Jewish values stem from one key value, in my opinion. Find out about 7 Jewish values and how they play a role in society today and how we need to live those values, right here on Minhag Monday, only on the Lifelong Jewish Learners Podcast!

In this week's episode of Torah Thursday, we discuss our first double Torah portion on the podcast: Parshat Tazria and Parshat Metzora. Two Torah portions similar in theme can be summed up by how the Israelite community would respond to spiritual purity and impurity as well as the priests' response. How does unsolicited advice, backseat drivers, disability rights advocacy, and the movie Joker relate to this week's Torah study? Find out here!

This week on Minhag Monday, we try to answer the famous question "Who is a Jew?" Using audio commentary from Rabbi Manis Friedman and Israel's Right of Return Law and the new Israeli Supreme Court decision, we try to find that answer. Coming up, on the Lifelong Jewish Learners Podcast!

I screwed up last week, so you have an exciting opportunity to go behind the scenes of how a Torah Thursday episode is created, and I share with you the tips, tricks, and tools I use to not only plan the podcast, but how I also teach my Torah study classes. Make sure to listen to hear about the resources available on our website and the best way to get your commentaries shared! All this, coming up on Torah Thursday!

With Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day beginning this Wednesday night and into Thursday, it is crucial to recognize the importance and benefit of Holocaust education. While the Never Again Education Act is a great start to eliminate a lot of the educational gaps in Holocaust knowledge, we still have work to do. Find out why we still need to have the Holocaust conversation today, almost 76 years since last Nazi concentration camp was liberated.