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This week's haftorah reading is the one-chapter book of Ovadia- a short prophecy of doom predicting the downfall of Esav's descendants at the end of the First Temple period. In this probing conversation with Rabbbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, we explore the gap between Yaakov and Esav's relationship in Breishit with the retrospective depiction of it in later prophetic and midrashic works. This year The Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah reading.
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The Promotion Of Alfred DreyfusSometimes it takes years...30, 131, or even thousands but truth rises, hatred fades, and our mission to bring every Jew home remains eternal.(Parshat Vayeitzei)
This week, Brad and Steven are back with the very, very special, post-Thanksgiving episode. The guys talk turkey (and sides) and debrief over their respective holiday gatherings. They also talk about Pete Hegseth, the erosion of political norms, and discover that there are actually a decent number of kosher restaurants in Panama City (who knew?). Have a […]
Unity Amid Disparity
BHTouch them all!
Dedicado à elevação da alma de David ben Yechezkel Z"LSe esta aula lhe tocou e você deseja contribuir para que mais pessoas tenham acesso, faça uma doação.Chave Pix: 43.154.897/0001-10 (CNPJ)Cada contribuição ajuda a manter as aulas gratuitas e expandir o alcance.
The life of Yehuda and the blessing of Yaakov
Parshat Vayetze - 2025 - פרשת ויצא
You never know who might show up to a class. The weekly Torah portion includes far more depth than what appears in a quick review of its passages. Each week in Beyond the Letter of the Law, Harry Rothenberg, Esq. (Rothenberg Law Firm LLP, https://injurylawyer.com) provides interesting insights and take-away lessons from the Torah portion and the Jewish holidays. Subscribe to enjoy his unique blend of analysis, passion, and humor. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski explains how Yaakov made it through the years working for Rachel.
In the darkness of exile, when the familiar secure structures of holiness fall away, and we don't "see" Hashem through the clear light of prophecy or miracles. Instead, we stumble upon Him — in the loneliness, in the confusion, in the pain. It is precisely there, in the hiddenness, that the deepest revelation awaits us. In 1972, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair opened SARM Studios the first 24-track recording studio in Europe where Queen mixed "Bohemian Rhapsody". His music publishing company, Druidcrest Music published the music for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973) and as a record producer, he co-produced the quadruple-platinum debut album by American band "Foreigner" (1976). American Top ten singles from this album included, "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home". Other production work included "The Enid – In the Region of the Summer Stars", "The Curves", and "Nutz" as well as singles based on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy with Douglas Adams and Richard O'Brien. Other artists who used SARM included: ABC, Alison Moyet, Art of Noise, Brian May, The Buggles, The Clash, Dina Carroll, Dollar, Flintlock, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, It Bites, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, Propaganda, Rush, Rik Mayall, Stephen Duffy, and Yes. In 1987, he settled in Jerusalem to immerse himself in the study of Torah. His two Torah books The Color of Heaven, on the weekly Torah portion, and Seasons of the Moon met with great critical acclaim. Seasons of the Moon, a unique fine-art black-and-white photography book combining poetry and Torah essays, has now sold out and is much sought as a collector's item fetching up to $250 for a mint copy. He is much in demand as an inspirational speaker both in Israel, Great Britain and the United States. He was Plenary Keynote Speaker at the Agudas Yisrael Convention, and Keynote Speaker at Project Inspire in 2018. Rabbi Sinclair lectures in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy at Ohr Somayach/Tannenbaum College of Judaic studies in Jerusalem and is a senior staff writer of the Torah internet publications Ohrnet and Torah Weekly. His articles have been published in The Jewish Observer, American Jewish Spirit, AJOP Newsletter, Zurich's Die Jüdische Zeitung, South African Jewish Report and many others. Rabbi Sinclair was born in London, and lives with his family in Jerusalem. He was educated at St. Anthony's Preparatory School in Hampstead, Clifton College, and Bristol University. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You At: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
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Thanksgiving and the Turkey How an American holiday became a meeting point of faith, tradition, kashrus, and history.(Parshat Toldot)
Rav Ari Shvat's Alumni Shiur, Parshat Toldot 5786
The parsha's Haftorah is taken from the book of Hoshea, a fourteen-chapter work that opens the collection of 'Trei Asar.' Jewish philosophy professor Sam Lebens walks us through significant theological questions regarding the human experience of God as violent and loving, examining the text of the Haftorah and illuminating it through both Talmudic perspectives and modern theologians. This week's episode has been sponsored in memory of Selwyn Feinblum, Shabtai Gedalia ben Yosef Tzvi, whose shloshim was this past week. This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah.
