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Yeshiva of Newark Podcast
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastParshas Ekev- Davening for a Gold Medal-with Rabbi Francis NatafPlease click on this link to contribute whatever you can to keep this podcast on the air: https://thechesedfund.com/yeshivaofnewarkpodcast/keeping-the-ark-afloat When does prayer have a role, if at all, in sports? Could asking God to intercede on behalf of the Israeli Olympic Team be considered laudable? Rabbi Nataf notes that American political commentator, David French, seems to echo the Ramban on this week's parsha. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal...
2025-08-1419 minYeshiva of Newark Podcast
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastParshas Devorim-Was Moshe a Postmodernist?-with Rabbi Francis Natafhttps://thechesedfund.com/yeshivaofnewarkpodcast/keeping-the-ark-afloat In Sefer Devorim, Moshe seems to have his own narrative of the story of the spies that we read in Bemidbar. Is that because he was a postmodernist before his time? See what Abarbanel, Nietzsche and Rav Kook have to add to this discussion. To get the most of this episode, you will need to follow this source sheet -  https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/331049?lang=bi Rabbi Francis Nataf is a respected educator, writer and thinker, well known for his ability to find new ways of looking at text a...
2025-07-3122 minYeshiva of Newark Podcast
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastParshas Balak-Answers Often Lie Within Yourself-with Rabbi Francis Natafhttps://thechesedfund.com/yeshivaofnewarkpodcast/keeping-the-ark-afloat This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate
2025-07-1011 minYeshiva of Newark Podcast
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastParshas Miketz-Was Immanuel Kant more Ethical than the Avos and Shevatim?-with Rabbi Francis Natafon this link to contribute whatever you can to keep this podcast on the air:  This proud edifice is in real danger of toppling and disappearing.  We need the help of our listeners to continue to record and edit, and to promote a product that has been a balm and instructive to so many.  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jew...
2024-12-2617 minYeshiva of Newark Podcast
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastRabbi Francis Nataf on Shoftim-Why You Can't Trust Yourself in Elul and What to do About iton this link to contribute whatever you can to keep this podcast on the air:  https://thechesedfund.com/yeshivaofnewarkpodcast/keeping-the-ark-afloat  With downloads approaching the million mark-and an archival library numbering in the thousands, the Yeshiva ofNewark Podcast has been striving to continuously upgrade our content, and professionalize our audio sound, along with altering approaches in light ofmuch appreciated listener feedback.  A niche has been carved out that resonates with many on the wid...
2024-09-0517 minTHE OBLIGATION OF MEMORY On-Demand Jewish Culture and Holocaust/10.7 Remembrance JCHRnow.circle.so
THE OBLIGATION OF MEMORY On-Demand Jewish Culture and Holocaust/10.7 Remembrance JCHRnow.circle.soThe Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group presents...Trauma Support Group Havurah A Rabbis Forum a discussion about the War in Israel and the Shoah with Audience ParticipationThe Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group presents...Trauma Support Group Havurah A Rabbis Forum a discussion about the War in Israel and the Shoah with Audience Participation Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg (New Jersey), Rabbi Francis Nataf (Israel), Rabbi Jerry Kowalski (NYC), and Rabbi Sheryl Kamen (Texas). Moderated by Jeffery Giesener - Founder of the Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance JCHRnow.com and JCHR Facebook Group. Program produced 11.7.2023
2023-11-161h 47Jewish Quest
Jewish Quest92 - Shelach with Rabbi Francis NatafRabbi Francis Nataf is a Jerusalem based thinker, writer, and educator. He is the author of the Redeeming Relevance in the Torah series and of many articles on religious thought, biblical studies, and current events and is Associate Editor of the Jewish Bible Quarterly. He is known for his independent thought and creativity that simultaneously puts him to the right and to the left of everyone he knows. 
2023-06-1223 minThe Ḥabura
The ḤaburaThe Role of Community in the Formulation of Halakha - Rabbi Francis NatafRabbi Francis Nataf is a Jerusalem based thinker, writer, and educator. He is the author of the Redeeming Relevance in the Torah series and of many articles on religious thought, biblical studies, and current events and is Associate Editor of the Jewish Bible Quarterly. He is known for his independent thought and creativity that simultaneously puts him to the right and to the left of everyone he knows. Stay updated: WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LAurH2Lw3y92gF31PhzN42We are an online and global Bet Midrash with international students, striving to...
