Episodes

  • Noach – Who was Noah?

    Noach – Who was Noah?
    15 Oct 2026
    Noah was perfectly righteous. He was pristine. He was flawless. In fact, Noach is the only person labeled as a tzaddik in the Torah, and he receives that honorific twice. He lived a very long life (950 years) and had the great distinction of being perfectly righteous when the entire rest of the world seeped […]
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    54 min
  • Parshas Vezos Haberacha (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Vezos Haberacha (Rebroadcast)
    28 Sep 2026
    The final parsha of the Torah details the blessings that Moshe conveyed to the tribes of Israel immediately prior to his passing, and the Torah ends with the description of the death, burial, and eulogy of Moshe. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    51 min
  • Vezos Haberacha – Family Above (Almost) Everything (5784)

    Vezos Haberacha – Family Above (Almost) Everything (5784)
    29 Sep 2026
    The final Parsha of the Torah tells of Moshe’s deathbed blessing to the tribes. For the duration of the Torah, Moshe has been constantly criticizing and reprimanding the nation. Praising the people is something that he does only on his last day. After Moshe blesses the nation, he ascends the mountain and passes away. The […]
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    48 min
  • Vezos Haberacha – Black on White

    Vezos Haberacha – Black on White
    1 Oct 2026
    The Torah preceded the world. In fact, the Almighty used the Torah as a blueprint for the creation of the world. But the primordial Torah was formatted differently than the Torah we have today. It was black fire on top of white fire. Our Torah is black ink on white parchment. The heavenly Torah is […]
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    55 min
  • Bereishis – Genealogies of Genesis (5785)

    Bereishis – Genealogies of Genesis (5785)
    6 Oct 2026
    The end of our Parsha delineates the many families and generations spanning from Adam to Noah. There are all sorts of fascinating factoids, nuggets and vignettes included in this narrative: we study the story of Cain from after his fratricide of his brother until his tragic and surprising death at the hand of his own […]
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    56 min
  • Parshas Bereishis (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Bereishis (Rebroadcast)
    5 Oct 2026
    With praise and appreciation to the Almighty, we begin year 11 of the Parsha Podcast (5787). This year, we will re-upload the Parsha Rebroadcast episode which covers the entire Parsha each Sunday, re-release the 9th cycle’s episode (5785) for each respective Parsha each Tuesday, and we will, please God, record and release a new weekly […]
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    1 hr and 13 min
  • Bereishis – Who was Adam?

    Bereishis – Who was Adam?
    8 Oct 2026
    Most people don’t know the first man from Adam. Who was this mysterious being created on day 6 of Genesis? What is the meaning of the hybrid nature of Adam’s formation? What is the significance of him being created from the earth? What does it mean to be created in the image of God? What […]
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    1 hr and 6 min
  • Parshas Noach (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Noach (Rebroadcast)
    11 Oct 2026
    In this week’s parsha: Noah and his family build an Ark as a refuge from an extinction-level Flood brought by God to destroy the world’s sinners. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts […]
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    57 min