The Jewish Story Podcast
1) Miketz - Inside and Out
A point of heroism from the parsha - Yosef was ready for whatever came, and why he was can teach us all a lesson
2) 5 The Divine Image
Humanity adds a new face to creation, reflective of the Divine. But it's not without controversy.
3) What darkness gives to light
Rav Mike's annual Hanukkah class in honor of the yartzheit of his father, Charles M. Feuer.
4) 4 Tzimtzum
The four ways the will interacts in relationship are enhanced by a fifth - how it acts on itself. Tzimtzum, creative contraction, is the context for creation.
5) Vayishlach 5786 The nature of moral dilemma
Shimon and Levi went beyond the bounds to rescue their captive sister. It is a heroic sory and a moral dilemma all in one.
6) 3 Agent of Creation
If God is unbounded in creative capacity, why is it part of the Divine will that there be agents in creation?
7) Vayetze 5786: The power of sleep
Vayetze 5786: The power of sleep by Rav Mike
8) 2 Essential Good
The relative nature of moral good defines the human perspective, but God sees the Essential Good of all creation
9) Toldot 5786 - push or walk away?
When a door is shut before you, how do you know whether to push harder or to walk away?
10) Class 1 - In the beginning
What is the mystery of the Torah's first word?