Parshat Nitzavim: The Guarantee to Return
How can Moshe be so sure that Am Yisrael will experience a miraculous national rebirth after being exiled? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren about how the concept of teshuva, returning, guarantees our nat...
2 Sep 20218min
Parshat Ki Tavo: Yaakov’s Tithe and Acts of Gratitude
Why does the mitzvah of first fruits include the telling of our national story, and why does the telling begin with Yaakov? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren about how the mitzvah of the first fruits is e...
26 Aug 20216min
Parshat Ki Teitzei: The Endless Ideological War with Amalek
How do we understand the mitzvah to wage war against and ultimately erase the nation of Amalek? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren about how the war with Amalek is an ideological war against moral relativi...
19 Aug 20217min
Parshat Shoftim: Meeting the Humble King in the Field
What does the Torah’s vision of the king teach us about the balance between power and humility, and about our relationship with God? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren about how God is truly the humble kin...
11 Aug 20217min
Parshat Re’eh: The Good and Unrefined Good
Do you ever relate to life’s challenges as Divine punishment? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren how God gives us good, and unrefined good, how transforming the unrefined good is part of our spiritual work...
5 Aug 20217min
Parshat Ekev: Walking the Tightrope of Leadership
What gave Moshe the right to break the two tablets written by God at Mt. Sinai? And what was God’s response to such a brazen act? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren how a leader must walk the delicate tigh...
29 Jul 20218min
Parshat Va'etchanan: When Less is More
What’s the connection between Lollapalooza, the 10 Commandments, and John Bonohm? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren how less can sometimes be more, and how a relationship can be more meaningful than an ex...
19 Jul 20218min
Parshat Devarim: The Power of Personal Narrative and the Oral Torah
Why does Moshe retell the same stories we already know, and why does the Torah bother to record them? Hear from Rabbi Yonatan Udren how Moshe’s retelling allows us to not only see his humanity, but it...
16 Jul 20219min
