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Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 215 - Parshat Emor: Contemporary Challenges of Prohibited Priestly MarriagesIn this fascinating and sensitive conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld, we discuss her involvement in the world of Halakhic writing and guidance as well as the modern challenges that arise from observance of priestly marriage prohibitions.
Our Vayikra series focuses on the lived experience of Torah observance and explores some of the harder issues within observant communities in accordance with the mitzvot taught in each weekly parsha.2025-05-1246 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 214 - Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Jewish Sexual Values and Ethics in this Modern MomentThis episode brings together the Matan Podcast with the hosts of Intimate Judaism, R. Scott Kahn and Talli Rosenbaum, to discuss the tensions between Jewish sexual ethics and modern sexual trends. What is a Jewish sexual ethic and how much is it related to what appears in the verses of the Torah? What are some of the biggest challenges facing the Orthodox world in the realm of sexuality and what central values would we like to preserve? These are some of the heavy questions we try to tackle with candor in this conversation.
Our Vayikra series focuses on the lived...2025-05-0555 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 214 - Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Jewish Sexual Values and Ethics in this Modern MomentThis episode brings together the Matan Podcast with the hosts of Intimate Judaism, R. Scott Kahn and Talli Rosenbaum, to discuss the tensions between Jewish sexual ethics and modern sexual trends. What is a Jewish sexual ethic and how much is it related to what appears in the verses of the Torah? What are some of the biggest challenges facing the Orthodox world in the realm of sexuality and what central values would we like to preserve? These are some of the heavy questions we try to tackle with candor in this conversation.
Our Vayikra series focuses on the lived...2025-05-0455 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastSeven Biblical Readings for a Post October 7th World (Episode 2): Journeying Through Grief with Dr. Tanya WhiteThis week Dr. Tanya White shares a novel reading of Terah's journey to Canaan through the lens of grief and how Abraham manages to pick up where his father left off.
Dr. Tanya White is a senior lecturer at Matan and Bar-Ilan and the host of the acclaimed podcast series, Books and Beyond: The Rabbi Sacks Podcast.
This is a special podcast miniseries produced by Matan and hosted by Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble which will drop each week of the Omer counting between the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot. In each episode, a Bible scholar explores an iconic biblical text...2025-04-2946 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 213 - Parshat Tazria-Metzora: Concentric Circles: Layers that Define, Separate, and UniteIn this fascinating conversation with R. Alex Israel, we explore several perspectives on Tzaraat impurity and what this means for us today. We conclude with a study of the parsha's haftara reading about the four lepers (II Melachim 7) and how it relates to this week's national days of remembrance and gratitude.
Our Vayikra series focuses on the lived experience of Torah observance and explores some of the harder issues within observant communities in accordance with the mitzvot taught in each weekly parsha.2025-04-2751 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 212 - Parshat Shmini: Kashrut, From Source to PracticeIn this fascinating conversation with Rabbanit Dena (Freundlich) Rock, we use the repeated verse, "Do not cook a kid in a mother's milk" to explore the relationship between Halakhic development and its divine source. Then we explore different rationales for Kashrut laws as well as the reasons why observant Jews wait different amounts of time between meat and milk.
This week's episode has been sponsored in memory of Deanna Radin Lubin by her family on her 9th yahrtzeit.
Our Vayikra series focuses on the lived experience of Torah observance and explores some of the harder issues within observant communities in...2025-04-201h 08Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 206: Parshat Tetzaveh - Clothing as a First PrincipleIn this illuminating conversation with Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, we begin by discussing the centrality of priestly clothing in this week's parsha and then broaden the conversation by exploring other biblical manifestations of clothing alongside its personal and societal functions.
This is an episode worth sharing with your teenagers. It really steers the conversation in a refreshing direction, away from 'tzniut' (halakhic modesty) of dress to an ethic more inherent, intuitive, and holistic.
The series asks what axiomatic ideas sit at the root of Israel’s national formation, without which we wouldn’t be who we are? How might we adjust our...2025-03-021h 00
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastSpecial Live Event In honor of reaching 200 episodesIn honor of reaching 200 episodes, we held a special live event at Meshek 48 in Rosh Tzurim on motzei shabbat, Parshat Shemot.
Our conversation focused on the women of Parshat Shemot: the midwives, Moshe's mother, Moshe's sister, and Bat Pharaoh. We spoke about their heroic roles in the parsha and about modern iterations of these women that we have observed around us in the past year and a half.
We want to thank all of our listeners for being part of this virtual Torah community and thank those who have helped this project flourish with their generosity.