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Torah Class - Parshat Vayetze: The People of Israel – A Source of BlessingFrom Laban's House to the Nations of the World: How the Presence of the Jewish People Draws Prosperity and Positive Influence to the Host Country.
After a couple of weeks off for travel, Brad and Steven are back at it this week with a new episode, just in time for Thanksgiving. This week, the guys talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “face” turn, Zohran Mamdani’s favorite restaurant, and try to come up with new ideas for their rightwing grift so they […]
Blessings and Peace
Was Yaakov a "tam" (naive/innocent) as the verses describe as his essential character, or a "rama'i" (trickster/cunning) as the stories of his life imply?
Parshat Toldot - 2025 - פרשת תולדות
Greetings from Berlin. The weekly Torah portion includes far more depth than what appears in a quick review of its passages. Each week in Beyond the Letter of the Law, Harry Rothenberg, Esq. (Rothenberg Law Firm LLP, https://injurylawyer.com) provides interesting insights and take-away lessons from the Torah portion and the Jewish holidays. Subscribe to enjoy his unique blend of analysis, passion, and humor. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
Parshat Toldos is not just the story of two brothers. It's a blueprint of history, and a mirror of the times we're living through right now. The Torah tells us that even before Yaakov and Eisav were born, they were already struggling inside their mother. This was the very first expression of two completely different ways of looking at existence. In 1972, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair opened SARM Studios the first 24-track recording studio in Europe where Queen mixed "Bohemian Rhapsody". His music publishing company, Druidcrest Music published the music for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973) and as a record producer, he co-produced the quadruple-platinum debut album by American band "Foreigner" (1976). American Top ten singles from this album included, "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home". Other production work included "The Enid – In the Region of the Summer Stars", "The Curves", and "Nutz" as well as singles based on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy with Douglas Adams and Richard O'Brien. Other artists who used SARM included: ABC, Alison Moyet, Art of Noise, Brian May, The Buggles, The Clash, Dina Carroll, Dollar, Flintlock, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, It Bites, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, Propaganda, Rush, Rik Mayall, Stephen Duffy, and Yes. In 1987, he settled in Jerusalem to immerse himself in the study of Torah. His two Torah books The Color of Heaven, on the weekly Torah portion, and Seasons of the Moon met with great critical acclaim. Seasons of the Moon, a unique fine-art black-and-white photography book combining poetry and Torah essays, has now sold out and is much sought as a collector's item fetching up to $250 for a mint copy. He is much in demand as an inspirational speaker both in Israel, Great Britain and the United States. He was Plenary Keynote Speaker at the Agudas Yisrael Convention, and Keynote Speaker at Project Inspire in 2018. Rabbi Sinclair lectures in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy at Ohr Somayach/Tannenbaum College of Judaic studies in Jerusalem and is a senior staff writer of the Torah internet publications Ohrnet and Torah Weekly. His articles have been published in The Jewish Observer, American Jewish Spirit, AJOP Newsletter, Zurich's Die Jüdische Zeitung, South African Jewish Report and many others. Rabbi Sinclair was born in London, and lives with his family in Jerusalem. He was educated at St. Anthony's Preparatory School in Hampstead, Clifton College, and Bristol University. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You At: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
Shalom aleichem and welcome to Torah in Real Time, the podcast where ancient words meet today's headlines, and where the struggles of our ancestors illuminate the challenges of our lives. I'm Rabbi Shlomo Gemara, and I'm so glad you're here with me. This week, the Torah pulls us into Parashat Toledot, a portion whose very name means “generations.” Yet instead of a tidy family portrait, we're handed a story crackling with tension, rivalry, longing, and love that sometimes hurts more than it heals. We meet Isaac and Rebecca: the only monogamous couple in the entire Torah, desperately praying for children after twenty years of barrenness. When the twins finally arrive, they come out fighting. One is red and restless, a hunter born with the dust of the wild on him; the other clings to his brother's heel, quiet, calculating, already reaching for something bigger. From the womb they wrestle, and the struggle never really ends. In Toledot, a family gropes