Best Book Ever ikar.org en Copyright 2022 Best Book Ever Every week, Rabbi David Kasher takes us on a 15-minute dive into the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), to see some of its layers and complexity. We'll try to get a feeling for why this text has captured the human imagination for millennia, and why the Torah truly is the greatest story ever told. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4064f4a2-7d6c-11ec-a228-a344531555cc/image/2.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Best Book Ever ikar.org no episodic Best Book Ever hosted by Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi David Kasher Every week, Rabbi David Kasher takes us on a 15-minute dive into the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), to see some of its layers and complexity. We'll try to get a feeling for why this text has captured the human imagination for millennia, and why the Torah truly is the greatest story ever told. Every week, Rabbi David Kasher takes us on a 15-minute dive into the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), to see some of its layers and complexity. We'll try to get a feeling for why this text has captured the human imagination for millennia, and why the Torah truly is the greatest story ever told.

]]> Rabbi David Kasher ben@ikar.org Shabbat and Holidays: Two Timelines / Parshat Emor On Monday May 4, join Hadar West and Rising Song's R. Deborah Sacks Mintz for a festive Hilula - uplifting gathering of song and story - to mark this evening.   ⁠https://hadar.org/learn/classes-events/hadar-west-lag-baomer-rising-song⁠ This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:48:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher On Monday May 4, join Hadar West and Rising Song's R. Deborah Sacks Mintz for a festive Hilula - uplifting gathering of song and story - to mark this evening.   ⁠https://hadar.org/learn/classes-events/hadar-west-lag-baomer-rising-song⁠ This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. On Monday May 4, join Hadar West and Rising Song's R. Deborah Sacks Mintz for a festive Hilula - uplifting gathering of song and story - to mark this evening.   ⁠https://hadar.org/learn/classes-events/hadar-west-lag-baomer-rising-song⁠


This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3710 The Difference Between Justice and Holiness / Parshat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study Class from April 22, 2026 co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:21:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study Class from April 22, 2026 co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study Class from April 22, 2026 co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3670 Sickness in the Torah: Two Models / Parshat Tazria-Metzorah This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 4.15.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:19:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 4.15.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 4.15.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

]]> 3786 The Kli Yakar’s Psychology of Wealth and Poverty / Parashat Vayikra This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.18.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:49:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.18.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.18.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.


]]> 3617 The End of Exodus / Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.11.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:22:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.11.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.11.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

]]> 3513 Taking Responsibility in Public Office / Parashat Ki Tisa This is a recording from 3.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. There were technical difficulties in the last 10 minutes of class and Rabbi Kasher had to join from a different device. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:55:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 3.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. There were technical difficulties in the last 10 minutes of class and Rabbi Kasher had to join from a different device. This is a recording from 3.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. There were technical difficulties in the last 10 minutes of class and Rabbi Kasher had to join from a different device.


]]> 3294 Wisdom of the Heart / Parashat Tetzeveh This is a recording from 2.25.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:50:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 2.25.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 2.25.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.


]]> 3596 A Crimson Thread / Parashat Terumah This is a recording from 2.18.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:44:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 2.18.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 2.18.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.


]]> 3564 Lost on Mount Sinai / Parshat Mishpatim This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:42:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.


]]> 3449 Lost on Mount Sinai / Parshat Mishpatim This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:42:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 2.11.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.


]]> 3449 Midrashic Origin Stories / Parshat Yitro This is a recording from 2.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:32:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 2.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

This is a recording from 2.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.


]]> 3738 Pharaoh Never Died - Parshat Beshalah This is a recording from 1.28.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:54:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 1.28.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 1.28.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3597 Hard-Heartedness - Parshat Bo This is a recording from 1.21.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:51:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 1.21.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 1.21.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3570 Leadership: Character or Destiny? - Parshat Shemot This is a recording from 1.7.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:51:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 1.7.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 1.7.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3569 Two Messiahs, Three Opinions - Parshat Vayehi This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:34:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3535 Joseph Builds the Administrative State - Parshat Vayigash This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:00:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 12.23.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3617 The Trappings of Power - Parshat Mikeitz This is a recording from 12.18.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:00:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 12.18.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 12.18.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3495 The Captain of the World - Parshat Hayyei Sarah Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:56:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher 3467 Two Kidnappings - Parshat Vayeira This is a recording from 11.5.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:29:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 11.5.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. This is a recording from 11.5.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

]]> 3757 The Rise of Kings - Parshat Lekh Lekha This is a recording from 10.29.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. You can watch the full class here: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ and read the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:53:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording from 10.29.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. You can watch the full class here: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ and read the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi This is a recording from 10.29.2025 of the Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher, a class co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

You can watch the full class here: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ

and read the source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi

]]> 3630 Psychedelic Imagery in the Torah On today’s episode, Rabbi David Kasher is joined by Madison Margolin to talk about psychedelic experiences in the Torah. Madison is the author of Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground. She’s also Co-founder of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit and DoubleBlind, a print magazine and digital media startup covering psychedelics and where they intersect with mental health, environmental justice, social equity, and more, Madison also teaches on Judaism and psychedelics, such as with Tzfat’s LiveKabbalah or Psychedelics Today, and offers consulting and guidance for those on the Jewish-psychedelic path. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:37:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher On today’s episode, Rabbi David Kasher is joined by Madison Margolin to talk about psychedelic experiences in the Torah. Madison is the author of Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground. She’s also Co-founder of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit and DoubleBlind, a print magazine and digital media startup covering psychedelics and where they intersect with mental health, environmental justice, social equity, and more, Madison also teaches on Judaism and psychedelics, such as with Tzfat’s LiveKabbalah or Psychedelics Today, and offers consulting and guidance for those on the Jewish-psychedelic path. On today’s episode, Rabbi David Kasher is joined by Madison Margolin to talk about psychedelic experiences in the Torah. Madison is the author of Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground. She’s also Co-founder of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit and DoubleBlind, a print magazine and digital media startup covering psychedelics and where they intersect with mental health, environmental justice, social equity, and more, Madison also teaches on Judaism and psychedelics, such as with Tzfat’s LiveKabbalah or Psychedelics Today, and offers consulting and guidance for those on the Jewish-psychedelic path.