To donate to Matan...2025-01-281h 02
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 200 - Parshat Vaera: Egalitarianism as a First PrincipleWe continue our Shemot series titled, "First Principles of Nationhood," with R. Dr. Joshua Berman with whom we explore how the Torah revolutionized the role and responsibilities of the individual in a religious society. This episode relates to this week's parsha as well as so many later narratives and laws in Shemot and beyond.
The series asks what axiomatic ideas sit at the root of Israel's national formation, without which we wouldn't be who we are? How might we adjust our current trends in the Jewish world to realign with these principles?
This week's episode has been sponsored by Michelle...2025-01-1653 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 199 - Shemot: The Surprising Roots of a Torah SocietyThis week we open our Shemot series titled, "First Principles of Nationhood."
The series asks what axiomatic ideas sit at the root of Israel's national formation, without which we wouldn't be who we are? How might we adjust our current trends in the Jewish world to realign with these principles?
For this opening episode, we sat down with Matan teacher, Yael Liebowitz, to discuss foundational Torah ethics reflected by the narratives in this week's parsha.
This week’s episode is sponsored in commemoration of the 50th yahrtzeit of Pearl Fox Lind, Pesiah bat David and Leah
If you live in Is...2025-01-1247 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 197 - Parshat Vayigash: Leading with the HeartIn this conversation with Dr. Danielle Bloom that organically interweaves theories of psychology and biblical commentaries, we discuss the parallel life trajectories of Yehuda and Yosef, both of whom evolve before our eyes to become more empathetic leaders of family and nation.
This week’s episode has been sponsored in prayer for the full recovery of the injured soldier David Netanel ben Ayala Ahuva and in loving memory of Levi Yitzchak and Sheva Sheindel Finn.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-12-2950 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 196 - Parshat Miketz: The Narratives that No Longer Serve UsThis conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson seeks to understand to what degree Yosef pursues the fulfillment of his childhood dreams, and how the tension between actively pursuing and letting go of the things we want is so complex.
This episode has been sponsored by Barbara and Joel Rich in memory of the fifth yahrtzeit of Barbara’s brother Shmuel Yosef Ben Reuven.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-12-2244 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 195 - Parshay Vayeshev: Becoming a Representative of GodIn this conversation with beloved Matan teacher Dr. Tanya White, we delve into the character molding that transforms Yosef from a self-focused youth into a statesman and caretaker of his family. The turning point will surprise you.
Look out for Tanya's new podcast on Rabbi Sack's Torah put out by the Rabbi Sacks Legacy:
https://rabbisacks.org/books-and-beyond/
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-12-1546 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 194 - Parshat Vayishlach: The Struggles of YaakovIn this searching and candid conversation with Chaya Cowen, we explore the internal struggles of Yaakov through psychological insights as well as Chassidic ones.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-12-0849 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 193 - Parshat Vayetze: Rachel and Leah as ParadigmsIn this episode with R. Alex Israel, we discuss the sister dynamic between Rachel and Leah, their relationships with Yaakov and how these dynamics impact future generations.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
This week's episode is sponsored in memory of Harav Yitzchak Chaim Moshe ben Binyamin Yaakov z"l by his family.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-12-0139 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 192 - Parshat Toldot: A Portrait of YitzchakIn this conversation with Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman, she paints a sensitive and nuanced portrait of our most understated patriarch, Yitzchak. While some describe Yitzchak as passive and a dutiful follower of Avraham's theological revolution, in this episode we meet an attentive and serene depiction of Yitzchak's life stories.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
This week's episode is sponsored by Sarina Goldstand and family in memory of their father Yosef Ben Chaim z"l for his yartzheit on the 9th of Cheshvan.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a po...2024-11-2451 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 191- Parshat Chayei Sara: The Qualities of RivkaIn this conversation with Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw, we discuss Rivka's entry into the family and how her qualities make her a fitting life partner for Yitzchak.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
This week's episode has been sponsored by Barbara and Joel Rich to mark the yahrzeit of Barbara’s father Reuven ben Eliezer Yonatan z”l.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-11-1733 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 190- Parshat Vayera : A Portrait of Sara ImenuIn this probing conversation with Michal Porath-Zibman, we discuss the highs and lows of Sara's life with particular focus on her absent, yet resounding, presence in the story of the binding of Yitzchak.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
This podcast has been dedicated by the Yellin and Weingarten families in loving memory of Judy Yellin's 30th yahrtzeit.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode, visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-11-1050 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 189 - Parshat Lech Lecha: Avraham at WarIn this conversation with Dr. Chana Tannenbaum, we discuss the often overlooked story about the war between the kings (Br. 14) and what broader religious paradigms it reflects.
