The Book of Samuel I

Episode 19: David in flight from Shaul

Podcast Overview: David’s triumph is short-lived as he is forced to flee Shaul’s jealous wrath. (Samuel I 18:1 – 19:24)

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This podcast is sponsored by Rivka and Seth Weisberg, in honor of our teacher and friend David Richman, who led us to Pardes.

Re’eh 5781 – Consuming Meat

As long as the people of Israel wandered in the wilderness, they… Read the rest

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The Book of Samuel I

Episode 18: David and Goliath

Podcast Overview: In one of the most famous moments in the Hebrew Bible, David puts his trust in God and defeats the Philistine giant Goliath. (Samuel I 17:1 – 58)… Read the rest

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This podcast is sponsored by Emily Simon in honor of the loving memory of her father, Akiva Ben Zerach u’Devorah z”l.

Ekev 5781 – Memory as a constructive process

The book of Devarim has a special relationship to the rest … Read the rest

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The Book of Samuel I

Episode 17: The Unlikely Election of David

Podcast Overview: Saul’s rejection as king leads unexpectedly to David’s emergence from obscurity. (Samuel I 16:1 – 23)

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The Book of Samuel I

Episode 16: Shaul’s Undoing

Podcast Overview: God gives Saul a second chance and commands him to destroy Amalek. But Saul has other ideas. (Samuel I 15:1 – 35)

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VaEtchanan 5781 – It’s Only Holy Because You Don’t Own It

Why does Moshe before he dies beg God to see the Land? Knowing human nature, what is the greatest pitfall about which Moshe warns the Israelites and their descendants? … Read the rest

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The Book of Samuel I

Episode 15: Yonatan’s Steadfastness

Podcast Overview: Even as Saul stumbles as king, his son Yonatan emerges as a natural and inspired leader. (Samuel I 14:1 – 52)

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Pinchas and Eliyahu are biblical figures who are rewarded for their zealousness. For many of the later Rabbis, such zealousness is problematic, and they read a degree of rebuke into the biblical text.  What results is a shift in the … Read the rest

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Devarim 5781: The Words of Moses — The Torah’s First “Translation”

In many ways, the book of Deuteronomy — a series of long discourses by Moses — is … Read the rest

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