]]> 3980 A Rabbi, A Guy, and a Goddess Guy Branum joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss Ashera and the presence of a goddess in the Torah Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:34:00 -0000 full 5785 Rabbi David Kasher Guy Branum joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss Ashera and the presence of a goddess in the Torah Guy Branum joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss Ashera and the presence of a goddess in the Torah

]]> 3852 Take Warning - Parshat Behukotai Full class: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi Fri, 31 May 2024 16:26:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Full class: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi Full class: https://youtu.be/xCIiAkZDSGQ

Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/568347?lang=bi

]]> 2415 The End of Slavery / Parshat Behar Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/566742?lang=bi Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/FRhY5TSlsqo Fri, 24 May 2024 16:04:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/566742?lang=bi Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/FRhY5TSlsqo Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/566742?lang=bi

Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/FRhY5TSlsqo

]]> 2333 Counting the Omers / Parshat Emor Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/404083?lang=bi Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/YrP-HnwjiNc Mon, 20 May 2024 16:41:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/404083?lang=bi Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/YrP-HnwjiNc Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/404083?lang=bi

Watch the Full Class: https://youtu.be/YrP-HnwjiNc

]]> 1092 Kedoshim Couplets / Parshat Kedoshim Weekly Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from 5.9.2024 Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/tQGKQYEjVKA Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/563716?lang=bi Mon, 13 May 2024 15:10:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Weekly Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from 5.9.2024 Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/tQGKQYEjVKA Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/563716?lang=bi Weekly Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from 5.9.2024

Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/tQGKQYEjVKA

Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/563716?lang=bi

]]> 2482 A Queasy Land - Parshat Aharei Mot Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/562111?lang=bi Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/O-gaUHURJBA Sun, 05 May 2024 14:01:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/562111?lang=bi Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/O-gaUHURJBA Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/562111?lang=bi

Full unedited class: https://youtu.be/O-gaUHURJBA

]]> 2942 Magic 8 - Parshat Tazria Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/558262?lang=bi Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:16:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/558262?lang=bi Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/558262?lang=bi

]]> 2839 Come Closer - Parshat Shemini Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/556558?editor=1 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:00:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/556558?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/556558?editor=1

]]> 2851 Concessions to Human Nature -  Parshat Tzav Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/554948?editor=1 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:52:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/554948?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/554948?editor=1

]]> 2672 Building a Home for God - Parshat Pekudei Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/551802?lang=bi Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:32:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/551802?lang=bi Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/551802?lang=bi

]]> 2961 Broken Torah for Broken People - Parshat Vayakhel Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/550092?editor=1 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:20:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/550092?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/550092?editor=1

]]> 2542 no The Origins of Yom Kippur Liturgy - Parshat Ki Tisa Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/548331?editor=1 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/548331?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/548331?editor=1

]]> 2995 no Everyday Torah - Parashat Tetzaveh Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/546667?editor=1 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:06:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/546667?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/546667?editor=1

]]> 2942 no The Third Rail - Parshat Terumah Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/545191?editor=1 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:52:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/545191?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/545191?editor=1

]]> 2673 Third Category of Law - Parshat Mishpatim Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/543516?lang=bi Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/543516?lang=bi Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/543516?lang=bi

]]> 2060 TRUSTING MOSHE - Parshat Yitro Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/541791?lang=bi Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:30:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/541791?lang=bi Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/541791?lang=bi

]]> 2995 LIFE AFTER PASSOVER - Parshat Beshalach Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/479870?editor=1 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:18:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/479870?editor=1 Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/479870?editor=1

]]> 2851 no DON'T DELAY! - Parshat Bo Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/538397?lang=bi Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:27:00 -0000 DON'T DELAY! - Parshat Bo full Rabbi David Kasher Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/538397?lang=bi Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/538397?lang=bi

]]> 2688 no SHORTNESS OF BREATH - Parshat Va'era Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/536848?lang=bi Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:58:00 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/536848?lang=bi Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/536848?lang=bi

]]> 2594 RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF GOD – Parshat Vayishlakh Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/528461?lang=bi Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:34:00 -0000 RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF GOD – Parshat Vayishlakh full Rabbi David Kasher Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/528461?lang=bi Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/528461?lang=bi

]]> 2608 DREAM INTERPRETATION - Parshat Mikeitz https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/531708?lang=bi Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:33:00 -0000 BBE: DREAM INTERPRETATION - Parshat Mikeitz full Rabbi David Kasher https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/531708?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/531708?lang=bi

]]> 2613 no WAS ESAU BAD? - Parshat Toldot Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study. Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/525551?lang=bi Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:00:00 -0000 WAS ESAU BAD? - Parshat Toldot full Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study. Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/525551?lang=bi Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parsha Study. Source sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/525551?lang=bi




]]> 2977 no Legends of the Cave - Parshat Hayei Sarah Sat, 11 Nov 2023 18:00:00 -0000 Legends of the Cave - Parshat Hayei Sarah full Rabbi David Kasher 2823 no BEFORE THE BINDING - Parshat Vayeira A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 11.2.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A... Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:31:35 -0000 BEFORE THE BINDING - Parshat Vayeira full Rabbi David Kasher A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 11.2.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A... A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 11.2.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A... A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 11.2.2023.

Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A...

]]> 2925 no DEFYING DESTINY - Parashat Lekh Lekha A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.26.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A... Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0000 DEFYING DESTINY - Parashat Lekh Lekha full Rabbi David Kasher A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.26.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A... A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.26.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A...

]]> 2527 no NOAH'S COVENANT - Parashat Noach A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.19.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0000 NOAH'S COVENANT - Parashat Noach full Rabbi David Kasher A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.19.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9 A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.19.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9

]]> 2365 no PRIMORDIAL PAIN - Parashat Bereishit A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.12.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0000 PRIMORDIAL PAIN - Parashat Bereishit full Rabbi David Kasher A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.12.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9 A recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly virtual parsha study class from 10.12.2023. Sign up for the class here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fikar-la.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrfuytrz4jGtMKB6cYx0bcGz7JmFw5rgUd&sa=D&ust=1697577720000000&usg=AOvVaw1yOKzqinM2sivSvIl6GPS9

