Joseph Cox Show

This Torah reading tells the story of the people's reemergence into the world - and the place they are meant to occupy in that world.

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Shabbat Shalom!

Joseph Cox

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I think this week's Torah portion is about a fundamental question: are Jews grasshoppers or trees? Hit play to learn more!

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History's warnings (and history's opportunities) in the pursuit of Middle East peace.

This episode explores the lessons of Menucha and Ta'avah - comfort and the human impulse to undermine it.

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This episode explores the Torah's obsession with family and what it can teach us today. I also explain Sotah. Note, this is an explanation of Sotah, not an argument for Sotah. Also, when I refer to Torah, I'm referring strictly to the emphasis in Chumash - not the broader oral Torah.

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This is a story I wrote a few years ago for Shavuot. 

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This week's podcast has both a dvar Torah on Bamidbar and the lessons of war *and* a reading of an op-ed I wrote about the riots in Israel.

In this podcast, I use the parshiot of Behar-Bechukotai to explore the boundaries of responsibility and trust. This was inspired by a week of conversation about the tragedy at Mount Meron.

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In this episode we wade into the challenges presented by these Torah readings. At the end, to lighten the mood, I read one of my stories :)