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Shavuot Special - with Rev. Patrick Moriarty
May 19, 2026
27m 27s
Bamidbar with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
May 13, 2026
28m 58s
Behar with Zachary Bernstein-Rothberg
May 6, 2026
18m 12s
Emor with Adriane Leveen
Apr 29, 2026
30m 57s
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim with David Frankel
Apr 22, 2026
33m 05s
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| 5/19/26 | Shavuot Special - with Rev. Patrick Moriarty | Send us Fan Mail Reverend Patrick Moriarty joins Simon to discuss the Ten Commandments and their significance for Western civilization. Rev Moriarty, who previously served as head teacher at JCOSS (Jewish Community Secondary School) from 2012 to 2022 and currently works as rector of the parish of Harpenden, explores how the Ten Commandments function as "moral grammar" in modern society, emphasising the value of faith-based education in forming ethical human beings, concluding that modern soci... | 27m 27s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Bamidbar with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Wittenberg, Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism in the UK, joins Simon to talk about Bamidbar, the spiritual potential of the desert, the environment and ecology, and the wisdom of Rabbi Louis Jacobs and others for our current moment. Jonathan Wittenberg was born into a family with a long rabbinical tradition going back several generations in Germany and Eastern Europe. Having earned his degree in literature at the University of Cambridge, he studied for the rabbi... | 28m 58s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Behar with Zachary Bernstein-Rothberg | Send us Fan Mail Newly-minted Rabbi Zachary Bernstein-Rothberg joins Simon to discuss Shemittah and agriculture as we focus in on Parashat Behar. Rabbi Bernstein-Rothberg has recently been appointed the rabbi of South Herts and Edgware Masorti (SHEMA) in the UK and will be moving to the UK with his husband this Summer. | 18m 12s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Emor with Adriane Leveen | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Adriane Leveen received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of California and her M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University. She served as Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at Hebrew Union College until June, 2024. She is the author of Biblical Narratives of Israelites and their Neighbors: Strangers at the Gate (2017) and Memory and Tradition in the Book of Numbers (2008) and has contributed essays to the Oxford Handbook to Biblical Narrative and The Torah: A W... | 30m 57s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Acharei Mot-Kedoshim with David Frankel | Send us Fan Mail David Frankel is Associate Professor of Bible at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. He has been on the faculty since 1992. He earned his PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the direction of Prof. Moshe Weinfeld. His publications include “The Murmuring Stories of the Priestly School,” and “The Land of Canaan and the Destiny of Israel.” From 1991 to 1996, Frankel was rabbi of Congregation Shevet Achim in Gilo, Jerusalem. | 33m 05s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | Tazria-Metzora with Rabbi Ariel Abel | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel discusses both the physical and spiritual implications of Tzara'at (leprosy) | 33m 33s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | Shemini with Rabbi Joshua Garroway | Send us Fan Mail Dr Rabbi Joshua Garroway discusses the rationale for the dietary laws at various junctures in Jewish history and he also asks whether personal interpretations remain secondary to the enduring act of obedience. Dr. Rabbi Joshua Garroway is the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles. He holds a Ph.D. from the Religious Studies Department at Yale and ordination from HUC-JIR in Cincinnati. He is the author of, The Beginning... | 24m 30s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | 26/41 - Tzav with Rabbi Alex Matthews | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews asks what the perpetual altar fire symbolises. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015 and has been serving as its congregational leader since 2019. Rabbi Matthews was ordained at Hebrew College in June 2023. He serves part-time as a staff chaplain at Beverly Hospital. He completed the 18 Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship focused on interfaith engagement, as well as the Pardes Institute for Jewish St... | 25m 55s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 | 26/40 - Viyikra with Dr, Jeremy Tabick | Send us Fan Mail Dr Jeremy Tabick is senior editor and faculty at Hadar. Jeremy received his PhD in Talmud at JTS, writing "'Our Holy Rabbi': A Reassessment of the Historical Evidence about Rabbi, His Role in the Rabbinic Movement and in Reconstructing Late Antique Jewish History". He graduated from the University of Manchester (in the UK) with a Masters in Physics, and is an alumnus of Yeshivat Hadar and the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He lives in Riverdale with his wife and three chi... | 27m 42s | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | 26/39 = Vayakel Pekuday with Professor Kenneth Seeskin | Send us Fan Mail Professor Kenneth Seeskindiscusses how the luxurious design of the Tabernacle contrasts with simpler forms of worship described elsewhere in the book of Exodus. Professor Kenneth Seeskin is Professor of Philosophy and Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern University. He received his Ph.D in Philosophy from Yale University in 1972 and has been at Northwestern ever since. He specializes in the rationalist tradition in Jewish philos... | 23m 23s | ||||||
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| 3/6/26 | 26/38 - Ki Tisa with Rabbi Alex Matthews | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews asks how we should understand the sin of the golden calf. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015 and has been serving as its congregational leader since 2019. Rabbi Matthews was ordained at Hebrew College in June 2023. He serves part-time as a staff chaplain at Beverly Hospital. He completed the 18 Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship focused on interfaith engagement, as well as the Pardes Instit... | 34m 28s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | 26/37 - Mishpatim with Rabbi Ariel Abel | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel asks why the Torah moves so abruptly from the cosmic revelation of Sinai to the detailed civil laws outlined in Mishpatim. Rabbi Abel encourages cooperation, discussion and debate across the spectrum of the Jewish community. He is a rabbinic graduate of Midrash Sephardi in Jerusalem. He is a practising lawyer and a Sandhurst graduate chaplain in the British Army. | 26m 33s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | 26/36 - Yitro with Rabbi Ariel Abel | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Ariel Abel encourages cooperation, discussion and debate across the spectrum of the Jewish community. He is a rabbinic graduate of Midrash Sephardi in Jerusalem. He is a practising solicitor and a Sandhurst graduate chaplain in the British Army. | 32m 05s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | 26/35 -Beshalach with Rabbi Samuel Klein | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Samuel Klein discusses the remusiking of the Children of Israel. Rabbi Samuel Klein is Director of Jewish Engagement at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, where he leads strategic initiatives that build meaningful connections to Jewish life. His work focuses on strengthening community through education, leadership cultivation, and multigenerational programming. Rabbi Klein brings an interdisciplinary perspective to his work, shaped by a foundation in... | 34m 05s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | 26/34 - Bo with Professor Ishay Rosen-Zvi | Send us Fan Mail Professor Ishay Rosen-Zvi discusses how the Mekilta and the Wisdom of Solomon differ in their portrayal of the plagues Prof. Ishay Rosen-Zvi is Professor of Rabbinic Literature in the department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel-Aviv University, and a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Kogod Center. He holds a Ph.D. in rabbinic literature from Tel-Aviv University and was elected to the Israel Young Academy of Sciences in 2013. Among his many publications ... | 20m 02s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | 26/33 Va'eira with Dr. Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh | Send us Fan Mail Dr. Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh has a PhD in Bible from Hebrew University, as well as a PhD in Wisdom Literature of the Hellenistic period from the University of Toronto. He has written many books focusing on his reconstruction of the redaction history of Genesis through Kings. He is the author of The First Book of God, and the multi-volume Kernel to Canon series, with books like Jacob’s Journey and Moses’s Mission. Yoreh has taught at Ben Gurion University and American Jewish Univers... | 20m 53s | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | 25/32 Shemot with Dr Angela Erisman | Send us Fan Mail Dr Angela Erisman shares why the Exodus story serves as an allegory for King Hezekiah of the 8th Century in Judah. Dr Erisman is owner of Angela Roskop Erisman Editorial and was the founding editorial director of the Marginalia Review of Books. She earned her M.A. in Hebrew and Northwest Semitics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Ph.D. in Bible and Ancient Near East at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is the author of The Wilderness Itinerar... | 28m 07s | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | 25/31 Vayehi with Rabbi Danny Nevins | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Nevins is dedicated to exploring the sacred realm of Torah and its intersection with contemporary ethics, culture, and technology. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He became Head of School of Golda Och Academy in 2021, dedicating himself to support the faculty and students in the creation of an outstanding and warm Jewish learning environment. Previously, he worked at The Jewish Theological Seminary as the Pearl Resnick Dean of the Division of Religious Lead... | 24m 41s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | 25/30 Vayigash with Rabbi Alex Matthews | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015 and has been serving as its congregational leader since 2019. Rabbi Matthews was ordained at Hebrew College in June 2023. He serves part-time as a staff chaplain at Beverly Hospital. He completed the 18 Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship focused on interfaith engagement, as well as the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies Machloket Matters fellowship, focused on working toward and t... | 26m 01s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | 25/29 Miketz with Rabbi David Zucker | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi David Zucker discusses the theological role of dreams in Miketz. Dr. Rabbi David J. Zucker is an Independent Scholar. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham (UK), and Ordination and an M.A.H.L. from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He publishes regularly (see www.DavidJZucker.org) and his latest book is American Rabbis: Facts and Fiction, Second Edition. | 23m 47s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | 25/28 Vayeshev with Prof. Jack M. Sasson | Send us Fan Mail Prof. Jack M. Sasson is the Mary Jane Werthan Professor (Emeritus) of Judaic and biblical Studies at Vanderbilt University as well as Kenan Professor (Emeritus) of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina. He holds a Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies from Brandeis University. Sasson’s publications include commentaries on the Biblical books of Ruth (1979), Jonah (1991), Judges 1-12 (2014), and Judges 13-21 (forthcoming). His most recent monograph is From the Mari Arc... | 36m 02s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | 25/27 Vayishlach with Dr. George Savran | Send us Fan Mail Dr George Savran asks whether Esau and Jacob really reconciled. Dr George Savran taught at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies since 1996, and was director of biblical studies. He received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University and is the author of Telling and Retelling: Quotation in Biblical Narrative (Indiana University Press, 1989) and Encountering the Divine: Theophany in Biblical Narrative (Sheffield University Press, 2005). | 19m 44s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 | 25/26 - Vayeitzei with Professor Zvi Ben-Dor Benite | Send us Fan Mail Professor Zvi Ben-Dor Benite shares how Jacob's departure from Haran acts as a precursor for the Exodus from Egypt and how the Jacob story foreshadows so much else both in Torah and the development of Judaism itself. Professor Zvi Ben-Dor Benite is Professor of History, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at NYU. He holds a Ph.D. in history from UCLA. He is the author of The Dao of Muhammad: A Cultural History of Muslims in Late Imperial China and The Ten Lost Tribes: ... | 43m 27s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | 25/25 - Toledot with Rabbi Alex Matthews | Send us Fan Mail Rabbi Alex Matthews discusses Rivkah's moment of existential and physical crisis. Rabbi Alex Matthews has been part of the Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport since 2015 and has been serving as its congregational leader since 2019. Rabbi Matthews was ordained at Hebrew College in June 2023. He serves part-time as a staff chaplain at Beverly Hospital. Rabbi Matthews completed the 18 Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship focused on interfaith engagement, as well as the Par... | 29m 49s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | 25/24 - Chayei Sarah with Professor Tammi Schneider | Send us Fan Mail Professor Tammi Schneider discusses the life of Sarah in the context of the Ancient Near East. Tammi J. Schneider holds the Danforth Chair of Religion at Claremont GraduateUniversity. She specializes in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. She received her BA is in Hebrew Language and Literature from the University of Minnesota and her doctorate in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include: Sarah: Mother of Nations published by The Co... | 32m 20s | ||||||
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