]]> 2179 no DISSENT with Ezra Furman The book of B'midbar is a book full of conflict. And so that was the book that Ezra Furman suggested we talk about. It's appropriate - she's a punk musician and B'midbar is kind of the punk book of the Torah. I think you'll find it interesting to hear a a side of Ezra that you won't always see on stage, a soft, reflective side. She will scream at you from the stage, but one on one, when she's working through ideas, she's very quiet and deliberate. You can tell that she believes everything she says and and believes that how you say it and when you say it are extremely important, too. Buy Rabbi David Kasher's book, ParshaNut. Best Book Ever is a co-presentation of IKAR and the Hadar Institute. Find us on socials @WeAreIKAR and @HadarInstitute. You can follow my Facebook page at Rabbi David Kasher or find me on instagram @DavidKasher to keep up with the show and everything else we’re getting up to. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:56:58 -0000 DISSENT with Ezra Furman full Rabbi David Kasher The book of B'midbar is a book full of conflict. And so that was the book that Ezra Furman suggested we talk about. It's appropriate - she's a punk musician and B'midbar is kind of the punk book of the Torah. I think you'll find it interesting to hear a a side of Ezra that you won't always see on stage, a soft, reflective side. She will scream at you from the stage, but one on one, when she's working through ideas, she's very quiet and deliberate. You can tell that she believes everything she says and and believes that how you say it and when you say it are extremely important, too. Buy Rabbi David Kasher's book, ParshaNut. Best Book Ever is a co-presentation of IKAR and the Hadar Institute. Find us on socials @WeAreIKAR and @HadarInstitute. You can follow my Facebook page at Rabbi David Kasher or find me on instagram @DavidKasher to keep up with the show and everything else we’re getting up to. The book of B'midbar is a book full of conflict. And so that was the book that Ezra Furman suggested we talk about. It's appropriate - she's a punk musician and B'midbar is kind of the punk book of the Torah.

I think you'll find it interesting to hear a a side of Ezra that you won't always see on stage, a soft, reflective side. She will scream at you from the stage, but one on one, when she's working through ideas, she's very quiet and deliberate. You can tell that she believes everything she says and and believes that how you say it and when you say it are extremely important, too.

Buy Rabbi David Kasher's book, ParshaNut.

Best Book Ever is a co-presentation of IKAR and the Hadar Institute. Find us on socials @WeAreIKAR and @HadarInstitute. You can follow my Facebook page at Rabbi David Kasher or find me on instagram @DavidKasher to keep up with the show and everything else we’re getting up to.

]]> 2783 no THE DAY OF STOPPING - Parshat Emor This is a condensed recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha studies class from 5.4.2023. To watch the full class head over to IKAR's YouTube channel. Tue, 09 May 2023 21:29:58 -0000 THE DAY OF STOPPING - Parshat Emor full Rabbi David Kasher This is a condensed recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha studies class from 5.4.2023. To watch the full class head over to IKAR's YouTube channel. This is a condensed recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha studies class from 5.4.2023. To watch the full class head over to IKAR's YouTube channel. This is a condensed recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha studies class from 5.4.2023. To watch the full class head over to IKAR's YouTube channel.

]]> 3043 no SPEECH LAWS: Gossip & Rebuke - Parshat Acharaei Mot-Kedoshim This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's parsha study class from April 27, 2023. Fri, 05 May 2023 14:34:23 -0000 SPEECH LAWS: Gossip & Rebuke - Parshat Acharaei Mot-Kedoshim full 5783 Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's parsha study class from April 27, 2023. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's parsha study class from April 27, 2023.

]]> 3053 no THE SCIENCE OF BELIEF with Mayim Bialik The word for brain isn't even in the Torah. But a lot of what is in the Torah presumes a functioning brain and even asks us to use it in certain specific ways. In particular, the brain is directly implicated by the whole realm that we call belief or faith. Judaism, like many religions, asks us to believe in certain things. Actually, in Judaism case, it doesn't just ask. It commands. We're commanded to believe in God, to believe there is only one God and to believe that that God is the one who delivered us from Egypt and then gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai. So how are we supposed to force ourselves to force our brains to believe in that stuff? Or you could ask a different question What is going on in our brains when and if we do believe in that stuff? That's what I wanted to know. Today, Rabbi David Kasher talks to neuroscientist and devout Jew, Mayim Bialik about the science of belief and holding both science and belief at once. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:48:00 -0000 THE SCIENCE OF BELIEF with Mayim Bialik full Rabbi David Kasher The word for brain isn't even in the Torah. But a lot of what is in the Torah presumes a functioning brain and even asks us to use it in certain specific ways. In particular, the brain is directly implicated by the whole realm that we call belief or faith. Judaism, like many religions, asks us to believe in certain things. Actually, in Judaism case, it doesn't just ask. It commands. We're commanded to believe in God, to believe there is only one God and to believe that that God is the one who delivered us from Egypt and then gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai. So how are we supposed to force ourselves to force our brains to believe in that stuff? Or you could ask a different question What is going on in our brains when and if we do believe in that stuff? That's what I wanted to know. Today, Rabbi David Kasher talks to neuroscientist and devout Jew, Mayim Bialik about the science of belief and holding both science and belief at once. The word for brain isn't even in the Torah. But a lot of what is in the Torah presumes a functioning brain and even asks us to use it in certain specific ways. In particular, the brain is directly implicated by the whole realm that we call belief or faith. Judaism, like many religions, asks us to believe in certain things. Actually, in Judaism case, it doesn't just ask. It commands. We're commanded to believe in God, to believe there is only one God and to believe that that God is the one who delivered us from Egypt and then gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai. So how are we supposed to force ourselves to force our brains to believe in that stuff? Or you could ask a different question What is going on in our brains when and if we do believe in that stuff? That's what I wanted to know. Today, Rabbi David Kasher talks to neuroscientist and devout Jew, Mayim Bialik about the science of belief and holding both science and belief at once.

]]> 4675 no BONUS CLASS: THE HOUSE THAT NEVER WAS - Parshat Tazria-Metzora The Vanishing Power of Rabbinic Interpretation... Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:30:00 -0000 BONUS CLASS: THE HOUSE THAT NEVER WAS - Parshat Tazria-Metzora full Rabbi David Kasher The Vanishing Power of Rabbinic Interpretation... The Vanishing Power of Rabbinic Interpretation...

]]> 3536 no SERMON: A Holy Justice, and a Just Holiness - Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher’s farewell sermon, a pre-Passover reflection on the role of mitzvot in Jewish life.  Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:07:00 -0000 SERMON: A Holy Justice, and a Just Holiness - Rabbi David Kasher full Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher’s farewell sermon, a pre-Passover reflection on the role of mitzvot in Jewish life. Rabbi Kasher’s farewell sermon, a pre-Passover reflection on the role of mitzvot in Jewish life.  Rabbi Kasher’s farewell sermon, a pre-Passover reflection on the role of mitzvot in Jewish life. 