Our Breishit series titled, ‘These are Our Heroes’ explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode visit the Matan Website’s DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-10-3137 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 188 - Parshat Noach: On Feeling FloodedIn this conversation with Dr. Mijal Bitton, we discuss Noach's emotional state after the flood and from where one can draw strength in hard times.
Our Breishit series titled, 'These are Our Heroes' explores the highs and lows of our greatest biblical figures.
To donate to Matan or sponsor a podcast episode visit the Matan Website's DONATE page: https://www.matan.org.il/en/donatenow/2024-10-2736 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 187 - Parshat Breishit : The Three Calls to MankindThis week's conversation with Rachel Sharansky Danziger opens our Breishit Series titled, 'These are our Heroes,' which explores a central figure from each parsha, asking our guests what is meaningful, inspiring, powerful, challenging, and thought-provoking about their behaviors. This week, Rachel explores mankind's highs and lows in the parsha.
This week's episode has been sponsored by Dora Richter in memory of her mother, Chaya Rachel bat Shmuel Dov Hakohen, whose 50th yahrzeit is on the 3rd of Tishei.2024-10-2052 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 186 - Parshat V'zot Habracha: The Never-Ending StoryIn this conversation with Dr. Yael Ziegler we discuss the Torah of R. Mordechai Sabato on this week's parsha and the special role the land of Israel and Gan Eden play at the Torah's beginning and end. Chazak, chazak, v'nitchazek!
This week's podcast is sponsored by Sara Averick and Jose Rosenfeld in memory of Sara's Aunt Rose.
Stay tuned for the upcoming Breishit series titled, "These Are Our Heroes" where we explore what moves, inspires, and challenges our guests about the wide array of epic figures in the book of Breishit.2024-10-1545 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 184 - Parshat Ha'azinu: Being Both the Children and Servants of GodIn this episode with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg, we discuss her new book on the holidays, written in Matan's Kitvuni Program, and how some of its central themes intersect with the Ha'azinu poem.
This episode has been sponsored by one of our listeners in gratitude for the weekly Torah thoughts and wisdom shared on this podcast.2024-09-2945 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 183 – Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech: On Torah Apprenticeship and Communal PerspectivesThis week’s episode with Laurie Novick explores her Torah apprenticeship with R. Yehuda Henkin z"l , his exegetical approach through a commentary on this week’s parsha, the uniqueness of his halakhic writings about women, and his identity as a theologian. It’s a wonderful introduction to the life of a modern posek and what it can look like to be trained by one.
This week’s episode has been sponsored by Aviva Drazin memory of her father Yosef Yehoshua Ben Avraham Shalom and Rivka on his 2nd yahrtzeit2024-09-2349 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 182 - Parshat Ki Tavo: The Dynamic Nature of ViduyWe're back with new weekly content!
Through the prism of the mitzvah of Viduy Ma'asrot appearing in this week's parsha, this conversation with R. Jeff Saks movingly explores the nature of viduy and what this has to offer us during the Elul season.
This week's episode is sponsored in honor of Rabbi Ed and Bobbie Winter's 59th wedding anniversary by their children Lauren Shaham and Ariel and Ilana and Natan Winter.2024-09-1557 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 179 - Parshat Re'eh: A Designated 'Makom'Welcome to the Matan Podcast's summer 'vacation'!
For the next three weeks we will be uploading a parsha episode from our archives with a new introduction by our host, Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble.
In this enriching conversation with Matan’s favorite tour guide Shulie Mishkin, we explore the archeological background of Grizim and Eival and the reason the Torah insists that God be worshipped in a designated ‘place’ (makom).2024-08-2533 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 178 - Parshat Ekev : Communication Is the FoundationIn this conversation, Dr. Tanya White speaks personally and broadly about the wisdom of Rabbi Sacks. She touches upon key points of his philosophy and highlights their interface with this week's parsha.
This week's episode has been sponsored by Sari and Yair Givati in honor of their daughter Yakira's Bat Mitzvah.2024-08-1852 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 173 – Parshat Balak: Symptoms and Root CausesIn this illuminating conversation with Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig, we explore the gap between Moshe and Pinchas’ response to public apostasy in the parsha and how this relates to Rav Yoni’s innovative rabbinic work with the world of mental health.
To learn more about the work of Maaglei Nefesh see their website: https://mnefesh.org/2024-07-1442 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 171 – Parshat Korach: Responses to Internal-Communal ConflictIn this episode with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, we explore Moshe’s reaction to Korach’s criticisms and how this parsha relates to the American campus protests and to the future of interfaith dialogue.2024-06-3049 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 167 - Parshat Bamidbar: Community Structure in the WildernessIn this conversation with Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis, the Rabbanit of Shirat Hatamar in Efrat, we discuss the communal structure present in the parsha and its relationship with contemporary shul communities.