2023-05-151h 07ОКНО в ПАРИЖ
ОКНО в ПАРИЖFrancis Goya, Michele Arnaud, France Gall и другие в программе "Окно в Париж".Продолжаем бороздить звёздное небо франкофонии. В этом выпуске в нашем распоряжении девять композиций, которые охватывают диапазон от 50-60-х годов ХХ века до наши дней: Francis Goya, Michele Arnaud, France Gall, Pierre Porte и другие исполнители. Треклист передачи: 1. Francis Goya – Feelings 2. Michele Arnaud - La valse a mille temps 3. Mallaury Nataf - Fleur sauvage 4. France Gall - Poupee de cire poupee de son 5. Disiz - Ca va aller 6. Elisa Tovati Michael Miro - Elle a fait un bebe toute seule 7. Fernand Gignac - C'etait plus fort que tout 8. Corneille - Jusqu'a demain peut-etre 9. Fabien Biancalani - Reviens mon amour 10. Pierre Porte - Сarnaval a Venise Ведущая - Наталья Истарова. Автор текста и подбора музыки - московский коллекционер и ценитель французской эстрады, Александр Золотухин. ✅Партнер программы - компания МОСКАЗАН. Лучшая чугунная посуда для приготовления настоящих превосходных мясных и других блюд! ‣Телефон 8(800) 444 5038 ‣Подробности на сайте: moskazan.ru Слушайте каждый четверг в 20-00 на MOTORADIO.online Все подкасты этой серии по ссылке: https://france.podster.fm/ 🎧 👉 слушать iOS: https://tinyurl.com/2p922j5d 🎧 👉 слушать Android: https://tinyurl.com/2u64sjy2 #окновпариж #франция #французскаямузыка #французскаяэстрада #motoradio
2022-03-2538 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafBalfour, Maharal and the Oldest Rabbi Joke EverThis episode is all about nuance and those who understood it. Whether in politics, in spirituality or in everyday life, we should not be asking who is right as much as how right is this one and how right is that one. Listen and find out why. (Sponsorship information at the end of the episode.)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-12-3013 minRandom Culture Club
Random Culture ClubL'erreur 404 : Apocalypse Now, JP Nataf, Code 404, Columbo, FangsDeuxième épisode du Random Culture Club, le podcast où on tire au sort un sujet sur wikipedia qui sert de thématique culturelle à chqaue émission ! Précédemment dans le Random Culture Club : Alors que le tirage au sort avait désigné l'Erreur 404 comme sujet de la prochaine émission, il paraissait évident qu'un tel sujet requérait une équipe de choc. Sylvain  et Marvin  sont donc venus à la rescousse de Florence  et Martin  !  On va donc parler aujourd'hui de : - Apocalypse Now et...
2021-10-051h 43The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWas Moshe a Postmodernist?In Deuteronomy, Moshe seems to have his own narrative of the story of the spies that we read in Bemidbar. Is that because he was a postmodernist before his time? See what Abarbanel, Nietzsche and Rav Kook have to add to this discussion. To get the most of this episode, you will need to follow this source sheet -  https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/331049?lang=bi--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-09-3021 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWhy You Can't Trust Yourself in Elul and What to do About itIt is normal to be subjective, but when it comes to making decisions, it is wise to minimize it. While we can do that reasonably well in that department when it comes to others, it is much harder when it comes to ourselves. Here are a few strategies in how to compensate for that.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-08-1117 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafCan We Pray for Sports?When does prayer have a role, if at all, in sports? When American political commentator, David French, echoes Ramban on this week's parsha. And whether the Israeli Olympic team might be different.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-07-2619 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWomen Rabbis and the Daughters of TzelofehadHow does one go about seeking legitimate change and the real problem with women rabbis. Why women rabbis are less of a problem than you might think, but one that must be reckoned with nevertheless. In a short phrase ignored by most readers, the daughters of Tzelofehad show great wisdom and teach all of us important lessons about gaining the trust of community leaders. Listen and find out!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-06-2919 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafBulls and Bears, Evolution and Why R. Yehoshua Preferred ShortcutsJoin me as we discuss our love of shortcuts and how Jewish history and texts warn us about their inefficacy. Also, why was Rav Kook so enthusiastic about evolution? And also, an important correction to one of my first published essays, because our long term is often really just the short term.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-06-1620 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafDissent, Orthoprax and Red Lines - A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Gidon RothsteinListen to this freewheeling discussion about what rabbis and teachers want to accomplish and some of the obstacles they face. Also, should we be excited about the possibly first identifiably religious Prime Minister of Israel? And when, why and how should we disagree with what we see around us?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-05-3020 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafEqual Marriages and Relating to GodKings and servants, husbands and wives. What metaphors can still be used for the relationship between God and man? And another open question, digging into an insight from Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe, z'l.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-05-2016 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafBad Bus Drivers, Risk and FaithIt seems that the Torah wants us to be exposed to risk in certain contexts, such as with shemitah. How are we to deal with that - is there a middle road or should we try to find other avenues to God-awareness? I remain with the question but provide some possible guideposts along the way.