Two Minutes of Torah with Rabbi Danny

Two Minutes of Torah with Rabbi Danny episodes:

• 08.28.2020

  Ki Teitzei: Be Kind

  What do Doctor Who and the Torah have in common. In one respect, it is a central idea that it is key to both of them For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 08.21.2020

  Shoftim: Justice

  We all want a just society, one that follows the ideas of justice, but what is the recipe that the Torah suggests for achieving this goal. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 08.14.2020

  Re’eh: Good, Bad and Both

  The Torah suggests it is blessing or curse, but really it is never so binary. Often there is blessing amidst the curse and vice versa For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for...

  
• 08.07.2020

  Ekev: The Long Way Round

  How can a period of trial and tribulation help us to emerge stronger on the other side? Can we parallel our experience of Covid-19 with the Israelites in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The...

  
• 07.31.2020

  Vaetchanan: Look But Don’t Touch

  Moses is not allowed to enter the Promised Land, but he is allowed to see it. Is that a punishment or a gift? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast...

  
• 07.17.2020

  Matot-Masei: How Do You End?

  As we come to the end of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we learn a lesson about what is important at the end. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast...

  
• 07.03.2020

  Chukat-Balak: Do the Right Thing

  Would Bilaam have worn a mask if he were around today? I unfortunately suspect he wouldn’t have and here is the cautionary tale of his story. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 06.26.2020

  Korach: Negative Reminders

  The Korach rebellion becomes a part of the altar in the Tabernacle, ensuring that negative event is remembered. How might we do the same for the negative events of our time For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com...

  
• 06.19.2020

  Shlach Lecha: Self-Perception

  How we see ourselves impacts how others see us and the way that we can overcome obstacles and challenges starts with that self-perception. It was crucial in the wilderness and it is vital today. For more information about Rabbi Danny,...

  
• 06.12.2020

  Behalotecha: Gratitude

  What can we learn from the way that the Israelites reacted to the manna in the wilderness and the fact that they were never happy or satisfied? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing...

  
• 05.22.2020

  Bamidbar: Time and Place

  How do we keep track of time in quarantine? How did our ancestors do it in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the...

  
• 05.14.2020

  Behar Bechukotai: Take a Break

  We’ve been forced to take a break from the routine of life and the natural world has benefited. The Jubilee year in this week’s Torah portion recognized the importance of giving the world a break. For more information about Rabbi...

  
• 05.08.2020

  Emor: The Importance of Shabbat

  God interupts the sacrifices to remind us to take a day of rest. It is a command that is even more significant for us now as we spend our days at home and need to find ways to make time...

  
• 05.01.2020

  Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Stumbling Blocks

  Love your neighbor as yourself is just one of the instructions in this week’s Torah portion. There are others that can be informative for us and our leaders at this time. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com...

  
• 04.24.2020

  Tazria-Metzora: Outside The Camp

  The Torah portion about diseases that are transmitted through objects and people seems strangely relevant to the world we are living in. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is...

  
• 04.14.2020

  Shemini: Dangerous Endeavors

  Could Nadav and Avihu’s story offer a warning for us today about the way that we are living our lives and the things we are taking for granted. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and...

  
• 03.31.2020

  Tzav: Thanksgiving

  How can we be grateful at this difficult moment in history? The sacrificial system may offer us some insight. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of...

  
• 03.24.2020

  Vayikra: Laying On Of Hands

  How did touching the Temple sacrifices effect the experience of the person making the offering? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt...

  
• 03.19.2020

  Vayakahel Pekudei: Building the Tabernacle

  What can the Tabernacle and our relationship to God teach us for this moment as we face the Coronavirus For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of...

  
• 02.25.2020

  Terumah: Your Heart

  We can trust our guts, use our heads, or follow our hearts – when creating the Tabernacle it is clear that God has one path in mind. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing...

  
• 02.18.2020

  Mishpatim: Do the Right Thing

  Sometimes our instincts might not lead us down the correct path, but it’s important to always try and do the right thng. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is...

  
• 02.11.2020

  Yitro: The People

  How can leaders make sure that what they are doing is in the best interests of the people they are supposed to be leading? Listen to Yitro. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing...

  
• 02.04.2020

  Beshalach: Moving Forward

  The relationship between Moses, God and the Israelites is fascinating – the interplay between them is what allows us to move forward and step out into the sea, finally leaving Egypt behind. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit...

  
• 01.28.2020

  Bo: This Day

  We are instructed to remember a specific day in this week’s Torah portion and how should it inspire us. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of...

