Parsha in Progress

Tablet Magazine

Rabbi Dov Linzer and author Abigail Pogrebin, two very different kind of Jews, talk Biblical stories and why they matter.

  • 11 minutes 29 seconds
    Why Torah is Like the Rain (Ha'azinu): Ep. 54

    This week, we conclude the full cycle of parshas with a candid reflection on the end of the podcast, and a consideration of what makes poetry a powerful vehicle for divine messages.

    21 September 2020, 4:00 am
  • 7 minutes 50 seconds
    In Your Mouth and in Your Heart (Nitzavim): Ep. 53

    This week, we discuss the poetic insistence of the Bible that every Jew should be able to feel ownership over the Torah's message.

    7 September 2020, 4:00 am
  • 11 minutes 5 seconds
    Wayward Sons and Kidnapped Women (Ki Tetzei): Ep. 52

    This week, we have a lot of questions and few answers as we read some of the Bible's more unsettling passages, and consider what we could learn from situations we hope never actually happen.

    24 August 2020, 4:00 am
  • 9 minutes 38 seconds
    Is Compassion Extra Credit? (Re'eh): Ep. 51

    This week, we debate what it means to "not shut your heart" against the needy, and why compassion is no substitute for justice when it comes to righting social wrongs.

    10 August 2020, 4:00 am
  • 11 minutes 10 seconds
    Why Did God Keep Moses From Entering Israel? (Vaetchanan): Ep. 50

    This week, we discuss the importance of Mount Sinai in collective Jewish memory, and why Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land, even though he led the people out of Egypt.

    27 July 2020, 4:00 am
  • 9 minutes 51 seconds
    Did God Break a Promise? Did We? (Maatot-Maasei): Ep. 49

    This week, we discuss whether it was a betrayal to make the Exodus generation die in the desert, and debate whether their sin of doubting the goodness of the land earlier in the Bible is similar to Jews hesitant to move to Israel today.

    13 July 2020, 4:00 am
  • 11 minutes 59 seconds
    What do we do when we see evil unpunished? (Balak), Ep: 48

    This week, we consider whether one can ever take the law into their own hands, and the pitfalls of vigilante justice.

    29 June 2020, 4:00 am
  • 10 minutes 8 seconds
    Is Democracy Always the Divine Plan? (Korach): Ep. 47

    This week, we look at the rebellion of Korach, who tried to oust Moses as leader by claiming he was no holier than the rest of the Israelites, and consider Moses' unique reaction.

    22 June 2020, 4:00 am
  • 11 minutes 24 seconds
    Who deserves to be cut off? (Beha'alotcha): Ep. 46

    This week, we look at one of the Bible's most severe punishments, that of being "cut off" from the people, and consider what actions today might separate someone from the Jewish community.

    8 June 2020, 4:00 am
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    The Daily Call of Mount Sinai (Shavuot): Ep. 45

    This week, we return to Mount Sinai to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, and debate what it means to say that every day, Jews must recommit to the contract.

    25 May 2020, 4:00 am
  • 9 minutes 11 seconds
    Remembering the Individuals Among the Crowds (Bamidbar): Ep. 44

    This week, we look through the seemingly endless lists of names, numbers, and detailed descriptions of camp formations in the desert, and ask why the Bible felt this information was so important for us to know. 

    18 May 2020, 4:00 am
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