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JTS's weekly commentary on parashat hashavua and the holidays, published for over 20 years, is enjoyed by thousands of readers every week. The commentary features select faculty, students, and staff from across JTS. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast and bring Torah from JTS wherever you go.

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  1. Esau, The Wicked Good Son: Toledot 5787 7:59
  2. The People Who Love Us Will Miss Us: Hayyei Sarah 5787 7:58
  3. When Does Hagar See: Vayera 5787 9:31
  4. A Parent's Prayer: Lekh Lekha 5787 10:13
  5. We Plant Again After the Flood: Noah 5787 7:09
  6. How Should We Translate Genesis 1:1? Bereishit 5787 9:39
  7. Dancing with Torah: Simhat Torah 5787 5:45
  8. We are the Sukkah-Dwellers: Sukkot 5787 5:35
  9. From Whence to Where: Shabbat Shuvah | Yom Kippur 5787 5:55
  10. A Civic Liturgy for 9/11: RoshHashanah 5787 10:50
  11. The Choice: Nitzavim - Vayeilekh 5786 5:55
  12. After Liberation: Ki Tavo 5786 8:27
  13. God's Love is Here to Stay: Ki Tetzei 5786 7:58
  14. Who Was the Levite in Deuteronomy 18:6?: Shofetim 5786 11:46
  15. The Power to Choose: Re'eh 5786 9:52
  16. Full Stomachs, Forgetful Hearts: Eikev 5786 6:51
  17. The Hidden Meaning of the Shema: Va'et-hannan 5786 8:13
  18. Motivations for Storytelling: Devarim 5786 7:46
  19. The Whole Journey: Mattot-Masei 5786 5:25
  20. Pinehas and the Three Weeks: Pinehas 5786 8:22
  21. Who Sees the Truth, and Who Speaks It? Hukkat-Balak 5786 7:28
  22. When a Question Threatens: Korah 5786 6:39
  23. Grapes of Canann: Shelah Lekha 5786 11:16
  24. Independence Day: Beha’alotekha 5786 7:31
  25. Barefoot and Backwards Levites: Naso 5786 11:11
  26. We Were All Converts at Sinai: Shavuot 5786 6:00
  27. How Do You Measure a Year? Bemidbar 5786 6:41
  28. Remember the Land: Behar|Behukkotai 5786 7:55
  29. Holy Frustration: Emor 5786 6:13
  30. How to Be Holy-Aharei Mot | Kedoshim 5786 9:49
  31. Gender Inside and Outside the Camp: Tazria-Metzora 5786 9:33
  32. The Deathly Power of the Holy: Shemini 5786 9:34
  33. Freedom through Torah: Pesah 5786 6:26
  34. Elijah—and Santa Claus?! Shabat Hagadol 5786 10:46
  35. A Covenant of Salt: Vayikra 5786 8:45
  36. The Give and Take of Strength: Shabbat Hahodesh | Vayakel-Pekudei 5786 6:08
  37. Kept By Shabbat: Shabbat Parah/Ki Tissa 5786 7:49
  38. Zakhor in a Fractured Age: Tetzeveh, Shabbat Zakhor 5786 5:58
  39. A Symbol of Peace: Terumah 5786 6:41
  40. Before Them, Before Us: Misphatim | Shabbat Shekalim 5786 8:34
  41. On Moses’ “Saying” and “Telling”: Yitro 5786 11:56
  42. When Prayer is Not Enough: Beshallah 5786 10:42
  43. Where We Stand is What We Learn: Bo 5786 10:20
  44. Words Fail Me: Va'era 5786 10:58
  45. Hearing the Cry: Shemot 5786 10:18
  46. Pictures at a Benediction: Vayehi 5786 7:05
  47. A Song of Hope: Vayiggash 5786 6:23
  48. A Light for One, a Light for a Hundred: Miketz | Hanukkah 5786 8:59
  49. Judah and Tamar: Writing the Story: Vayeshev 5786 9:07
  50. Jacob's Fear: Vayishlah 5786 10:36