The Greatest Parasha Podcast

Episódios

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  Haazinu: Ronnie Mizrachi on Human Responsibility and Divine Redemption 17.09.2026 23min

  In this week's episode, we are joined by Ronnie Mizrachi to compare the teshuvah process as it appears in Tehilim 81 and Perashar Haazinu.
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  Nitsabim-Vayelekh: Rav Yitzchak Blau on the Berit's Obligations 01.09.2026 27min

  This week we host Rav Yitzchak Blau for his second time on the podcast, to walk through four approaches to the Berit obligating future generations!
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  Ki Tabo: Rabbi Albert & Yoetzet Yaffa Setton on Simcha in our Avodat Hashem 26.08.2026 24min

  In this week's episode, Emma Dayan and Raymond Ashkenazie are joined by Rabbi Albert and Yoetzet Halacha Yaffa Setton to explore the question: Can a covenant command us to feel joy?
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  Ki Tetse: Rabbanit Shani Taragin on Hinuch & Communal Responsibility 21.08.2026 21min

  “If a child can’t recognize authority, how can you expect a community to?”We are honored to have on Rabbanit Shani Taragin who currently serves on the advisory committee for the Mizrachi Olami Shalhevet program, as Rosh Beit Midrash for the women in Yeshiva University’s new academic program in Israel, and together with her husband, Reuven, as Educational Director for Mizrachi Olami.
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  Shofetim: Rav Itamar Eldar on the Higher Ethics of Ir Miklat 14.08.2026 21min

  In this week's episode, Raymond Ashkenazie and Emma Dayan are are joined by Rav Itamar Eldar to compare the descriptions of Ir Miklat in the books of Bemidbar and Devarim, and to note the important moral lessons that arise from those differences.Rav Itamar Eldar is the Head of the hesder yeshiva Orot Shaul in Tel Aviv,.
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  Re’eh: Rabbi Jeremy Teichman on Tzedaka and Avoda Zara 06.08.2026 25min

  We are joined by Rabbi Jeremy Teichman (of Ramaz and KJ) to take a deep dive into Tzedaka and its practical implications and its fundamental significance. Essay attached: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19C9xDD6WgwHoUmpw5KJvRanNeyq93rI7VOTaYXxJKsE/edit?usp=sharing
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  Ekeb: Rav Joey Mizrahi on Rain and Faith 31.07.2026 24min

  Rabbi Joey Mizrahi joins us to explore how Eretz Yisrael is fundamentally different from Egypt: it is not sustained by the Nile and predictable irrigation, but by rain that depends on Hashem. We discuss how the perasha frames life in the land as a relationship built on trust, mitzvot, and moral responsibility rather than self-sufficiency. The conversation also widens into a discussion of Avodah Zarah, segulot, and the danger of trying to manipulate divine outcomes instead of living with real emunah.
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  Vaetchanan: Ms. Yael Leibowitz on National Nevuah 22.07.2026 20min

  In this week's episode, we are joined by Ms. Yael Leibowitz to discuss the institution of prophecy. Together, we examine whether having designated neviim was the ideal way to transmit God's word to the nation or whether all of Bnei Yisrael was meant to receive prophecy.
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  Devarim & Shabbat Chazon: Rabbi Naftali Besser on Seeing the Truth 15.07.2026 23min

  In this week's episode, we are joined by Rabbi Naftali Besser to understand how our blind spots—shaped by ego, biases, and misjudgments—are the root causes of tragedy and misunderstanding.
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  Matot-Masei: Avi Garson on Tribalism and Nationhood 07.07.2026 21min

  Most forms of tribalism threaten national unity, but what does the Torah teach about balancing difference and collective responsibility? How do tribal distinctions help a community flourish? This episode explores Jewish tribal identity, Torah, and modern nationhood in the context of Matot-Masei and America’s 250th birthday.
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  Pinehas: Rabbi Shmuel Phillips on the Berit Shalom 02.07.2026 25min

  This week we are joined by Rabbi Shmuel Phillips to discuss zealotry and what true peace means in the Torah. To learn more about Rabbi Phillips and his two incredible books: https://www.talmudreclaimed.com
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  Hukat Balak: Rabbi Joey Soffer on Mei Meriva 26.06.2026 23min

  This week, we are joined by Rabbi Soffer to discuss the kiddush Hashem that was supposed to happen at Mei Meriva and what we can learn from it today.
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  Korach: Rabbi Joey Faur on the Truth About Leadership 18.06.2026 22min

  We are joined by Rabbi Joey Faur to discuss why the story hinges on the concept of kedusha as divine rather than magical, and what that means for leadership today.Horizontal Society by Chacham Faur: https://korenpub.com/products/the-collected-works-of-hakham-dr-jose-faur?srsltid=AfmBOooONELCVQCRyFIS-jbxi1kd5b0S29heOIrK62XY7mFMAx1K3373
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  Shelah: Mrs. Esther Hidary on the Betrayal of the Covenant 12.06.2026 26min

  In this week's episode, we are joined by Mrs. Esther Hidary to unpack the deeper ideological issue underpinning the refusal of Bnei Yisrael and the spies to enter the land of Israel.
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  Beha’alotekha: Binyamin Fox on the Inversion of Jewish History 04.06.2026 20min

  This week, we’re joined by Binyamin Fox, who picked one of the Rav’s best-known derashot on Beha’alotekha. Together, we trace how a scattered-feeling parsha turns into a single story about a redemption that was almost ours.
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  Naso: Rabbi Nathan Zaboulani on Shimshon and Nezirut 28.05.2026 21min

  In this week's episode, Rabbi Zaboulani joins to discuss the purpose of nezirut and how being a nazir was fundamental to Shimshon's style of leadership.
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  Shavout & Naso: Why We Learn on Shavuot 20.05.2026 16min

  Thoughts based on a shiur given by Rabbi David Aaron. We explore why the chag has no physical mitzvah, what really happened at Sinai, and how Naso shows us how to live inside it. Sorry for the different episode format this week, back to normal next week!
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  Bemidbar: Rav Binny Freedman on Counting in the Desert and Receiving Torah 15.05.2026 23min

  We are joined by Rav Binny Freedman, who discusses the insights of counting the Omer, the hidden significance of the desert, and the journey to achieve Torah.
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  Behar Behukotai: Rabbi Richard Tobias on the Underlying Lessons of Shemita 06.05.2026 22min

  In this week's episode, Rabbi Tobias joins to discuss the deeper lessons behind shemita, and how those lessons relate to the larger themes of Sefer Vayikra as a whole.
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  Emor: Emma Dayan on the Lechem HaPanim 01.05.2026 9min

  This week, we dive into the deeper purpose of the shulchan and the lechem hapanim.