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The Normal President

Dicks

Why Hollywood Needs God

David Denby’s 'Eminent Jews'

What’s the Point of Holiness?

Our 613 Love Languages

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How Bibi Buggered On to Victory

The King’s Foils

Hummus and History

The Beauty of Bokser

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One Home, Two Holidays

The Story of Gelt

How to (Actually) Cook With Your Kids for Hanukkah

The Spiritual Heart of ‘Sinners’

A Church Within a Church

Let My People In!

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When Artificial Intelligence Came to Life in 18th-Century Amsterdam

Russian Terrorists and Their ‘Progressive’ Allies

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King Khat

Bad Medicine

The Golden Age of Jewish Hockey

Marty Glickman 

Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed

Why Torah is Like the Rain (Ha'azinu)

In Your Mouth and in Your Heart (Nitzavim)

Wayward Sons and Kidnapped Women (Ki Tetzei)

Is Compassion Extra Credit? (Re’eh)

Why Did God Keep Moses From Entering Israel? (Vaetchanan)

Did God Break a Promise? Did We? (Maatot-Maasei)

What Do We Do When We See Evil Unpunished? (Balak)

Is Democracy Always the Divine Plan? (Korach)

Who Deserves to Be Cut Off? (Beha'alotcha)

The Daily Call of Mount Sinai (Shavuot)

Remembering the Individuals Among the Crowds (Bamidbar)

When Productivity Got Canceled Biblically (Behar)

Should Jews Be Holy, or Good? (Kedoshim)

When Biblical Demands Seem Cruel (Metzorah)

The Miracle of Jewish Survival (Tzav)

When Your Heart Moves You (and When It Doesn’t) (Pekudei)

Can Fashion Choices Be Holy? (Tetzaveh)

Who Doesn’t Love the Stranger? (Mishpatim)

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.

Parshat Ha'azinu: Why prophets speak in poetry, not prose

A discussion of the weekly Torah portion with writer Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer, friends who differ in Jewish observance but share a reverence for tradition and an appetite to mine the parsha for wisdom that can help guide us today.


Parsha In Progress

Why Torah is Like the Rain (Ha’azinu)