JTS Torah Commentary

Mar 04 2025 394 ep. 7 mins 313
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JTS's weekly commentary on parashat hashavua and the holidays, published for over 20 years, is enjoyed by thousands of readers every week. The commentary features select faculty, students, and staff from across JTS. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast and bring Torah from JTS wherever you go.

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Remembering Who We Are: Shabbat Zakhor 5785

Mar 04 2025 6 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Tetzavveh / Shabbat Zakhor by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

The Golden Crown of Parenting: Terumah 5785

Feb 25 2025 9 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Terumah by Rabbi Lilly Kaufman (RS ’01, CS ’98)This commentary was originally broadcast in 2020.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

Don’t Be the Terumah: Mishpatim 5785

Feb 19 2025 8 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Mishpatim by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of the Rabbinical School and Executive Director of the Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

The Confusion of Revelation: Yitro 5785

Feb 11 2025 7 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Yitro by Dr. Barry Holtz, Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education, JTS This episode was originally broadcast in 2019.Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

Aggressor and Aggrieved: Beshallah 5785

Feb 04 2025 7 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Beshallah by Dr. Phil Keisman, Director of Teen Education, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

The Worst Possible Plague: Bo 5785

Jan 29 2025 7 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Bo by Rebecca Galin, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

Moses’s Lessons in Interfaith Dialogue: Va'era 5785

Jan 22 2025 8 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Va'era by Claire Davidson Bruder, Student, The Rabbinical School of JTS, and Sherouk Ahmed, Student, Bayan Islamic Graduate School at Chicago Theological SeminaryIn the first week of 2025, the Washington Theological Consortium hosted a weeklong interfaith dialogue program at the United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia. Third-year JTS rabbinical student and M

A Turn for the Better: Shemot 5785

Jan 14 2025 5 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Shemot by Rabbi Ariella Rosen (RS), Interim Lead Rabbi, Congregation B’nai Israel (Northampton, MA) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

Angel or Avatar? Vayehi 5785

Jan 07 2025 9 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Vayehi by Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5

A Tale of Two Dreamers: Vayiggash 5785

Dec 30 2024 7 mins  
The JTS Commentary for Vayiggash by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, jTSMusic provided by JJReinhold / Pond5