toward its future. Isaac digs wells and searches for blessing. Rebecca carries the burden of prophecy and will do anything to see it fulfilled. Esau roars in from the field, starving, and trades eternity for a bowl of lentil stew. Jacob puts on skins and a borrowed voice to claim what he believes is his destiny. Nothing is simple. Everything is unforgettable. And somehow, three thousand years later, it still feels like the evening news. Because this portion refuses to let us look away from the messy, sacred work of transmission: How do we pass on faith when siblings see the world so differently? How do parents love children who are nothing alike? What happens when prophecy and politics collide in the same household? And how do we shape the next generation when the ground beneath us keeps shifting? This week on Torah in Real Time, we'll dive deep into Toledot and ask what it has to say about the headlines screaming at us right now: the raising of the Palestinian flag in public squares across Toronto and Canada, the imminent sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, the fault lines running through families, communities, and nations when identity, loyalty, and survival are all on the table. Because if Jacob and Esau teach us anything, it's that the future is never guaranteed. It's wrestled for, one difficult blessing at a time. So settle in, open your Chumash (or just open your heart), and let's learn Toledot together, in real time, in this time. Welcome to the conversation. ——
Shalom aleichem and welcome to Torah in Real Time, the podcast where ancient words meet today's headlines, and where the struggles of our ancestors illuminate the challenges of our lives. I'm Rabbi Shlomo Gemara, and I'm so glad you're here with me. This week, the Torah pulls us into Parashat Toledot, a portion whose very name means “generations.” Yet instead of a tidy family portrait, we're handed a story crackling with tension, rivalry, longing, and love that sometimes hurts more than it heals. We meet Isaac and Rebecca: the only monogamous couple in the entire Torah, desperately praying for children after twenty years of barrenness. When the twins finally arrive, they come out fighting. One is red and restless, a hunter born with the dust of the wild on him; the other clings to his brother's heel, quiet, calculating, already reaching for something bigger. From the womb they wrestle, and the struggle never really ends. In Toledot, a family gropes toward its future. Isaac digs wells and searches for blessing. Rebecca carries the burden of prophecy and will do anything to see it fulfilled. Esau roars in from the field, starving, and trades eternity for a bowl of lentil stew. Jacob puts on skins and a borrowed voice to claim what he believes is his destiny. Nothing is simple. Everything is unforgettable. And somehow, three thousand years later, it still feels like the evening news. Because this portion refuses to let us look away from the messy, sacred work of transmission: How do we pass on faith when siblings see the world so differently? How do parents love children who are nothing alike? What happens when prophecy and politics collide in the same household? And how do we shape the next generation when the ground beneath us keeps shifting? This week on Torah in Real Time, we'll dive deep into Toledot and ask what it has to say about the headlines screaming at us right now: the raising of the Palestinian flag in public squares across Toronto and Canada, the imminent sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, the fault lines running through families, communities, and nations when identity, loyalty, and survival are all on the table. Because if Jacob and Esau teach us anything, it's that the future is never guaranteed. It's wrestled for, one difficult blessing at a time. So settle in, open your Chumash (or just open your heart), and let's learn Toledot together, in real time, in this time. Welcome to the conversation. ——
Rav Zalman Sorotzkin views Avimelech's assessment as highly revealing.
The Blessing Arrives Before the Words Are Even Spoken From the well in Aram Naharayim to the B'nai Brith youth convention — just as Eliezer was answered before he finished speaking, so too Rabbi Feller witnessed miracles in his shlichus.(Parshat Chayei Sarah)
This conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg explores the Haftorah from the book of Malachi, a short prophetic work from the early Second Temple period. The returnees have become jaded with a reality they perceive as lacking divine presence and the prophet rebukes their lackluster worship and subtly encourages them that while the presence of God may not have arrived in the expected guise, He still loves them. Malachi's messages are relevant now as ever. This week' episode has been sponsored in memory of R. Yitzchak Chaim Moshe ben Harav Binyamin Yaakov by his family. This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah.
