The Tanakh Podcast

Mar 09 2025 635 ep. 11 mins 24
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Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel. 5-10 mins. One chapter a day. 929 schedule.

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Eikhah ch.5 - "Hashiveinu" - Take us back!

Mar 09 2025 11 mins  
Rather than a lament, Chapter 5 is a prayer. It begins by asking God to remember us and our humiliation, and it ends with a ple asking God to "Take us Back!"

Eikhah ch.4 - Colours of Destruction

Mar 08 2025 13 mins  
Chapter Four uses colours to depicts the suffering of the people on Jerusalem's streets.v.1-11 speak of the siege and faminev.12-20 speak of the bloodshed of Jerusalem and the loss of sovereignty and standing among the international community.The last verse gives a glimmer of hope.

Eikhah ch.3 - Suffering, Faith, and Salvation

Mar 05 2025 11 mins  
Despite torturous suffering, the individual of our chapter retains his faith. Ultimately, God saves him. This is a story that gives hope to those who might otherwise despair, sowing the seed of promise even in the bleakest conditions.

Eikhah ch.2 - God's Fury

Mar 04 2025 11 mins  
Chapter 2 focuses on God's fury. Two victims in particular are singled out:1. The Temple itself2. The children and babiesThis chapter expresses forthright outrage and protest towards God.

Eikhah ch.1 - Sobbing and Solitary

Mar 03 2025 15 mins  
Eikhah gives the human angle to the destruction of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is depicted as a woman, forlorn and in tears, abandoned and humiliated.Today we focus on many of the repeated phraseology of chapter 1 which evokes the imagery of ruin and tragedy.

Ruth ch.4 - Names, Land, and Redemption

Mar 02 2025 13 mins  
This chapter is quite legal. Today we focus on two key words: the "name" and "geula - redemption" because here in chapter 4, "redemption" is expressed in the restoration of the "name" of the deceased, upon his "land" or ancestral portion. This concept is the backbone of the drama of restoration that reverses the tragedy of Naomi\

Ruth ch.3 - At the Threshing Floor

Mar 01 2025 16 mins  
In this chapter Ruth goes out to the threshing floor at night. Boaz is apparently sleeping there all alone. And she uncovers his feet. The plan, devised by Naomi, seems to have pronounced sexual overtones. And yet it would seem that both Ruth and Boaz's high moral fibre ensure that this becomes the moments in which they reveal their intent to marry.

Ruth ch.2 - In the fields of Bethlehem

Feb 26 2025 14 mins  
What attracts Boaz' attention to Ruth?What aspect of Ruth's persona is significant to Boaz?And how does Ruth embody the character of Abraham in contrast to her ancestor, Lot?

Ruth ch.1 - Shoftim and the Lessons of Devotion

Feb 25 2025 12 mins  
This is a story that takes place on the backdrop of the period of the Shoftim. And yet, its message is very different to that book. What is Ruth trying to add that hasn't been said in Shoftim?

Shir Hashirim ch.8 - A seal upon your heart

Feb 24 2025 19 mins  
In Chapter 8 the couple manage to express their love and to experience their togetherness in the fullest manner.And yet this is a difficult chapter. It is made of sub-units, whose connection is difficult to decipher.We read through the chapter, expressing the questions and offering a possible reading for the end of the book.