]]> 1441 no BONUS CLASS THE HOLY BROKEN TABLETS - Parshat Ki Tissa This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from March 10, 2023 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:45:05 -0000 BONUS CLASS THE HOLY BROKEN TABLETS - Parshat Ki Tissa full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from March 10, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from March 10, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from March 10, 2023

]]> 2947 no ASTROLOGY with Chani Nicholas Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss astrology in the Torah and one of the greatest Jewish thinkers who just happened to be an astrologer himself. They discuss Ibn Ezra, the intersection of Judaism and astrology, the implications astrology has for concepts like fate and freewill, and so much more. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0000 ASTROLOGY with Chani Nicholas full Rabbi David Kasher Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss astrology in the Torah and one of the greatest Jewish thinkers who just happened to be an astrologer. Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss astrology in the Torah and one of the greatest Jewish thinkers who just happened to be an astrologer himself. They discuss Ibn Ezra, the intersection of Judaism and astrology, the implications astrology has for concepts like fate and freewill, and so much more. Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss astrology in the Torah and one of the greatest Jewish thinkers who just happened to be an astrologer himself. They discuss Ibn Ezra, the intersection of Judaism and astrology, the implications astrology has for concepts like fate and freewill, and so much more.

]]> 3382 no BONUS CLASS: THE ORACLE STONES - Parshat Tetzaveh Do you believe in magic? This is a recording from March 02, 2023. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:52:40 -0000 BONUS CLASS: THE ORACLE STONES - Parshat Tetzaveh full Rabbi David Kasher Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in magic? This is a recording from March 02, 2023. Do you believe in magic? This is a recording from March 02, 2023.

]]> 3551 no BBE BONUS CLASS: PICTURES IN THE SKY: Pattern-Spotting at Sinai - Parshat Terumah This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 23, 2023 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:40:44 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS: PICTURES IN THE SKY: Pattern-Spotting at Sinai - Parshat Terumah full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 23, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 23, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 23, 2023

]]> 2535 no BBE BONUS CLASS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE - Parshat Mishpatim This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 16, 2023 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:19:04 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE - Parshat Mishpatim full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 16, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 16, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 16, 2023

]]> 3583 no SIBLING RIVALRY, with Moshe Kasher Have you ever killed your brother or sister? No? That's probably a good thing. But have you ever wanted to kill your brother or sister? If so, then have I got a book for you to read. It's the very first book of the Torah. In fact, the book of Genesis and sibling rivalry of all things might just be the number one theme that runs through the book. It's right there from the start. The person that made the most sense to discuss these topics with was my brother, Moshe. Along the way, we discussed polyamory, parental narcissism ,and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And I think we eventually got to a vision for world peace. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:42:00 -0000 SIBLING RIVALRY, with Moshe Kasher full Rabbi David Kasher Have you ever killed your brother or sister? Have you ever killed your brother or sister? No? That's probably a good thing. But have you ever wanted to kill your brother or sister? If so, then have I got a book for you to read. It's the very first book of the Torah. In fact, the book of Genesis and sibling rivalry of all things might just be the number one theme that runs through the book. It's right there from the start. The person that made the most sense to discuss these topics with was my brother, Moshe. Along the way, we discussed polyamory, parental narcissism ,and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And I think we eventually got to a vision for world peace. Have you ever killed your brother or sister? No? That's probably a good thing. But have you ever wanted to kill your brother or sister? If so, then have I got a book for you to read. It's the very first book of the Torah. In fact, the book of Genesis and sibling rivalry of all things might just be the number one theme that runs through the book. It's right there from the start. The person that made the most sense to discuss these topics with was my brother, Moshe. Along the way, we discussed polyamory, parental narcissism ,and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And I think we eventually got to a vision for world peace.

]]> 2902 no BBE BONUS CLASS Deciphering the Ten Commandments - Parshat Yitro This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 9, 2023 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:23:58 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Deciphering the Ten Commandments - Parshat Yitro full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 9, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 9, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 9, 2023

]]> 3761 no BBE BONUS CLASS Exodus, Reconsidered – Parshat Beshalach 2.03.2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 3, 2023 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:08:40 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Exodus, Reconsidered – Parshat Beshalach 2.03.2023 full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 3, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 3, 2023 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 3, 2023

]]> 3267 no BBE BONUS CLASS House of the Dragon - Parshat Va'era A parlor trick in the palace of the Pharaoh will take us on a search to track down the source of an ancient legend. Recording from January 19, 2023 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:01:29 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS House of the Dragon - Parshat Va'era full Rabbi David Kasher A parlor trick in the palace of the Pharaoh will take us on a search to track down the source of an ancient legend. A parlor trick in the palace of the Pharaoh will take us on a search to track down the source of an ancient legend. Recording from January 19, 2023 A parlor trick in the palace of the Pharaoh will take us on a search to track down the source of an ancient legend.

Recording from January 19, 2023

]]> 3697 BBE BONUS CLASS From Creation to Redemption - Parshat Shemot Join us today, as we begin a new book of Torah... and Nachmanides explains it all. Recording from January 12, 2023. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:58:00 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS From Creation to Redemption - Parshat Shemot full Rabbi David Kasher Join us today, as we begin a new book of Torah... and Nachmanides explains it all. Join us today, as we begin a new book of Torah... and Nachmanides explains it all. Recording from January 12, 2023. Join us today, as we begin a new book of Torah... and Nachmanides explains it all.

Recording from January 12, 2023.

]]> 3338 no BBE BONUS CLASS Joseph & his Brothers: Two Theologies of Time - Parshat Mikeitz This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 22, 2022 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:02:20 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Joseph & his Brothers: Two Theologies of Time - Parshat Mikeitz full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 22, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 22, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 22, 2022

]]> 3009 no BBE BONUS CLASS (Almost) Everybody Likes Joseph - Parshat Vayeishev This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 15, 2022 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:01:08 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS (Almost) Everybody Likes Joseph - Parshat Vayeishev full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 15, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 15, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 15, 2022

]]> 3070 no BBE BONUS CLASS Jacob Falls in Love - Parshat Vayeitzei This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 1, 2022 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:59:48 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Jacob Falls in Love - Parshat Vayeitzei full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 1, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 1, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from December 1, 2022

]]> 3519 no BBE BONUS CLASS Our Brother Ishmael - Parshat Hayyei Sarah This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 17, 2022 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:59:28 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Our Brother Ishmael - Parshat Hayyei Sarah full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 17, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 17, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 17, 2022

]]> 2813 no Rabbi David Kasher's Book Release Party: "ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary" Rabbi Kasher and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:22:56 -0000 Rabbi David Kasher's Book Release Party: "ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary" full Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation Rabbi Kasher and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation Rabbi Kasher and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation

]]> 4697 no BBE BONUS CLASS Sarah Had the Last Laugh - Parshat Vayeira This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 10, 2022 Sun, 13 Nov 2022 22:25:08 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Sarah Had the Last Laugh - Parshat Vayeira full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 10, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 10, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 10, 2022

]]> 2833 no Abraham's Spiritual Development - Parshat Lekh Lekha This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 3, 2022 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:16:42 -0000 Abraham's Spiritual Development - Parshat Lekh Lekha full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 3, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 3, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 3, 2022

]]> 2651 no ParshaNut Book Release! - Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:16:06 -0000 ParshaNut Book Release! - Rabbi David Kasher full 5783 Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary. Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary. Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary.

]]> 1292 no Season Finale! - Parshat V’zot HaBrachah A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever! Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:54:49 -0000 Season Finale! - Parshat V’zot HaBrachah full Rabbi David Kasher A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever! A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever! A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever!

]]> 834 no BONUS CLASS Where Does Bad Come From? - Parshat Bereishi This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:30:03 -0000 BONUS CLASS Where Does Bad Come From? - Parshat Bereishi full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022

]]> 2828 no BONUS CLASS Back to the Beginning - Parshat Ha'azinu This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:42:29 -0000 BONUS CLASS Back to the Beginning - Parshat Ha'azinu full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022

]]> 2847 BONUS CLASS Inscribed in the Book of Torah- Parshat Vayeilech This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 that has been edited for brevity. Watch the full class on IKAR's YouTube channel. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:40:03 -0000 BONUS CLASS Inscribed in the Book of Torah- Parshat Vayeilech full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 that has been edited for brevity. Watch the full class on IKAR's YouTube channel. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 that has been edited for brevity. Watch the full class on IKAR's YouTube channel.

]]> 3176 no The Magic Word - Parshat Nitzavim Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.) Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:10:26 -0000 The Magic Word - Parshat Nitzavim full Rabbi David Kasher Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.) Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.) Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.)

]]> 749 no BONUS CLASS The Sin of Sadness - Parshat Ki Tavo Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from September 15, 2022 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:55:24 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Sin of Sadness - Parshat Ki Tavo full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from September 15, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from September 15, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from September 15, 2022

]]> 3060 no Wandering Jews and Arameans - Parshat Ki Tavo Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is a matter of great debate. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:00:54 -0000 Wandering Jews and Arameans - Parshat Ki Tavo full Rabbi David Kasher Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is a matter of great debate. Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is a matter of great debate. Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is a matter of great debate.

]]> 800 no BONUS CLASS How Rabbis Deal with Moral Discomfort - Parshat Ki Teitzei This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 8, 2022 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:34:52 -0000 BONUS CLASS How Rabbis Deal with Moral Discomfort - Parshat Ki Teitzei full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 8, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 8, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 8, 2022

]]> 2860 no A Life in Pieces - Parshat Ki Teitzei Buried in the laws of inheritance is a subtle reference to one of the most tragic stories in the Torah - one that we usually miss. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:20:00 -0000 A Life in Pieces - Parshat Ki Teitzei full Rabbi David Kasher Buried in the laws of inheritance is a subtle reference to one of the most tragic stories in the Torah - one that we usually miss. Buried in the laws of inheritance is a subtle reference to one of the most tragic stories in the Torah - one that we usually miss. Buried in the laws of inheritance is a subtle reference to one of the most tragic stories in the Torah - one that we usually miss.

]]> 1029 no When Left is Right - Parshat Shoftim Why your rabbi is always right - especially when they’re wrong. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:24:35 -0000 When Left is Right - Parshat Shoftim full Rabbi David Kasher Why your rabbi is always right - especially when they’re wrong. Why your rabbi is always right - especially when they’re wrong. Why your rabbi is always right - especially when they’re wrong.


]]> 812 no The Tempter - Parshat Re’eh The Torah warns us against someone - maybe even someone very close to us - who might come try to entice us to worship other gods! But when we look a little closer at the commentators, we begin to wonder if the real enticement might be coming from… a higher source. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:42:09 -0000 The Tempter - Parshat Re’eh full Rabbi David Kasher The Torah warns us against someone - maybe even someone very close to us - who might come try to entice us to worship other gods! The Torah warns us against someone - maybe even someone very close to us - who might come try to entice us to worship other gods! But when we look a little closer at the commentators, we begin to wonder if the real enticement might be coming from… a higher source. The Torah warns us against someone - maybe even someone very close to us - who might come try to entice us to worship other gods! But when we look a little closer at the commentators, we begin to wonder if the real enticement might be coming from… a higher source.

]]> 639 no BBE BONUS CLASS Two Kinds of Fear - Parshat Eikev This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from August 18, 2022 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:20:30 -0000 BBE BONUS CLASS Two Kinds of Fear - Parshat Eikev full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from August 18, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from August 18, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from August 18, 2022

]]> 2457 Both Sides Now - Parshat Eikev The legends of the magical Clouds of Glory. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:04:45 -0000 Both Sides Now - Parshat Eikev full Rabbi David Kasher The legends of the magical Clouds of Glory. The legends of the magical Clouds of Glory. The legends of the magical Clouds of Glory.

]]> 804 no What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Parshat Vaetchanan How knowing God is a revelation of ourselves. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:18:00 -0000 What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Parshat Vaetchanan full Rabbi David Kasher How knowing God is a revelation of ourselves. How knowing God is a revelation of ourselves. How knowing God is a revelation of ourselves.

]]> 705 no BONUS CLASS The Axis of Evil - Parshat Devarim Who does Moses remember as his greatest enemies? Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:52:55 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Axis of Evil - Parshat Devarim full Rabbi David Kasher Who does Moses remember as his greatest enemies? Who does Moses remember as his greatest enemies? Who does Moses remember as his greatest enemies?

