Torah Talk

This is Torah Talk for the week of October 9th, 2016 Where is the “empty, howling waster” of Deut 32:10? And WHERE is it? This week’s handout:  53-haazinu-5776-77 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc

This is Torah Talk for the week of October 2nd, 2016 God promises not to let us down. This week’s handout:  52-vayelech-5776 [Update: I say on the podcast that the phrase לא ירפך ולא יעזבך “always accompanies” the expression “be strong and of good courage”; what I meant to say was that it is “always […]

This is Torah Talk for the week of September 25th, 2016 “Your own willful heart [שרירות לב]” — and why Deuteronomy hates that idea. This week’s handout:  51-nitzavim-5776 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc

This is Torah Talk for the week of September 18th, 2016 Who is the “wandering Aramean” of Deut 26:5? And why is he called an Aramean, of all things? This week’s handout:  50-ki-tavo-5776 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc

This is Torah Talk for the week of September 11th, 2016 Do Deut 24:8 and Deut 24:9 — “Remember what the LORD did to Miriam” — go together, or don’t they? This week’s handout:  49-ki-tetze-5776 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc

This is Torah Talk for the week of September 4th, 2016 What makes Deuteronomy’s attitude toward capital punishment different from the rest of the Torah? This week’s handout:  48 Shoftim 5776 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc

This is Torah Talk for the week of August 28th, 2016 What is a “dream-diviner” … and what is he doing in Deuteronomy 13? This week’s handout:  47 Re’eh 5776 Donate: http://www.gofundme.com/s78nbc