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-05-0417 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafIs it a Symphony or is it Jazz?Rabbi Natan Lopes Cardozo once wrote an essay called Halacha as Symphony, but Netziv relates to kedushah like jazz music. The importance of using the best possible metaphors and why metaphors are better than abstract explanations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-04-2018 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafGroundhog Day, the Israeli Elections and Collective PunishmentNo, our intention was not that the Israeli elections are collective punishment, though it would appear that they are. Rather what is intended is that the Torah's underlying justification of collective punishment, possibly found in this week's parsha, may be the key to getting out of the Groundhog Day cycle that the Israeli elections have become. Listen and found out why.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-04-0616 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafIs Machmir Always Better?In view of the various stringinices Jews take on during and before Pesach, we discuss when a person should be machmir and when not; understanding that there are always considerations in both directions.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-03-2117 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWomen's Day and the Voice of SarahWhy is International Women's Day controversial in the Czech Republic and a national holiday in Vietnam? And what does that have to do with this week's parsha and the golden calf? More importantly, what does the Jewish tradition hope we will gain by emphasizing gender differences rather than blurring them? Listen and find out!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-03-0815 minOpen Book with Eitan and Itai
Open Book with Eitan and ItaiThe Importance of Tanakh with Rabbi Francis Nataf (Episode 5a)Purim Sameach! We are so grateful here in Jerusalem for a THREE DAY Purim.  Rabbi Francis Nataf originally learned under Nechama Leibowitz and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book series on Chumash, Redeeming Relevance, and the host of the "Parsha!, etc. with Francis Nataf" Podcast. Drawing a hard line when it comes to looking at the biblical text with an analytical eye, Rabbi Nataf has earned his place amongst the biblical commentators of old. Based in Jerusalem, Rabbi Nataf is a successful writer and educator having written a...
2021-02-2747 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafEsther's Da'as Torah (and ours)What does the Torah expect from us when halacha does not tell us what to do? That's when da'as Torah comes in, but what does it mean and how should we use it? More importantly, how do we develop our own da'as Torah? Reading Esther's story can give us a great deal of guidance and help us understand why it is so important to prepare oneself for such situations.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-02-2218 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafConverts, Covid and CommunityWhat do converts have to do with Judaism' tribal consistency and why Covid present a test for our communities as we start coming out of our shells. Listen and see what Ohr HaChaim, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Robert Putnam add to the discussion.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-02-0918 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafVaccines, Scarcity and the Limits of Jewish UniversalismThe stupidity of some critics notwithstanding, there is an ethical issue about Israel stepping to the front of the vaccine line. Find out what it is, why Jews tend to love the whole world so much and its limits.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2021-01-2518 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafDo You Speak Yosef or Yehudah?What the limits of bilingualism tell us about why Jews (and other humans) have a hard time getting along. A little about Elu veElu and why we don't really believe it.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-12-2714 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWas Kant More Ethical than the Avot?While Kant says to never lie, many stories in Bereishit would seem to lead us in the opposite direction. But perhaps that is because there are some things even more important than truth. Regardless, why did Yehudah finally break out of this pattern and tell the truth, even if his father had to suffer from it? Listen and find out.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-12-1418 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafThe Patriarch who Became an Ax-murdererWhat is our responsibility towards those who have taken the wrong path? Midrashim and commentaries tell us that there are things our ancestors might have done with Esav to have brought about a better outcome. But also listen to how we got it right many centuries later with the young Akiva who hated Torah scholars. The question this episode leaves us with is which path are we following today? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-11-2916 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafIsrael, Sudan and our Hungry ForefathersWhy does a country on the Nile need wheat from Israel? What has changed since the time of Avraham and Yitzchak when famine worked in the opposite direction; and can it ever change back?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-11-1515 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWhat Makes You Pray?Did Avraham face a "Lucy football?" If so, what was the point of the story of his prayer for Sodom? Perhaps to show us that you can tell a great deal about a person simply by what they pray for.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-11-0115 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafSilencing as Killing - Why Trump and Biden Need to Study Parshat NoachIf God taught Adam about murder, why did He teach it again to Noach? Perhaps the problem with murder is not as intuitive as we might think. And what does that have to do with Walter Kaufmann's observation that America would never elect a president that is serious about his religion?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-10-1716 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWas Moses a Success or a Failure? - Beta Podcast 15The final episode of the beta-series (season 1) reflects on the nature of achievements and the positive side of unrealistic goals. Had Moses been less ambitious, he may have been more successful in the short term at the cost of not making a difference in the long term.