]]> 2979 no Moses Grabs the Mic - Parshat Devarim If Moses speaks for God and the People of Israel, what happens when he decides to speak for himself?  Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:27:06 -0000 Moses Grabs the Mic - Parshat Devarim full Rabbi David Kasher If Moses speaks for God and the People of Israel, what happens when he decides to speak for himself? If Moses speaks for God and the People of Israel, what happens when he decides to speak for himself?  If Moses speaks for God and the People of Israel, what happens when he decides to speak for himself? 

]]> 1058 no BONUS CLASS Anger Management - Parshat Matot-Masei Moses has a problem. This is an edited down recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha studies class from July 28, 2022. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:01:41 -0000 BONUS CLASS Anger Management - Parshat Matot-Masei full Rabbi David Kasher Moses has a problem. Moses has a problem. This is an edited down recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha studies class from July 28, 2022. Moses has a problem. This is an edited down recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha studies class from July 28, 2022.

]]> 2637 no The Forest of Sadness - Parshat Matot-Masei The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:18:18 -0000 The Forest of Sadness - Parshat Matot-Masei full Rabbi David Kasher The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story. The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story. The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story.

]]> 885 no BONUS CLASS The Death Register - Parshat Pinchas This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class from July 21, 2022 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 22:06:12 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Death Register - Parshat Pinchas full Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class from July 21, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class from July 21, 2022 This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class from July 21, 2022

]]> 3833 no Everything is Permitted - Parshat Pinchas It's one of the most difficult problems in theology: does God know everything we're going to do, or do we have free will? This week, we consider an answer by Judaism's most deterministic thinker: Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner, the Mei HaShiloach, and a response by his most illustrious student. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:23:00 -0000 Everything is Permitted - Parshat Pinchas full Rabbi David Kasher It's one of the most difficult problems in theology: does God know everything we're going to do, or do we have free will? This week, we consider an answer by Judaism's most deterministic thinker: Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner, the Mei HaShiloach, and a response by his most illustrious student. It's one of the most difficult problems in theology: does God know everything we're going to do, or do we have free will? This week, we consider an answer by Judaism's most deterministic thinker: Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner, the Mei HaShiloach, and a response by his most illustrious student.

]]> 1073 no Donkey Xote - Parshat Balak If Bilaam is really so bad, that brings us back to our original question - what is he doing in the Torah? What are we reading this bizarre story at all??? Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:48:33 -0000 Donkey Xote - Parshat Balak full Rabbi David Kasher If Bilaam is really so bad, that brings us back to our original question - what is he doing in the Torah? What are we reading this bizarre story at all??? If Bilaam is really so bad, that brings us back to our original question - what is he doing in the Torah? What are we reading this bizarre story at all??? If Bilaam is really so bad, that brings us back to our original question - what is he doing in the Torah? What are we reading this bizarre story at all???

]]> 825 no BONUS CLASS The Legend of Miriam's Well - Parshat Chukat This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Study Class from July 7, 2022. For the full class visit IKAR's YouTube channel. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:54:44 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Legend of Miriam's Well - Parshat Chukat full 5782 Rabbi David Kasher This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Study Class from July 7, 2022. For the full class visit IKAR's YouTube channel. This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Study Class from July 7, 2022. For the full class visit IKAR's YouTube channel.

]]> 3185 no The Birth of Jewish Culture - Parshat Hukat n Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers, after forty years of desert wandering, we suddenly detect the stirrings of a cultural awakening. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:21:14 -0000 The Birth of Jewish Culture - Parshat Hukat full Rabbi David Kasher n Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers, after forty years of desert wandering, we suddenly detect the stirrings of a cultural awakening. n Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers, after forty years of desert wandering, we suddenly detect the stirrings of a cultural awakening. n Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers, after forty years of desert wandering, we suddenly detect the stirrings of a cultural awakening.

]]> 976 no BONUS CLASS Korach's Coaliton - Parshat Korach Who's on Team Korach? Sat, 02 Jul 2022 00:05:55 -0000 BONUS CLASS Korach's Coaliton - Parshat Korach full Rabbi David Kasher Who's on Team Korach? Who's on Team Korach? Who's on Team Korach?

]]> 3514 no The Ambivalent Angel - Parshat Korah This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:19:04 -0000 The Ambivalent Angel - Parshat Korah full Rabbi David Kasher This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice. This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice. This week, the Angel of Death showed up twice.



]]> 900 no Overkill - Parshat Shelach Forty years in the desert?? Really?!? Wed, 22 Jun 2022 01:40:25 -0000 Overkill - Parshat Shelach full Rabbi David Kasher Forty years in the desert?? Really?!? Forty years in the desert?? Really?!? Forty years in the desert?? Really?!?

]]> 685 no BONUS CLASS Appealing Divine Law - Parshat Beha'alotkha God gave us the law. Now we're giving it back. From Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class June 16, 2022 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:34:35 -0000 BONUS CLASS Appealing Divine Law - Parshat Beha'alotkha full Rabbi David Kasher God gave us the law. Now we're giving it back. God gave us the law. Now we're giving it back. From Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class June 16, 2022 God gave us the law. Now we're giving it back. From Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class June 16, 2022

]]> 3368 no The World's Shortest Book - Parshat Beha'alotkha Someone must have slipped something into my drink. I’m reading my Torah late one night and, suddenly, the letters start to run backwards...   Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:03:00 -0000 The World's Shortest Book - Parshat Beha'alotkha full Rabbi David Kasher Someone must have slipped something into my drink. I’m reading my Torah late one night and, suddenly, the letters start to run backwards... Someone must have slipped something into my drink. I’m reading my Torah late one night and, suddenly, the letters start to run backwards...   Someone must have slipped something into my drink. I’m reading my Torah late one night and, suddenly, the letters start to run backwards...

 

]]> 1005 no The Case of the Seventy Princes - Parshat Naso Today's episode is a bit later than usual because of Shavuot. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:46:45 -0000 The Case of the Seventy Princes - Parshat Naso full Rabbi David Kasher Today's episode is a bit later than usual because of Shavuot. Today's episode is a bit later than usual because of Shavuot. Today's episode is a bit later than usual because of Shavuot.

]]> 708 no Into the Wild - Parshat Bamidbar Three striking midrashim help us understand how the Hebrew name for this fourth book of the Torah can help frame our journey through it. Mon, 30 May 2022 15:56:51 -0000 Into the Wild - Parshat Bamidbar full Rabbi David Kasher Three striking midrashim help us understand how the Hebrew name for this fourth book of the Torah can help frame our journey through it. Three striking midrashim help us understand how the Hebrew name for this fourth book of the Torah can help frame our journey through it. Three striking midrashim help us understand how the Hebrew name for this fourth book of the Torah can help frame our journey through it.