Welcome to our Bamidbar Series titled Community: Between Order and Chaos, where we will be exploring the gap between the vision for community laid out in Bamidbar and the real life challenges to this order presented throughout the book.
Israel as a country and Jewish communities around the world are facing challenges that haven’t been so pronounced for decades. Each community faces something different, both in scale and in...2024-06-0243 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 162 - Parshat Acharei Mot: The Boundaries of TouchIn this wise and candid conversation with Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, we discuss philosophical and practical elements relating to the laws of Shemirat Negiah and Harchakot which both feature in this week's parsha.
We reference our conversation from last year, also on biblical sexual ethics, so here is a link to that episode for those interested:
https://www.matan.org.il/en/online/episode-104-parshat-tazria-metzora-making-sense-of-sexual-prohibitions/
This episode was sponsored in memory of Deanna Lubin z"l by her family.
Linked below are two other podcast episodes with Shayna speaking about Shemirat Negiah:
For parents:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tq3lm5...2024-04-301h 00
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 157 - Parshat Tzav: Remembering the MikdashEpisode 157 - Parshat Tzav: Remembering the Mikdash by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2024-03-2643 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 155: Parshat Pekudei - Betzalel as CreatorIn this moving conversation with R. Michael Hattin, we explore Betzalel's personality and uniqueness as a paradigm of human creator. Along the way we discuss the meaning of 'melacha' on Shabbat and the unique ability humans possess to harness the world's gifts for their use. This podcast has been sponsored by Eli,David and Judah Seidman in honor of their sister, Dr. Bryna Levy and in memory of Elisheva Yehudit bat Bryna Yocheved and Daniel Alexander. May her memory be a blessing.2024-03-1048 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 149 - Parshat Yitro: The Character and Contribution of YitroIn this episode with Rabbanit Neima Novetsky, we discuss the different perspectives on Yitro's character and his role in Moshe's life and personal development. R. David Tzvi Hoffman's Torah commentary is showcased in this conversation as well as the contribution of Alhatorah.org to the study and teaching of Torah.
Our Shemot series focuses on 19th-20th century Jewish thinkers and their perspective on the parsha.2024-01-2750 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 148 - Parshat Beshalach: The Exodus in Its Original ContextIn this fascinating conversation with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, we discuss the significant parallels between Ancient Egyptian texts and the Song at the Sea and how this kind of study can be a portal into a deeper understanding of Torah.
Here is the link to the Mosaic article referenced in the conversation.
https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/history-ideas/2015/03/was-there-an-exodus/
Our Shemot series focuses on 19th-20th century Jewish thinkers and their perspective on the parsha.2024-01-2145 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 147 - Parshat Bo: Who is Pharaoh, Anyways?In this conversation with Matan's Academic Director and Rashat Bet Midrash, Dr. Yael Ziegler speaks with us about the literary and theological role of Pharaoh in the exodus story.
This week's episode has been dedicated by Sara Averick and Jose Rosenfeld in honor of their children.
Our Shemot series focuses on 19th-20th century Jewish thinkers and their perspective on the parsha.2024-01-1441 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 145 - Parshat Vaera: Why Enslavement?In this conversation with Rabbanit Dr. Adina Sternberg we discuss Nechama Leibowitz's unique teaching style and contribution to Torah learning through her insights on the experience of enslavement.
Our Shemot series focuses on 19th-20th century Jewish thinkers and their perspective on the parsha.2024-01-0738 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 144 - Parshat Shemot: When It All ChangedIn this two-pronged conversation with the 18Forty Podcast host David Bashevkin and R. Yitzchak Blau, we explore the world shifts that deeply impacted Jewish life and thought in the 19th and 20th centuries.
This episode opens our series on Shemot which focuses on 19th-20th century Jewish thinkers and their perspectives on the parsha.2023-12-311h 02
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 143 - Parshat Vayechi: Tying Up Loose EndsIn this conversation with Dr. Nechama Price, we discuss the moving ways in which the closing parsha of Bereshit concludes a series of plot elements left open throughout the book.
This concludes our series on Bereshit focused on choseness and choices. Chazak, Chazak, V'nitchazek!
Stay tuned for our conversation on Shemot!2023-12-2449 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 142 - Parshat Vayigash: Present and Future BrotherhoodThis conversation with Adina Blaustein explores the climactic interaction between Yosef and Yehuda that opens this week's parsha, as well as the Haftora reading's commentary on their relationship.
This episode has been sponsored in honor of Bobby Winter's birthday by her family.
