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   Number 1: Episode 284 - Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech

   This is the final episode of our Haftarah series, the last prophecy of comfort that brings us to a new year. This week we sat down with Rabbanit Malke Bina, president and founder of Matan, to study Yeshayahu 61, a prophecy of comfort which encourages the nation to change its clothes and name as a sign of its renewed identity. We explore the challenges implicit in finding comfort after loss and the ways God encourages the nation to trust Him that they will never be left again. This week's episode has been sponsored in honor of Rabbi Ed and Bobbie Winter's 61st wedding anniversary by their children and grandchildren. Bobbie and Ed are strong supporters of Matan and women's Torah learning. Mazal tov to them on reaching this amazing milestone, and may they continue to enjoy their family and deepen their Torah learning for many years to come. This year The Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

   August 30, 2026·29min
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   Number 2: Episode 283 - Parshat Ki Tavo: The Redemptive Roots of Lecha Dodi

   In this conversation with Rabbanit Jennifer Raskas, we discuss the many ways this chapter (Yeshayahu 60) parallels the future redemption with our weekly taste of it on Shabbat. We also discuss the ways R. Shlomo Albabetz reworks many of these themes into his famous composition Lecha Dodi, sung as Shabbat arrives. This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

   August 23, 2026·33min
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   Number 3: Episode 282 - Parshat Ki Tezte: When Metaphor Comforts

   This conversation with Rabbanit Shani Taragin mines the year's shortest Haftarah for insight into Yeshayahu's complex and meaningful set of female imagery describing the people's relationship with God. This year the Matan Podcast is exploring the weekly Haftarah.

   August 15, 2026·33min
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   Number 4: Episode 236 - Parshat Ha'azinu: Resistance and Acceptance in Moshe's Death

   This conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld movingly addresses the preparations for Moshe's death at the end of the parsha. While he initially resists God's punishment, Moshe ends up taking an active role in his death both by physically bringing himself to the place of departure as well as preparing the nation for his absence. This conversation weaves between the parsha, honest musings about life's toughest matters, and highlights where these themes show up in the High Holiday season. This episode has been sponsored in honor of Debbie Nossbaum's birthday by her wonderful children. May she celebrate many more! Ketiva v' Chatima tova!

   September 27, 2025·36min
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   Number 5: Episode 234 - Parshat Nitzavim: National and Personal Teshuva

   In this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson, we speak about the significant appearance of Teshuva (repentance) in the parsha as well as the way the idea is molded, personalized, and internalized throughout generations of rabbinic interpretation. This episode offers a thoughtful exploration of the parsha, especially relevant and meaningful as Rosh Hashana approaches. Shana tova!

   September 14, 2025·40min
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