In this conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, we explore the Haftarah read the day before Rosh Chodesh: the story of David's absence from Shaul's Rosh Chodesh meal and Yehonatan's confirmation that David must flee from Shaul in order to remain alive (I Shmuel 20). This moment of crisis becomes the surprising birthplace of David's next life chapter.

This year The Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

This week we sit down with Dr. Elana Stein Hain to explore the way Yirmiyahu elaborates upon and adds layers of theological nuance to the concept of divinely bestowed blessings and curses. We touch upon the idea of national and individual retribution and the way Yirmiyahu tried to fight the dominant beliefs of his time.

This episode has been sponsored in memory of Notah David ben Yerachmiel on his 25th Yahrzeit.

This year The Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

This week we shift focus from the Haftorah to the parsha which mentions the mitzvah of counting the Omer and the holiday of Shavuot. Through the prism of these mitzvot and with the insights of Dr. Tanya White, we explore what has happened to our people during the recent war with Iran and where we might go from here.

Links Mentioned in This Conversation:

Movie with R. Medan and R. Granot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIbEhk7B3V8

Holocaust Survivor and Oct. 7th Survivors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UdHA_ffyQ

For more of Tanya's writing on this topic:

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/on-the-omer-and-orchids/

In this conversation, Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg helps us understand the role played by the concept of 'Kiddush Hashem' in both the Ashkenazic and Sephardic Haftarah selections. Both prophecies of rebuke remind the people that their reputation must be earned, but that redemption can come whether or not they are worthy.

This week's episode has been sponsored by Talia K Sanford in celebration of a personal milestone.

This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

The usual Haftarah read for this week's double parsha is from II Melachim, but it is replaced with the special reading for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh (Yeshayahu 66). Our host, Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble, opens up this episode with a short message regarding that reading after which follows a rebroadcast of a beautiful conversation with R. Alex Israel on this week's parsha and usual Haftorah reading from II Melachim 7. The conversation also touches upon the national days of remembrance soon to be upon us.

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In this conversation, leading educator R. Yitzchak Etshalom delves into this week's Haftorah (II Shmuel 6), which chronicles King David's dramatic attempt to bring the Ark to Jerusalem. Together, we examine the tragic root of Uzza’s error, the nuances of David’s character throughout the journey, and the complex tension in his relationship with Michal.

This episode is sponsored in memory of Deanna Radin Lubin in honor of her 10th yahrtzeit.

This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah.

In honor of the Haftorah read on Shabbat parshat chol hamoed from Yechezkel 37, we are rebroadcasting episode 248 with Rabbanit Shani Taragin from earlier this year, which explored this prophecy as the Haftorah of Parshat Vayigash.

Yechezkel 37 describes the grafting of two branches representing the Northern (Yosef) kingdom of Israel and the Southern (Judah) Kingdom. This prophecy of comfort still resounds deeply as the people of Israel are still trying to work out the relationship between the flesh and spirit of the revived nation.

This week's Haftorah from Malachi 3 has been chosen for its connection to Shabbat Hagadol and the upcoming Pesach holiday. In this episode with Dr. Chana Shacham Rosby, we discuss the unique features of the Haftorah and the role of Eliyahu in Malachi's prophecy and in Jewish tradition.

Link to Dr. Shacham Rosby's article in Segula Magazinr:

file:///C:/Users/yehod/Downloads/ShachamRosby2023Elijah%20in%20the%20Haggadah%20Segula%20ENG.pdf

In this conversation with Rabbanit Anne Gordon, we explore Yeshayahu's rebuke to the people for their unworthy sacrifices and unworthy behavior. We revisit themes such as redemption without repentance and discuss their unique formulation in this Haftorah in light of the current war with Iran.

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This episode has been sponsored by Jonathan and Eve Shiff in honor of Eve’s parents, Pat and Moshe Tzabari.

This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah.

In this conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash we discuss the contradictions and changes in Yechezkel's futuristic Temple vision from the Torah's accounts of the Temple from this week's Haftorah. We explore the ways commentators throughout the generations have grappled with this issue.

This episode has been sponsored in memory of David Shmuel ben Yitzchak.

This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftorah.