Torah Commentary 5770

The JTS Torah Commentary podcast for Parashat Mattot-Maseei 5769.

Rabbi David Hoffman, scholar-in-residence in the Development Department of The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the themes of vulnerability and joy in his commentary on Parashat Shmini Atzeret.

Rabbi David Hoffman, scholar-in-residence, Development Department, JTS, discusses psychotherapy as a lens for conceptualizing Teshuvah in his commentary on Parashat Ha'azinu.

Rabbi Abigail Treu, rabbinic fellow and director of Donor Relations and Planned Giving, JTS, discusses the metaphors of "stopping" and "starting' as we prepare to begin a new year in her commentary on Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilekh.

Rabbi Abigail Treu, Director of Gift Planning, JTS, discusses the meaning and importance of fulfilling the vows we make to G-d in her commentary on Parashat Ki Tetzei.

Rabbi Robert Harris, associate professor of Bible at JTS, explores the relationship between the dead and the living in his commentary on Parashat Shof’tim.

Professor Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the dichotomy and meaning of blessings and curses in his commentary on Parashat R’eih.

Dr. Raymond P. Scheindlin, professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses Moses’s exhortations to the Israelites in his commentary on Parashat Eikev.

Rabbi Mychal Springer, director of the Center for Pastoral Education and the Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein Chair in Professional and Pastoral Skills at JTS, discusses the dynamics of consolation in her commentary on Parashat Va-ethannan.

Dr. Alan Mintz, Chana Kekst Professor of Hebrew Literature, JTS, discusses the wanderings of Israel in the desert-and the meanings behind it- in his commentary on Parashat Mattot-Mas'ei.