This episode is part of Matan’s Bereshit series titled Choseness and Choices. The book of Bereshit is propelled forward by God’s chosen representatives: Adam, Noach, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, but these messengers impact the world because of the choices they make. It is the nexus between being chosen and the human choices that actualize the divine will in t...2023-12-1739 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 136 - Parshat Toldot: The Roots of a RuseThis conversation with educator and podcast host Rabbanit Anne Gordon, explores Yaakov's foundational motivations for stealing Esav's blessing and whether he even needed to at all.
This Bereshit series is titled Choseness and Choices. The book of Bereshit is propelled forward by God’s chosen representatives: Adam, Kayin, Noach, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, but these messengers impact the world because of the choices they make. It is the nexus between being chosen and the human choices that actualize the divine will in the world that is explored in this series.2023-11-1233 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 127 - Sukkot: Kohelet and EdenIn this special episode for Sukkot we speak with David Curwin, who recently published Kohelet: A Map to Eden, about some of the ideas he explores in his new book.
Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble returns in one week as our weekly podcast host where she and her guests will explore the theme of Chosenness and Choices in the book of Breishit.2023-09-2641 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 116 - Parshat Matot-Masei: The Journeys Along The WayIn this conversation with Channa Lockshin Bob, we explore the parsha's list of wilderness stops and the tense request of some of the tribes to remain in the Transjordan.
This marks the closing of our series on Bamidbar titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility. Each episode explored the manner in which the parsha’s events reflected the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness period.2023-07-0941 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 115: Parshat Pinchas: Mining and Undermining The Request for InheritanceIn this conversation with beloved Tanakh teacher Judy Klitsner, she uncovers the biblical roots of Zelophehad's daughters' request and highlights the incident's connection with several previous narratives in the Torah.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility. Each episode explores the manner in which the parsha’s events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness period.2023-07-0236 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 114 - Parshat Balak: Outside InIn this conversation with Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we explore the literary, theological, and spiritual import of the parsha's sudden shift to a non-Israelite narrative point of view.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha’s events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness period.2023-06-2536 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 113 - Parshat Chukat: The Changing of the GuardIn this candid conversation with Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw, we speak about the parsha's central themes of death and loss refracted through the passing of the nation's wilderness leaders.
We mention this conversation with R. Dr. Shlomo Brody on the Orthodox Conundrum Podcast:
https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/organ-donation-living-wills-dnr-dementia-and-more-confronting-end-of-life-before-the-end-of-life-with-rabbi-dr-shlomo-brody-160/
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha’s events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-06-1833 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 112 - Parshat Korah: Conflict Resolution in the WildernessIn this conversation with Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, we discuss the emotional and psychological foundations of the rebellions in Parshat Korah and the various tactics of resolution utilized.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha’s events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-06-1136 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 111 - Parshat Shelah:On Lifequakes and the Spy NarrativeIn this conversation with Rabbanit Mali Brofsky we discuss the sin of the spies and the various responses to it as a critical turning point in the nation's maturation process.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-06-0331 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 110 - Parshat Bha'alotcha: A Crisis of LeadershipIn this conversation with Dr. Yael Ziegler, we explore the catalysts for Moshe's leadership crisis and the role this episode plays in the nation's wilderness journey.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-05-2843 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 109 - Parshat Naso: The (Potentially) Adulteress Woman and Communal ProtocolIn this fascinating conversation with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash we discuss several communal themes in the parsha, how the Sotah ritual can catalyze a process of marital repair and ways this might be imported into other issues of communal responsibility.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-05-2037 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 108 : Parshat Bamidbar: The Individual and the CollectiveIn this conversation with Dr. Tanya White we touch upon some of Bamidbar's central themes while also discussing the significance of the census that opens the book.
Our series on Bamidbar is titled,Growing Pains: The Journey Towards Responsibility and each episode explores the manner in which the parsha's events reflect the maturation of the people and Moshe’s leadership during the wilderness.2023-05-1442 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastLive Podcast Recording: Teaching Tanakh TodayIn honor of reaching our 100th episode, Dr. Yael Ziegler and podcast host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble sat down in front of a live audience to speak about their love for Tanakh and the challenges they face teaching timeless texts in the modern classroom.
Show Notes:
The story behind the podcast 0:53
Teaching Tanakh Today 9:49
Audience question 1:03:582023-03-151h 14
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 97 - Parshat Teruma : Getting to Know the MishkanIn this illuminating conversation with Malka Hubscher, we touch upon the central function of the Mishkan as well as the particulars of its construction.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.2023-02-1940 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 96 - Parshat Mishpatim: Understanding the Concept of CovenantIn this invaluable conversation with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, we discuss the way covenants were created in ancient societies and how this knowledge sheds light on related concepts in the Torah and on one's relationship with God.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.2023-02-1233 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 95 - Parshat Yitro: When 'the Other' IlluminatesIn this enlightening conversation with Matan lecturer and Kitvuni scholar Yael Leibowitz, we discuss several examples of the biblical 'Other'- such as Yitro- whose role it often is to contrast Israelite behavior.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.2023-02-0534 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 94 - Parshat Beshalach: The Power of TransitionIn this illuminating conversation with Matan Lecturer Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we discuss why Israel's crossing of the sea was in some ways more monumental for the nation than the exodus itself.
