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Join Yoel and Jeff Gilbert as we wrap up this year’s Torah cycle with Vezot Haberakhah (this is the blessing).
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Join Yoel and Jeff Gilbert as we wrap up this year’s Torah cycle with Vezot Haberakhah (this is the blessing).
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Our focus in this week’s torah portion, Shelach (send), is on the commands to set apart some of our bread dough for YHWH and to wear tzitzit, and the man who collected firewood on Shabbat.
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In this week’s Torah portion, Emor (speak), we see how the cohanim (priests) are supposed to look and behave as representatives of God on earth.
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This week’s Torah portion, Shmini (eighth), contains the dietary laws of God. Listen as Yoel explains about Kosher practices in the home.
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In this week’s Torah portion, Vayiqra (and He called), Yoel looks into the structure of Leviticus and the sacrificial system to give an overall description of the main sacrifices and offerings.
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We present midrashic, historic, archaeological and cultural aspects to several points in this week’s Torah Portion Shemot (names).
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In this week’s Torah Portion, Vayechi (he lived) Yoel focuses on the blessings to Ephrayim, Yehudah, and Yoseph, presenting the literary, historical and cultural factors in understanding them.
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Yoel explains the legal and emotional appeal of Yehudah, as well as evidence of semites in Egypt and more in this week’s Torah Portion, Vayigash (he approached).
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Joseph’s story gives us several nuggets worthy of examination in this week’s Torah Portion, Miqetz (at the end).
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With a quick return to last week’s portion to address the tomb of Rachel, Yoel presents metaphors from Yosef’s life of exile and servitude, as well as technical elements in the story of Tamar and Yehuda in this week’s Torah Portion, Vayeshev (and He dwelt).
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