Parsha talk Beshalah 5785 2025

Parashat B’shallach [Exodus 13:16-17:16] includes the Song of the Sea [15:1-19], which has been incorporated in the daily morning liturgy. It concludes with the original battle with Amalek [Exodus 17:9-16], which will be read again on Purim [March 14, 2025]. Our conversation divided into two, the first part dedicated to …

Parsha Talk Bo 5785 2025

Parashat Bo [Exodus 10:1-13:16] is jam-packed with interesting passages. The eighth and ninth plagues take place as well as the announcement of …

Parsha Talk Vayehi 2025 5785

Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Parashat Va-yehi [Genesis 40:28–50:26] is the twelfth and concluding parashah of Sefer B’reshit [The …

Parsha Talk Vayigash 2025 5785

Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Parashat Va-yiggash [Genesis 44:17-47:27] provides the denouement to the Joseph story, which formally comes …

Parsha Talk Miketz 5785 2024

Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Parashat Mi-Qetz [Genesis 41:1-44:17] is the second of the four parashiyot that treat the …

Parsha Talk Vayeshev 5785 2024

Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Parashat Va-yeshev [Genesis 37:1-40:23] begins the longest extended narrative in the Book of Genesis, …

Parsha Talk Vayishlach 5785 2024

Parashat Va-yishlach [Genesis 32:4–36:43] features the actions Jacob takes in preparation for his meeting with Esau after 20 years, the mysterious wrestling …