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Mitch Mernick

Parsha Talk Pinchas 5785 2025

Parashat Pinchas [Numbers 25:10-30:1] is probably best known for the holiday calendar in chapters 28 and 29, from which the maftir is …

Parsha Talk Balak 5785 2025

Parashat Balak [Numbers 22:2-25:9] primarily tells the tale of Balaam the seer, who is commissioned to curse the Israelites, of whom Balak …

4th of July Concert 2025

Soundtrack of this year’s fantastic Fourth of July extravaganza! Featuring Landon Braverman and the Tzevet Hofa’a Band!! Special thanks to Mike Schatzberg …

Parsha Talk Hukkat 2025 5785

Parashat Chukat [Numbers 19:1-22:1] is perhaps best known for the story about Moses & The Rock, for which Moses and Aaron were …

Parsha Talk Korach 5785 2025

Parashat Korach [Numbers 16-18] primarily relates the story of Korach’s rebellion. Modern biblical criticism suggests that the text is perhaps an amalgam …

Parsha talk Shelach Lekha 5785 2025

Parashat Sh’lach [Numbers 13-15] is predominantly devoted to the episode of the spies, the 12 tribal leaders, men of renown, who entered …

Parsha talk Beha’alotkha 2025 5785

Parashat B-ha’alot’kha [Numbers 8:1-12:16] has a number of different topics, including the story where Miriam and Aaron apparently malign Moses and Miriam …

Parsha Talk Naso 5785 2025

Parashat Naso [Numbers 4:21-7:89] contains, among other things, the longest chapter in the Torah, Numbers 7 which describes in detail the gifts …