Taste of Torah
By Rabbi Amy Scheinerman
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Podcast Description
Rabbi Amy Scheinerman's weekly commentary on parshat ha-shevuah, the Torah portion of the week. These drashot can also be found at: http://taste-of-torah.blogspot.com. I hope you enjoy.
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The opposite of loneliness / B’haalotcha | The opposite of loneliness and the menorah that stood in the Temple have much to teach us. | 6/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Community camping / Parshat Naso | The Israelites begin building a society in the Wilderness, providing valuable insights for us. | 5/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From wilderness to mountaintop /Parshat B’midbar and Shavuot | Parshat B’midbar and Shavuot are connected to our asking and answering the big life questions. | 5/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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You are what you eat / Behar-Bechukkotai | Torah teaches us that land, food, and spirituality are inseparably bound together. | 5/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Defective or whole? / Parshat Emor | Torah speaks of “defects” in the priests, a very dangerous ideal. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The lie about “lying with a man” / Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Tackling the infamous verse in Leviticus about homosexuality. | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interpretation: “truth” and consequences / Tazria-Metzora | There are two ways to interpret the “leprosy” portion, one awful and one wonderful. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Too many trees here - where’s the forest? / Parshat Shemini | Aaron’s first actions as High Priest demonstrate that people come first, and ritual serves their needs. | 4/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Asking the right questions makes all the difference / Passover 2012 | Asking the right questions leads us to find real answers. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ingroups, Outgroups and Out of Bounds / Pesach 2012 | Operating by a strict sense of “ingroups” and “outgroups” is morally limiting. | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thanks a lot! / Parshat Tzav | The todah (thanksgiving offering) is different from other sacrifices; it cultivates in us gratitude. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Whose glass is this anyway? / Parshat Vayikra | Is the notion of sacrifice really so primitive? Maybe it’s just what we need. | 3/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Have I got a story for you! / Parshat Vayakhel-Pikudei | Torah tells stories, and stories are composed of details ordered and ascribed meaning. So, too, our lives. | 3/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tabernacles and paper airplanes / Parshat Ki Tissa | Betzalel is endowed with “the spirit of God.” He’s not alone - we are too. | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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“Phony theology?” Really? Read again. / Parshat Tetzaveh-Shabbat Zachor | Rick Santorum’s claim to a monopoly on “biblical theology” is easily dismantled by this week’s parashah, read on Shabbat Zachor | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A wilderness love affair - Parshat Terumah | Are we comfortable speaking about loving God in the modern context? | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Following rules, breaking rules, and making rules - Parshat Mishpatim | With 53 mitzvot, Parshat Mishpatim opens the question of Jewish laws and law codes: are they good for Judaism? | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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If you had followed my advice… / Parshat Yitro | Parshat Yitro teach us how to give advice so it can be accepted and appreciated? | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hope where you’d least expect it - Parshat B’Shallach | The worse things are and the more you need it, the harder it is to hold on to | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Measure twice, cut once - Parshat Bo | The phrase “sign upon your hand and symbol before your eyes” appears twice in this parashah. What’s it about? | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Group work? Oh no! - Parshat Va’era | We usually think Moses was the main show, but Torah suggests otherwise. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The blessing of life - Shemot | Torah’s notion of blessing seems to be tied up with fertility, but is that what blessing is all about? | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brothers - Parshat Vayechi | Why does Jacob bless his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh in such a peculiar way? | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joseph and his brothers: take two - Vayigash | It’s been years coming, but finally Joseph and his brothers reconcile. How do they do it? | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Come on baby, light my fire - Miketz | There’s lots of emotion expressed, but not where we might expect it. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Divine Providence is not in Rhode Island - Vayeshev | Is God acting "behind the scenes" in our lives and in the world? | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The value of pain - Vayishlach | Empathy - which Jacob seems to lack - is a crucially important part of our humanity. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match / Vayeitzei | Jacob has an arranged marriage and a love match. Does it matter? If so, how? | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does the end justify the means? - Toldot | Does Rebekah's conviction about Jacob justify scheming, conniving, and lying? | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Separation and Return - Chayei Sarah | After the near sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac suffer trauma and separation. | 11/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Opening our hearts - Parshat Vayera | Generosity of the heart isn't easy | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get up and go forth! - Lech Lecha | Abraham's journey is a model for us all. | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Seussian Edifice Complex - Noach | Are excellent communication and people working together always good? | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Another mechitza we don't need - Bereishit | Does Torah say that all humans "males" or "females"? | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shemini Atzeret and the Grand Canyon | What do Shemini Atzeret and water have to do with personal change? | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sukkot and V'zot ha-berakhah - Gevalt! A new generation | Gen-Xers and Millennials - Transition is the way of the world | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yom Kippur - Focus on good rather than sin for a moment | Finding fault is not the only route to self-improvement | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rosh Hashanah - Don't ask why. Ask what now? | The Sages were troubled by the Binding of Isaac account, too. | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 38 Episodes |
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