]]> 784 no BONUS CLASS Weapons of War - Parshat Behukotai There is a curse upon the land. Fri, 27 May 2022 20:09:07 -0000 BONUS CLASS Weapons of War - Parshat Behukotai full Rabbi David Kasher There is a curse upon the land. There is a curse upon the land. There is a curse upon the land.

]]> 3998 no The Book of Love - Parshat Behukotai So this is how it ends?! Mon, 23 May 2022 02:43:39 -0000 The Book of Love - Parshat Behukotai full Rabbi David Kasher So this is how it ends?! So this is how it ends?! So this is how it ends?!

]]> 845 no BONUS CLASS The Meaning of Freedom - Parshat Behar Pop Quiz: What Biblical verse is on the Liberty Bell? This is an edited version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Study class from 5/19/2022 Fri, 20 May 2022 05:34:56 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Meaning of Freedom - Parshat Behar full Rabbi David Kasher Pop Quiz: What Biblical verse is on the Liberty Bell? Pop Quiz: What Biblical verse is on the Liberty Bell? This is an edited version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Study class from 5/19/2022 Pop Quiz: What Biblical verse is on the Liberty Bell? This is an edited version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Study class from 5/19/2022

]]> 3240 no Joy and Jubilee - Parshat Behar A whole new spin on Yom Kippur. Wed, 18 May 2022 23:47:25 -0000 Joy and Jubilee - Parshat Behar full Rabbi David Kasher A whole new spin on Yom Kippur. A whole new spin on Yom Kippur. A whole new spin on Yom Kippur.

]]> 875 no BONUS CLASS Kabbalistic Storytelling - Parshat Emor How did counting the Omer become so much more than numbers? This is an edited down version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Studies Class from 5/12/2022. Fri, 13 May 2022 05:15:24 -0000 BONUS CLASS Kabbalistic Storytelling - Parshat Emor full Rabbi David Kasher How did counting the Omer become so much more than numbers? How did counting the Omer become so much more than numbers? This is an edited down version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Studies Class from 5/12/2022. How did counting the Omer become so much more than numbers?

This is an edited down version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Studies Class from 5/12/2022.

]]> 3111 no A State of Moral Emergency - Parshat Emor Right in the middle of the first major list of the Jewish holidays comes a major interruption. Mon, 09 May 2022 23:26:00 -0000 A State of Moral Emergency - Parshat Emor full Rabbi David Kasher Right in the middle of the first major list of the Jewish holidays comes a major interruption. Right in the middle of the first major list of the Jewish holidays comes a major interruption. Right in the middle of the first major list of the Jewish holidays comes a major interruption.

]]> 949 no BONUS CLASS Decoding the Codes - Parshat Kedoshim Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from May 5, 2022 Fri, 06 May 2022 02:41:37 -0000 "Decoding the Codes - Parshat Kedoshim" full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from May 5, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from May 5, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from May 5, 2022

]]> 2831 no The Most Important Thing - Parshat Kedoshim This podcast was produced while standing on our heads. The rest is commentary. Wed, 04 May 2022 16:52:28 -0000 The Most Important Thing - Parshat Kedoshim full Rabbi David Kasher This podcast was produced while standing on our heads. The rest is commentary. This podcast was produced while standing on our heads. The rest is commentary. This podcast was produced while standing on our heads. The rest is commentary.


]]> 930 no BONUS CLASS The Nakednesses - Parshat Acharei Mot Uncovering the familial sexual prohibitions of Leviticus. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 23:56:00 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Nakednesses - Parshat Acharei Mot full Rabbi David Kasher Uncovering the familial sexual prohibitions of Leviticus. Uncovering the familial sexual prohibitions of Leviticus. Uncovering the familial sexual prohibitions of Leviticus.

]]> 3791 no God is the G.O.A.T. - Parshat Acharei Mot Thu, 28 Apr 2022 22:20:56 -0000 God is the G.O.A.T. - Parshat Acharei Mot full Rabbi David Kasher 1069 no Telling the Story Differently Rabbi Kasher checks in from his Seder in Israel Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:12:57 -0000 Telling the Story Differently full Rabbi David Kasher Rabbi Kasher checks in from his Seder in Israel Rabbi Kasher checks in from his Seder in Israel Rabbi Kasher checks in from his Seder in Israel

]]> 882 no BONUS CLASS The Priests of Passover Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from April 7, 2022 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:59:54 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Priests of Passover full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from April 7, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from April 7, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from April 7, 2022

]]> 3446 no Shedding Our S(k)ins - Parshat Metzora What's the connection between gossip and skin disease? Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:44:48 -0000 Shedding Our S(k)ins - Parshat Metzora full Rabbi David Kasher What's the connection between gossip and skin disease? What's the connection between gossip and skin disease? What's the connection between gossip and skin disease?

]]> 988 no BONUS CLASS The Origins of Impurity Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 31, 2022 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:24:15 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Origins of Impurity full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 31, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 31, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 31, 2022

]]> 2877 no The Haunted House - Parshat Tazria Can a house get sick? The Torah seems to think so. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:22:40 -0000 The Haunted House - Parshat Tazria full Rabbi David Kasher Can a house get sick? The Torah seems to think so. Can a house get sick? The Torah seems to think so. Can a house get sick? The Torah seems to think so.

]]> 752 no BONUS CLASS Cold Comfort - Parshat Shemini Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:14:23 -0000 BONUS CLASS Cold Comfort - Parshat Shemini full Rabbi David Kasher 2893 no Kasher on Kosher - Parshat Shemini This week, we receive the first major list of kosher laws. But why are we supposed to keep kosher? There are some classic answers. But Rabbi Kasher's got a theory of his own. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:47:41 -0000 Kasher on Kosher - Parshat Shemini full Rabbi David Kasher This week, we receive the first major list of kosher laws. But why are we supposed to keep kosher? There are some classic answers. But Rabbi Kasher's got a theory of his own. This week, we receive the first major list of kosher laws. But why are we supposed to keep kosher? There are some classic answers. But Rabbi Kasher's got a theory of his own. This week, we receive the first major list of kosher laws. But why are we supposed to keep kosher? There are some classic answers. But Rabbi Kasher's got a theory of his own.

