Note Mean to Us This Year; What Gives Us Hope?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 15:16


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    Nitzavim Rosh Hashana: What Do We Hear When The Shofar is Sounded?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 16:14


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    Ki Tavo: The Chosen People: Misconception and the Search for a Treasured People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 12:50


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    Ki Teitzei: The Torah's Version of Hate, The Sin, and Not The Sinner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 13:55


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    Shoftim: The Torah's Transformational Idea of Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 12:47


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    Re'eh: Tzedakah: The Torah That All Jews Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 11:16


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    Eikev: Matters of Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 13:52


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    Vaetchanan: Shabbat Nachamu: Where Shall We Find Comfort on This Sabbath of Comfort?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 17:34


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    Devarim: Arguing With G-D: A Jewish Pastime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 10:53


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    Matot-Masei: The Diaspora Existed Before Israel Even Entered the Promised Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 14:43


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    Pinchas: The Importance of Succession Planning in Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 17:13


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    Balak: Praising Israel Through Gritted Teeth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 15:22


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    Chukat: When Dreams Go Unfulfilled, Then What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 14:21


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    Korach: Charisma Versus True Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 14:36


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    Sh'lach Lecha: Can the Whole World Be Wrong?

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    Beha'alotcha: The Power to Rise After Getting Knocked Down & The Menorah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 13:13


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    Nasso: Choosing the Path of Moderation and Not That of Extremes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 14:27


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    Bamidbar: Counting Lemmings or Individuals: The Possibilities and the Dangers of a Census

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 10:32


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    Behar-Behukotai: The Great Restart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 12:16


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    Emor: Teach Us to Number Our Days

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 13:15


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    Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: The Steps to a Loving Society

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 12:54


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    Tazria-Metzora: Our Words and Our Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 12:55


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    Shemini: Is Spontaneity Overrated? The Role of Priests and Prophets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 14:32


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    Pesach Day Seven: The Splitting of the Sea & The Power of Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 13:25


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    Special Episode: Pesach: Dayeinu, Are You Kidding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 13:47


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    Tzav / Shabbat Hagadol: The Secret of Jewish Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 12:26


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    Vayikra: No Excuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 14:05


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    Pekudei: The Importance of Trust in Our Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 12:59


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    Vayakhel: The Thing About Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 13:38


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    Ki Tisa: The Soundtrack of Our Jewish Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 9:32


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    Tetzaveh: Saving Tradition in a Throwaway Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 15:33


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    Terumah: The Angelic Essence of Judaism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 15:25


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    Mishpatim: An Eye for An Eye, and Where?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 17:57


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    Yitro: Does Sinai Still Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 17:25


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    Beshalach: The Bones of Joseph and What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 12:18


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    Bo: Speaking Truth to Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 16:11


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    Vaera: The Hardened Heart: Then and Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 13:44


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    Shemot: The Essential Role That Women Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 12:42


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    Vayechi: How Should We Assess the Legacies of Our Leaders, Whether It Be Jacob or Jimmy Carter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 18:46


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    Vayigash: What Should We Remember When Great Leaders Die?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 14:13


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    Miketz: The Meaning of Hanukkah in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 15:52


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    Vayeshev: Almost Is Not Good Enough In Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 13:01


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    Vayishlach: The Power of Moving Beyond Our Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 12:19


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    Vayetzei: Dylan or Springsteen? The Difference Between the Jews of The Diaspora and Israelis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 14:36


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    Toldot: Is Winning the Only Thing That Matters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 13:51


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    Chayei Sara: What Are We Thankful For?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 13:56


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    Vayera: Opening Yourself Up To Other Points of View

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 15:16


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    Lech Lecha: It's a Mitzvah to Vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 13:01


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