
Episode 428· The Tikvah Podcast·Oct 17, 2025
Tomer Persico on the Image of God
How Genesis gave rise to modern secularism
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Episode 428· The Tikvah Podcast·Oct 17, 2025
How Genesis gave rise to modern secularism

Episode 422· The Tikvah Podcast·Aug 14, 2025
Two Centuries of Rebellion

Episode 292· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 14, 2025
To be a Jew is to express gratitude toward God for all He has given us.

Episode 291· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 13, 2025
One must pass down the mitzvot not just through education, but through action.

Episode 290· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 12, 2025
If loving one’s family is natural and intuitive, why does the Hebrew Bible command it?

Episode 289· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 11, 2025
The ritual of washing one's hands before eating bread has a deeper significance beyond cleanliness.

Episode 288· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 10, 2025
The holiday of Purim is full of dualities, and the mitzvot of the day embody this spirit.

Episode 287· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 9, 2025
One must say a blessing before performing a mitzvah. Why?

Episode 286· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 7, 2025
One must prepare for Shabbat as if royalty is about to enter one’s own home.

Episode 285· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 6, 2025
The Shabbat meal not only provides enjoyment in the present but also summons us back to the covenantal past.

Episode 284· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 5, 2025
The eruv is a reminder that those living around us are more than just anonymous neighbors.

Episode 283· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 4, 2025
The mitzvot of the Shabbat and Hanukkah candles embody the different ways we experience holiness.

Episode 282· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 3, 2025
If one issues a cherem, an angry declaration, against one's land, the property is given to the kohanim.

Episode 281· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Nov 2, 2025
How does Laura Ingalls Wilder's famous children's novel connect with Temple rituals?

Episode 280· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 31, 2025
The rituals of the Temple refer back to the Abrahamic covenant and teach a vital lesson about Jewish time.

Episode 279· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 30, 2025
A law that Judaism applies to everyone, not just Jews, helps us better understand Jewish ethical ideals.

Episode 278· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 29, 2025
The laws of terumah, priestly dues, remind the kohanim of the love they must feel for the people of Israel.

Episode 277· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 28, 2025
Setting aside a portion of meat for the priests reminds Jews that every meal takes place within a covenant with God.

Episode 276· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 27, 2025
Eating food used for idolatry is forbidden not just because it is idolatrous, but because it inverts sacred Jewish rites.

Episode 275· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 26, 2025
The contrasting marriages of Hamlet and Ruth reveal the values of Jewish matrimony.

Episode 274· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 24, 2025
The children's novel The Phantom Tollbooth helps explain the reasoning for a strange Temple sacrifice.

Episode 273· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 23, 2025
The grain offering brought by the High Priest serves as a symbol of Aaron's love for his brother.

Episode 272· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 22, 2025
What does a famous painting have to teach us about the Hebrew Bible's aversion to the pagan god Moloch?

Episode 271· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 21, 2025
The rule against eating an offering before its blood is placed on the altar symbolizes the unity of body and soul.

Episode 270· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 20, 2025
The ban on offering the Passover sacrifice at private altars embodies how much Judaism values community.

Episode 269· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 19, 2025
The story of a wealthy Alexandrian Jew sheds light on a seemingly superfluous commandment.

Episode 268· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 17, 2025
The prohibition against necromancy is part of the Hebrew Bible's larger rejection of the pagan perspective.

Episode 266· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 13, 2025
The prohibition against pagan prophecy serves as a rejection of the Greeks' concept of tragedy.

Episode 265· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 12, 2025
The prohibition of invoking false gods provides surprising insight for the translation of a famous biblical verse.

Episode 264· 10-Minute Mitzvah Podcast·Oct 10, 2025
The order of the blasts of the shofar teaches a valuable lesson about Jewish hope.
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