This week's episode has been dedicated in memory of Cantor Jacob Rosenbaum-Yakov Tzvi Ben Dovid- by his granddaughter Dara Goldschmidt. He is remembered as being intentional about his grand parenting, instilling in his grandchildren a love for Israel as well as using his cantorial skills to teach them songs that continue to play in their mind and hearts.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation...2023-01-2936 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 93 - Parshat Bo: The Exodus, Present and FutureIn this conversation with Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann Libson, we speak about the parsha's fascinating oscillation between the nation's experience of the exodus from Egypt and the laws that institutionalized it for generations.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.
This week’s episode is dedicated in memory of Lili Weil, it was around Lili...2023-01-2136 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 92 - Parshat Vaera: The Purposes of the PlaguesIn this conversation with Dr. Yael Ziegler, we explore the Egyptian legacies God wanted the nation to leave behind and the function of the plagues as punitive punishment and as a powerful educational tool.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.
This week’s episode has been dedicated by Sharon Hirsch and Ellan Levi...2023-01-1541 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 91 - Parshat Shemot: The Crafting of MemoryIn this fascinating conversation with Rav Mike Feuer, host of The Jewish Story Podcast, we dive deep into the intentionality required by the Torah to craft a version of the Exodus story that would guide us for eternity.
Our podcast series on Shemot focuses on Identity and Nationality Formation. We’re going to try and address the big biblical themes of slavery, redemption, society building, and commitment to a binding code of law as well as explore together with our guests how we can anchor these big ideas in our modern lives.2023-01-0836 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 80 - Parshat Noach: Family As the Foundation of CivilizationIn this conversation with rabbi and philosophy professor Dr. Sam Lebens, we speak about how the parsha presents family as the basis of civilization through study of the Babel narrative in Bereshit 11.
Our episodes on the book of Bereshit focus on family and interpersonal dynamics. These conversations are candid, insightful, and respectful. We aim not to psychoanalyze the biblical figures, but to learn from them as we stumble through our own beautifully messy lives.2022-10-2436 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 79 - Parshat Bereishit: Intimacy As the Family's FoundationIn this first episode of a new season, podcast host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble sits down with returning guest Rabbanit Rachel Weber Leshaw to speak about the Torah's suggested perspectives on couples and intimacy in the opening chapters of Breishit and how this serves as a guidepost throughout the entire book.
Our episodes on the book of Bereshit focus on family and interpersonal dynamics. These conversations are candid, insightful, and respectful. We aim not to psychoanalyze the biblical figures, but to learn from them as we stumble through our own beautifully messy lives.
This week's episode has been dedicated by...2022-10-1834 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 74 - Parshat Ki Tavo: Happiness in the Service of GodIn this sweeping conversation, Matan faculty member and tour guide Rivi Frankel brings the personality of the late R. Dr. Avraham Twersky to life and his moving psychological insight into a puzzling idea in this week's parsha.
This episode has been dedicated in memory of Dr. Dodi Tobin z"l, cherished teacher and director of the Matan Bellows Eshkolot Educators Institute for Tanakh at Matan.2022-09-1132 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 73 - Parshat Ki Tetzeh: The Mouth That Eats and SpeaksIn this candid conversation with Dr. Chana Shacham-Rosby, we speak about two commandments from this week's parsha surrounding the mouth, in its full glory and weakness.2022-09-0434 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 67 - Parshat Masei: Journeying with the Ba'al Shem TovIn this moving conversation with Matan faculty member and returning podcast guest Rabbanit Yafit Clymer, we explore the contributions made by the Ba'al Shem Tov to the world of Torah and his commentary on the parsha's opening list of desert encampments.2022-07-2432 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 63 - Parshat Chukat: Moshe's Leadership, Then and NowIn this moving conversation with Rachel Sharansky Danziger, we speak about the style, greatness, and limitations of Moshe's leadership and how they all manifest in this week's parsha.2022-06-2631 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 60 - Parshat Beha'alotcha: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l on HumilityIn this conversation with returning guest and Matan Faculty member Tanya White, we speak about Rabbi Sacks' perspective on the parsha and what it really means to ask for help.
