Parsha Talk Noach 2025 5786
Parashat Noah [Genesis 6:9-11:32] is the second parashah in Sefer B’reshit [Book of Genesis]. It largely consists of the Flood story, which …
Parsha Talk Bereishit 5786 2025
After many summers at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, we began Parashah Talk again the week after Covid shut down so much …
Parsha Talk Sukkot 5786 2025
Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Written comments By Rabbi Barry Chesler On Tuesday afternoon, the first day of Sukkot, …
Parsha Talk Nitzavim 5785 2025
Parashat Nitzavim [Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20] is the last parashah of 5785, and consequently the last Parashah Talk of the year. We will be …
Parsha Talk Ki Tavo 5785 2025
Parashat Ki Tavo [Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8] features, among other things, the lengthy curses [Deuteronomy 28:15-68] known as the tokhehah [Warning]for Israel’s failure to …
Parsha Talk Ki Tetzei 5785 2025
Parashat Ki Tetze [Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19] has more commandments than any other single parashah, 74 of the 613. While the laws do not …
Parsha Talk Shoftim 2025 5785
Parashat Shoftim [Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9. The parashah features a discussion of the 4 primary biblical leaders: jkidges., prophet, kings, levitical priests. Each has …
Parsha Talk Re’eh 2025.5785
Parashat Re’eh [Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17] begins the lengthy section [11:31-26:15] which Jeffrey Tigay entitles “The Laws Given in Moab” in his JPS Torah …
Parsha Talk Ekev 5785 2025
Parashat Ekev [Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25] features, among other things, the 2nd paragraph of the Shema [Deuteronomy 11:13-21] and the verse at the heart …