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Parshat Chayei Sara - 2025 - פרשת חיי שרה
In Parshas Chayei Sarah we discuss the topic of Chevron and the burying of Sarah. What did this loss mean for Avraham? How did he get up from his loss and move forward? We also discuss Eliezer's mission to find a wife for Yitzchak, the specifics of how this mission is described in the Torah, and what we learn from those words today.
Accessing Revelation
The story of akeida triggered the passing of Sarah Imenu, but the specifics require explanation.
Parshat Chayei Sara: Did the holy “Rambam” Zt”l go on to the Har Habayit?!? What is the Most important thing to look for in a shiduch?!? Who did the Holy Bnei Yisaschar Z”tl daven for to stay in gehinom!!!!
Today on Table Talk with BBYO Insider: We're venturing into Parshat Lech Lecha! Join us as we follow Avram's journey into the unknown, explore themes of faith, identity, and courage, and discuss how stepping into new territory can shape our own paths.
Don't regret a good deed after doing it. The weekly Torah portion includes far more depth than what appears in a quick review of its passages. Each week in Beyond the Letter of the Law, Harry Rothenberg, Esq. (Rothenberg Law Firm LLP, https://injurylawyer.com) provides interesting insights and take-away lessons from the Torah portion and the Jewish holidays. Subscribe to enjoy his unique blend of analysis, passion, and humor. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
A life bound to Hashem does not end; it merely changes form. What appears as an ending is, in truth, a revelation of what life always was — attachment to eternity. In 1972, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair opened SARM Studios the first 24-track recording studio in Europe where Queen mixed "Bohemian Rhapsody". His music publishing company, Druidcrest Music published the music for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973) and as a record producer, he co-produced the quadruple-platinum debut album by American band "Foreigner" (1976). American Top ten singles from this album included, "Feels Like The First Time", "Cold as Ice" and "Long, Long Way from Home". Other production work included "The Enid – In the Region of the Summer Stars", "The Curves", and "Nutz" as well as singles based on The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy with Douglas Adams and Richard O'Brien. Other artists who used SARM included: ABC, Alison Moyet, Art of Noise, Brian May, The Buggles, The Clash, Dina Carroll, Dollar, Flintlock, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, It Bites, Malcolm McLaren, Nik Kershaw, Propaganda, Rush, Rik Mayall, Stephen Duffy, and Yes. In 1987, he settled in Jerusalem to immerse himself in the study of Torah. His two Torah books The Color of Heaven, on the weekly Torah portion, and Seasons of the Moon met with great critical acclaim. Seasons of the Moon, a unique fine-art black-and-white photography book combining poetry and Torah essays, has now sold out and is much sought as a collector's item fetching up to $250 for a mint copy. He is much in demand as an inspirational speaker both in Israel, Great Britain and the United States. He was Plenary Keynote Speaker at the Agudas Yisrael Convention, and Keynote Speaker at Project Inspire in 2018. Rabbi Sinclair lectures in Talmud and Jewish Philosophy at Ohr Somayach/Tannenbaum College of Judaic studies in Jerusalem and is a senior staff writer of the Torah internet publications Ohrnet and Torah Weekly. His articles have been published in The Jewish Observer, American Jewish Spirit, AJOP Newsletter, Zurich's Die Jüdische Zeitung, South African Jewish Report and many others. Rabbi Sinclair was born in London, and lives with his family in Jerusalem. He was educated at St. Anthony's Preparatory School in Hampstead, Clifton College, and Bristol University. A Project Of Ohr.Edu Questions? Comments? We'd Love To Hear From You At: Podcasts@Ohr.Edu https://podcasts.ohr.edu/
In this rich conversation with Torah scholar and Tanakh author Dr. Nechama Price, we explore the complex closing of David's life in this week's haftorah. How is his end both similar and different from Avraham's final chapter? How can we understand the motives of several secondary characters in this complex narrative? How does Divrei Ha-Yamim present these same events and how do we know which version is correct? A short conversation with Dr. Necham Price is always packed with insightful Torah-Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Barbara and Joel Rich in commemoration of Barbara's father's 13th yahrtzeit. This year The Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah, the prophetic portion read each week as a complement to the parsha.
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The Segula of HospitalityMore than a mitzvah, hospitality is a channel through which G-dliness is revealed, giving rise to new life—children, souls, and blessings for generations.(Parshat Vayeira)
Creating a Lasting Impact