Show Notes:
A link to the R. Sacks' article discussed
https://www.rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/behaalotcha/from-pain-to-humility/
R. Sacks' TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QFwhWmC3U2022-06-0635 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 57 - Parshat Behukotai: The Roots and Uprooting of a NationIn this conversation with longtime educator Ilana Goldstein Saks, we discuss the parsha through the prism of its Haftara (prophetic portion) in Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 and the role Shemita observance plays in the fate of Israel.2022-05-1534 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastParshat Behukotai: The Roots and Uprooting of a NationIn this conversation with longtime educator Ilana Goldstein Saks, we discuss the parsha through the prism of its Haftara (prophetic portion) in Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 and the role Shemita observance plays in the fate of Israel.2022-05-1234 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 55 - Parshat Emor: Economic Perspectives on the Holiday CycleIn this candid conversation with venture capitalist and author Michael Eisenberg, we speak about economic perspectives on the holiday cycle detailed in this week's parsha and why this perspective is important for Torah study and for the spiritual character of the modern State of Israel.
Michael's Book Recommendations:
The Lonely Man of Faith, R. Joseph Soloveitchik
https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Man-Faith-Joseph-Soloveitchik/dp/0385514085/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lonely+man+of+faith&qid=1648110660&s=books&sprefix=lonely+man+of+%2Cstripbooks%2C283&sr=1-1
Halakhic Man, R. Joseph Soloveitchik
https://www.amazon.com/Halakhic-Man-Rabbi-Joseph-Soloveitchik/dp/0827603975/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ML9YHGBV7DGC&keywords=halachik+man...2022-05-0131 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 54 - Parshat Kedoshim: Love Through the Eyes of Rebbe AkivaIn this conversation with Morat Halakha and Matan Hasharon Faculty member Rabbanit Karen Miller Jackson, we explore Rabbi Akiva's perspective on love and Torah, inspired by the injunction to love one's fellow Jew in this week's parsha.
Episode Notes:
Karen's Website with her weekly writings:
https://karenmillerjackson.com/2022-04-2628 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 45 - Parshat Vayakel: Physicality and Creativity through the eyes of Shai AgnonThis week's episode is dedicated in memory of Sara Litton z"l
In this wonderful and whimsical conversation with world-reknowned Agnon scholar Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, he retells the Agnon short story Sign of Pisces (Mazal Dagim) and how it speaks to the fundamental spiritual struggle embodied by the Mishkan.
If you would like to sponsor a podcast in honor or memory of a loved one write us at podcast@matan.org.il.2022-02-2043 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 36 - Parshat Shemot: Cassuto and the Exodus in its Ancient Egyptian ContextWelcome to a new season of One on One!
In the coming months, we will be releasing a 30-minute conversation on each week's parsha. Each week a new guest will converse with our host, Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble about a figure--ancient, pre-modern, contemporary--who has written an idea that sheds new light on our weekly portions.
In this fascinating conversation between Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and seasoned Matan tour guide Shulie Mishkin, they discuss some significant messages of the Exodus story only understandable in light of ancient Egyptian culture. R. Moshe David Cassuto is the figure showcased in the episode.
Show...2021-12-2133 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 31 - Universal Suffering in the Eyes of Contemporary Philosophy (4/4)In this final episode of the series, Yosefa and Tanya transition out of the Holocaust into the most recent event of national suffering: Covid. Through a combination of modern philosophical responses and personal reflection, this episode captures the gamut of responses experienced in the past two and half years to the pandemic.
NOTE! Next week--Wednesday Nov. 24th at 8:30 pm (Israeli time) --LIVE FACEBOOK EVENT!
Share your thoughts and questions with us before we air at podcast@matan.org.il
Links to sources and books mentioned in Episode 4:
R. Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg on the 3 covenants:
https://rabbiirvinggreenberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1...2021-11-171h 09
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 27 - V'zot ha-beracha: How to Die BetterEnjoy the final parsha shiur in this series given by Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble on V'zot ha-beracha: How to Die Better
Thank you for joining us for this series! Stay tuned for the coming season of One on One, hosted by Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble.2021-09-2627 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 26 - Shirat Ha'azinu, a song for generationsEnjoy this week's short shiur on Parshat Ha'azinu given by Rivi Frankel:
Shirat Ha'azinu, a song for generations.