  
• 01.21.2020

  Vaera: Forming a New Relationship

  God and the Israelites enter into a new relationship in this week’s portion and it can provide insights for how we form relationships ourselves For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this...

  
• 01.14.2020

  Shemot: Resistance Is…

  The first story of the book fo Exodus (Shemot) is about the Hebrew midwives and the way that they resisted. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out...

  
• 01.07.2020

  Vayechi: Sharing A Blessing

  Why do we bless our boys to be like Ephraim and Manasseh? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. How do...

  
• 01.03.2020

  Vayigash: The Importance of a Name

  The Torah goes back and forth between calling him Jacob and calling him Israel – what is the significance of this movement between the two designations? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 12.31.2019

  Vayigash: The Importance of a Name

  The Torah goes back and forth between calling him Jacob and calling him Israel – what is the significance of this movement between the two designations? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 11.26.2019

  Toldot: Isaac’s Plea

  We don’t read a lot about Isaac, but he makes a plea that teaches an important lesson For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark...

  
• 11.22.2019

  Chayei Sara: The End of Abraham and Sarah

  How do we conclude the story of Abraham and Sarah? And what is the lesson with their ending? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the...

  
• 11.12.2019

  Vayera: Run To Do A Good Deed

  Abraham sets an example that we should run, not walk, when we have an opportunity to help another person For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of...

  
• 11.05.2019

  Lech-Lecha: The First Step

  It is hard to imagine how courageous Abraham and Sarah were to hear God’s call and to respond immediately, setting out for the Promised Land For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for...

  
• 10.29.2019

  Noach: Preventing The Flood

  This week scientists have said that rising sea levels will affect more people than they previously believed. But Noah can inspire us to action. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this...

  
• 10.22.2019

  Bereishit: Help, I Need Somebody

  From the very beginning of creation we were meant to be in a relationship of helping one another. Unfortunately, we seem to have lost sight of this. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing...

  
• 09.24.2019

  Nitzavim: What Does God Want?

  As God lays before us the choice of blessing or curse, what is God really expecting from us as a people? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming...

  
• 09.19.2019

  Ki Tavo: Our Parent’s Story

  How does the story of our parents and their experiences inform our actions today? And how do we ensure that we remember? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is...

  
• 09.03.2019

  Shoftim: Run, Don’t Walk

  How important is a just society? This week we find out that it is vitally important and something we must actively pursue. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is...

  
• 08.27.2019

  Re’eh: So Simple

  Is it really as simple as having a choice between blessing and curse or is it always more complicated, then and now. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is...

  
• 08.20.2019

  Eikev: Complacency

  What is the lesson from Moses in telling the people to give thanks to God for the land they have received? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming...

  
• 08.13.2019

  Vaetchanan: The Shema

  How do we hear and understand the Shema when it is recited in our liturgy, but also when it appears as part of Moses’ speech to the Israelites in the wilderness? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com...

  
• 08.06.2019

  Devarim: Moving On

  The Israelites are told to leave the wilderness, to leave Sinai behind, what might be the lessons for us and our world to follow this example. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music...

  
• 07.30.2019

  Matot-Masei: Seeking Refuge

  What are the lessons that the Cities of Refuge offer us for today’s world. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm....

  
• 07.23.2019

  Pinchas: Leadership

  What is the model of leadership that Moses is looking for in the Torah portion named for Pinchas? Something very different. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming...

  
• 07.16.2019

  Balak: Fear Of The Other

  Balak’s fear of the Israelites sounds eerily similar to concerns we hear expressed about immigrants and refugees today. So what lesson can we learn? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this...

  
• 07.02.2019

  Korach: Talking To Each Other

  How does Korach set an example of what not to do in our world today? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt...

  
• 06.25.2019

  Sh’lach: Too Little, Too Late

  What happens after the Israelites are told they cannot enter the Promised Land? They try anyway, and fail. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the...

  
• 06.18.2019

  Beha’alotcha: Words

  In the story at the end of this week’s Torah portion we experience words that hurt and words that heal. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out...

  
• 06.04.2019

  Bamidbar: In The Wilderness

  Why does so much of our Torah story take place in the wilderness? What is the significance of this geographical location? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming...

  
• 05.28.2019

  Bechukotai: Needs and Wants

  What are the things we need and what are the things we want? And how does God relate to them in the context of this week’s Torah portion, For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit www.RabbiDanny.com The opening and...