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-10-0512 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafWhy Jews Need to be Missionaries - Beta Podcast 14Thomas Cahill, Netziv and the Lubavitcher Rebbe all agree about the tremendous impact Jews can have on the rest of the world. So why are we not doing anything about it? As the world is opening to the Jewish people, we need to think about what we want to transmit and how we propose to do it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-09-0613 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafHave an Apple and a Glass of Wine - Beta Podcast 13As we come to the end of the summer, its time to remember to take God back with us into our routines. The best strategy to do that is to make proper blessing on the things that God has given us to enjoy. Check out one of the most important teaching of the Rambam and remember it the next time you see a sunset.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-08-2715 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafSeeing God in Nehama Liebowitz' British Hound Dogs - Beta Podcast 12How does polite public discourse prevent us from seeing God in our world? The unspoken ground rules of liberal states should not dictate how we speak, and prevent us from mentioning God or His will as we understand it. Instead we should follow the example of Christian intellectuals like Yale University's Stephen Carter, not to mention our own greats such as Nehama Leibowitz, Seforno and Netziv.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-08-0918 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafJanis Joplin, Bari Weiss and Moshe Rabbenu? - Beta Podcast 11What do these three very different individuals have in common? We return to the subject of what any speaker or writer must take into account when addressing others. and when listeners make it unfairly and counter-productively too constricting.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-07-2717 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafIs There Still Room for an Unpopular Idea: We are not Created Equal - Beta Podcast 10A discussion of the intolerant climate for those of us who think differently. Am I afraid to voice an unpopular idea? Here goes: The notion that all men are created equal is a modern myth. Find out why and what it has to do with Parshat Matot. Hint: Why does Moshe only discuss vows with the tribal leaders?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-07-1214 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafMoshe's Call for Help and the Feminization of Society - Beta Podcast 9Looking back at Moshe's earlier call for help at the beginning of Bemidbar's complaints, Rashi (11:15) says that he became weak like a woman. What does that mean and how is it brought full circle with the Pinchas' bold move.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-06-2811 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafHow to Succeed in Failure - Beta Podcast 8Looking at Moshe's strange response to God's anger in this week's parsha, something Churchill said (or maybe not) and some of the complaints about our leaders' responses to Corona can all help us be better at failing...--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-06-1411 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafComplaining about Complaining - Beta Podcast 7Things begin to fall apart with a small complaint - sound familiar? It is the story of in Parshat Beha'alotecha, but it is a story that we see all the time. The pros and cons of criticism and when and how to do it.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-06-0112 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafAnthropology, Math and Science - Beta Podcast 6What it takes to understand the rectangular nature of the degalim in this week's parsha (and the many other rectangles in the Torah. Come and listen to a "backstage tour" of the tools of the trade and the final results: Opening up our central relationships to the commitments of others.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-05-1812 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafThe Problem with Death - and Its not What You Think - Beta Podcast 5Death, immortality and who should we quote? While the latter remains an open question, you will hear an Anglican poet of the 16th century quoted, but not a modern actor. More to the point is understanding that how we view death and immortality will shape a great deal of how we look at life.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-05-0311 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafThe Interfaith Carcass and True Isolation - Beta Podcast 4Who was the pious man that praised the carcass' teeth? We will likely never know, but the story is approved by the three great monotheistic faiths. That leads us into taking advantage of our isolation and using it for therapeutic spiritual growth, just like that which is mandated for the metzora in Parshat Tazria.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-04-1910 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafCorona and the Prayers of Nissan (Praying the Way we Always Wanted) - Beta Podcast 3Turning the challenge of praying at home into an opportunity - what to do differently than we do when we are at the synagogue and what to do the same. Thoughts for making this Nissan a growth exercise for our prayers.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-03-2810 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafFrankenstein, Prometheus and the Creation of Fire - Beta Podcast 2How natural is fire to man? The Jews vs. the Greeks and what R. Yose teaches us about the nature of man, God and powerful tools.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-03-1508 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafTaking Risks - Beta Podcast 1The risks of living in Israel, studying philosophy and being chosen - all from this week's parsha - Tetzaveh. And check out the accompanying article.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-03-0406 minThe Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis Nataf
The Parsha, ETC! with Rabbi Francis NatafLearning Torah with Your Spouse, Making it a Growth Experience and not a BattlefieldRabbi Nataf uses a text about Rabbi Meir and Bruriah to talk with young marrieds at Yeshivat Darchei Noam/Midreshet Rachel veChaya about the benefits of learning with your spouse and some of the common pitfalls to avoid.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francis-nataf/support
2020-03-0157 min