Stay tuned for new upcoming episodes of Matan's One on One podcast!2021-09-1439 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 24 - Choice and the Circle of LifeEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Nitzavim given by Dr. Chana Tannenbaum: Choice and the Circle of Life.2021-08-3130 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 23 - Land & Law, History & HalakhaEnjoy this week's parsha shiur on Parshat Ki Tavo given by Rabbanit Shani Taragin: Land & Law, History & Halakha2021-08-2250 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 22 - The Beautiful Captive Woman: A New Look at Midrashic SourcesEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Ki Tetze given by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, "The Beautiful Captive Woman: A New Look at Midrashic Sources."2021-08-1731 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 21 - "The Calf That Ties Devarim and Breishit Together."Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Shoftim given by Rabbanit Surale Rosen, "The Calf That Ties Devarim and Breishit Together."2021-08-1030 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 20 - The Torah’s Sensitivity to AnimalsEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Re'eh given by Margot (Reinstein) Botwinick, “Don’t Cook a Goat in its Mother’s Milk”: The Torah’s Sensitivity to Animals."2021-08-0337 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 19 - Rain and Rivers: The Difference between Israel and EgyptEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Ekev given by Dr. Yael Ziegler:
Rain and Rivers: The Difference between Israel and Egypt2021-07-2739 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 18- On the Importance of ListeningEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Va'etchanan given by Rabbanit Leah Herzog: On the Importance of Listening.2021-07-2034 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 17 - A Sage is Greater than a ProphetEnjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Devarim given by Rabbanit Rebecca Linzer: A Sage is Greater than a Prophet.2021-07-1235 min
Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 16 - Season Finale: Women Writing Torah with Dr. Erica Brown (7/7)In this honest and raw conversation with Dr. Erica Brown, we dive deep into the gifts and the challenges of the writing process. She opens up about her surprising journey into the Torah world and shares hard-earned wisdom gained over the years teaching and writing over ten books. This closes One on One's series on Women and Writing. What a moving journey it has been!
Join us each week of Sefer Devarim for a short Parsha shiur given by Matan faculty.
We will be back after the holidays with new One on One episodes.2021-06-271h 11Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastEpisode 9 - From Dream to Reality: Creating Matan with Rabbanit Malke BinaIn this intimate conversation about the shaping of a world of women's learning, Rabbanit Malka Bina shares Matan history as well as moving personal stories.
With this conversation, we close the first season of this podcast, speaking with the unique woman who created it all. Stay tuned for the next season in which we delve into women's Torah writing, leading and other fascinating topics.2021-05-0253 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastממורדת למרקידה-לדמותה של מרים | טפת הלפריןממורדת למרקידה-לדמותה של מרים | טפת הלפרין by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-301h 08Matan: One on One Parsha Podcastמבט לדברי הימים על פי נאום אביה ודמותו של אסא | טפת הלפריןמבט לדברי הימים על פי נאום אביה ודמותו של אסא | טפת הלפרין by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-301h 06Matan: One on One Parsha Podcastהזהות בסימן שאלה | הרב דניאל יוסף אפשטייןהזהות בסימן שאלה | הרב דניאל יוסף אפשטיין by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-261h 07Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastWomen in Sefer shemot: learning to live with uncertainty then and today | Tanya whiteWomen in Sefer shemot: learning to live with uncertainty then and today | Tanya white by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-261h 08Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastYeshayahu Perek 1 | Leah HerzogYeshayahu Perek 1 | Leah Herzog by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-2521 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastמה נשתנה הלילה הזה | חשיבות השאלהמה נשתנה הלילה הזה | חשיבות השאלה by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-2434 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastמפגשבוע - עם פרשנים | רבקה בשמפגשבוע - עם פרשנים | רבקה בש by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-2436 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastהמוסר היהודי | הרב עידו פכטרהמוסר היהודי | הרב עידו פכטר by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-2345 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastמבוא למקובלים הישראליים | הרב ד"ר צחי הרשקוביץמבוא למקובלים הישראליים | הרב ד"ר צחי הרשקוביץ by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-181h 21Matan: One on One Parsha PodcastVaYakhel Pekudei | Karen Miller JacksonVaYakhel Pekudei | Karen Miller Jackson by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-1820 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastגדול וקטן בחמץ ובכל השנה | הרב צבי קורןגדול וקטן בחמץ ובכל השנה | הרב צבי קורן by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-1841 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastכל אחד צריך שתיהיה לו איזה יציאה ממצרים | רבנית אשרה קורןכל אחד צריך שתיהיה לו איזה יציאה ממצרים | רבנית אשרה קורן by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-1847 minMatan: One on One Parsha PodcastSecond Introduction to Devarim | Dr. Chana TannenbaumSecond Introduction to Devarim | Dr. Chana Tannenbaum by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-1848 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastשיעור הכנה לפסח | הרב מרק קוזבסקישיעור הכנה לפסח | הרב מרק קוזבסקי by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-1659 minMatan: One on One Parsha Podcastפרשת כי תשא | הרב מרק קוזבסקיפרשת כי תשא | הרב מרק קוזבסקי by Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast2020-03-161h 01