A Thought for the Week

Podcast Episodes

Emor: Time for a Cheeseburger?

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss why it might be better if some people did not keep kosher!!!

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Kedoshim: Holy, Holy, Holy

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss what is holiness, why we need to become holy and how we may become holy,

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Acharei Mot: Loving Heretics

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss how better to be a heretic than one whose character is wanting.

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Pesach: Time to Rejoice

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss how the mitzva to rejoice on Yom Tov differs from the mitzva to rejoice all year round.

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Metzora: The Great Shabbat

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss the link between parshat Metzora and Shabbat Hagadol. 

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The Haggadah: A Comprehensive Introduction

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

From Kadesh to Nirzah - Insights into the Haggadah shel Pesach

This bonus episode of A Thought for the Week is sponsored…

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Tazria: It Takes a Village

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss changing communal norms when a child is born.

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Shemini: Jealous Cousins

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss Moshe's instructions after the deaths of Nadav and Avihu.  

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Tzav: Plain and Simple

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss the year-long prohibition of chametz in the Temple. 

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Vayikra: For Heaven's Sake

Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss when motives do and don't matter. 

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