]]> 1044 no Shattered - Parshat Tzav Let us begin with one little clay pot. And we will arrive at the whole of existence.   Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:01:01 -0000 Shattered - Parshat Tzav full Rabbi David Kasher Let us begin with one little clay pot. And we will arrive at the whole of existence. Let us begin with one little clay pot. And we will arrive at the whole of existence.   Let us begin with one little clay pot. And we will arrive at the whole of existence.

 

]]> 757 BONUS CLASS The Sin of Abel - Parshat Vayikra Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 10, 2022  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:28:00 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Sin of Abel - Parshat Vayikra full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 10, 2022 Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 10, 2022  Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from March 10, 2022 

]]> 3466 no What's Your Sin? - Parshat Vayikra The Book of Leviticus spends a lot of time explaining what to do once we have committed sins. But how did we get there in the first place? What drives us to sin? For that, we turn to the great commentary of the Kli Yakar. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:01:57 -0000 What's Your Sin? - Parshat Vayikra full Rabbi David Kasher The Book of Leviticus spends a lot of time explaining what to do once we have committed sins. The Book of Leviticus spends a lot of time explaining what to do once we have committed sins. But how did we get there in the first place? What drives us to sin? For that, we turn to the great commentary of the Kli Yakar. The Book of Leviticus spends a lot of time explaining what to do once we have committed sins. But how did we get there in the first place? What drives us to sin? For that, we turn to the great commentary of the Kli Yakar.

]]> 908 no BONUS CLASS The Weight of Eternity Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:44:19 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Weight of Eternity full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from 3/3/2022 3005 no A Doorway to Other Things - Parshat Pekudei As we close out the Book of Exodus, a 13th century Spanish preacher helps us, finally, make sense of all the details. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:27:54 -0000 A Doorway to Other Things - Parshat Pekudei full Rabbi David Kasher As we close out the Book of Exodus, a 13th century Spanish preacher helps us, finally, make sense of all the details. As we close out the Book of Exodus, a 13th century Spanish preacher helps us, finally, make sense of all the details. As we close out the Book of Exodus, a 13th century Spanish preacher helps us, finally, make sense of all the details.

]]> 962 no BONUS CLASS Shabbat in the Torah Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:10:18 -0000 BONUS CLASS Shabbat in the Torah full Rabbi David Kasher 3102 no Prophets and Builders - Parshat Vayakhel Who knows how to take the prophet's heavenly vision and bring it down to the ground? The Shadow knows! Mon, 21 Feb 2022 02:36:10 -0000 Prophets and Builders - Parshat Vayakhel full Rabbi David Kasher Who knows how to take the prophet's heavenly vision and bring it down to the ground? The Shadow knows! Who knows how to take the prophet's heavenly vision and bring it down to the ground? The Shadow knows! Who knows how to take the prophet's heavenly vision and bring it down to the ground? The Shadow knows!

]]> 755 no In the Face of it All - Parshat Ki Tisa Moses has just come back down from speaking with God. And he's glowing. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:39:51 -0000 In the Face of it All - Parshat Ki Tisa full Rabbi David Kasher Moses has just come back down from speaking with God. And he's glowing. Moses has just come back down from speaking with God. And he's glowing. Moses has just come back down from speaking with God. And he's glowing.

]]> 905 no BONUS CLASS The Priestly Crown - Parshat Tetzaveh Fri, 11 Feb 2022 01:44:15 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Priestly Crown - Parshat Tetzaveh full Rabbi David Kasher 3277 no Moses is Missing - Parshat Tetzaveh Our reluctant protagonist just wants a week off. Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:16:00 -0000 Moses is Missing - Parshat Tetzaveh full Rabbi David Kasher Our reluctant protagonist just wants a week off. Our reluctant protagonist just wants a week off. Our reluctant protagonist just wants a week off.

]]> 804 BONUS CLASS The Devil and the Details - Parshat Terumah Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from February 3, 2022. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:22:15 -0000 BONUS CLASS The Devil and the Details - Parshat Terumah full Rabbi David Kasher Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from February 3, 2022. Parsha Study with Rabbi David Kasher from February 3, 2022.

]]> 2995 no Unicorns & Mermaids - Parshat Terumah It all started with dolphins.  Tue, 01 Feb 2022 03:48:00 -0000 Unicorns & Mermaids - Parshat Terumah full Rabbi David Kasher It all started with dolphins. It all started with dolphins.  It all started with dolphins. 



]]> 744 BONUS CLASS The Other “Justice” - Parshat Mishpatim https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/379209?lang=bi Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:59:49 -0000 full 5782 Rabbi David Kasher https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/379209?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/379209?lang=bi

]]> 2894 no Kosher Heresy - Parshat Mishpatim "This week," says Rabbi Kasher, "we are going to look at an idea that seems so far outside of mainstream Jewish thought that if I came up with it myself, they’d kick me right out of Judaism!" Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000 Kosher Heresy - Parshat Mishpatim full Rabbi David Kasher "This week," says Rabbi Kasher, "we are going to look at an idea that seems so far outside of mainstream Jewish thought that if I came up with it myself, they’d kick me right out of Judaism!" "This week," says Rabbi Kasher, "we are going to look at an idea that seems so far outside of mainstream Jewish thought that if I came up with it myself, they’d kick me right out of Judaism!" "This week," says Rabbi Kasher, "we are going to look at an idea that seems so far outside of mainstream Jewish thought that if I came up with it myself, they’d kick me right out of Judaism!"

]]> 915 no BONUS CLASS Our Dangerous God - Parshat Yitro https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83747569/bonus-class-our-dangerous-god-parshat-yitro/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:30:00 -0000 BONUS CLASS Our Dangerous God - Parshat Yitro full Rabbi David Kasher

]]> 3144 no Relatives and Revelations - Parshat Yitro https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83715812/relatives-and-revelations-parshat-yitro/ Why is the most important parsha in the Torah named after a foreign priest? Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:43:00 -0000 Relatives and Revelations - Parshat Yitro full Rabbi David Kasher Why is the most important parsha in the Torah named after a foreign priest? Why is the most important parsha in the Torah named after a foreign priest? Why is the most important parsha in the Torah named after a foreign priest?

]]> 916 no Water, Water Everywhere - Parshat Beshalah https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83634349/water-water-everywhere-parshat-beshalah/ Water is the dominant motif in this week’s Parsha. Almost every event in the reading centers in some way around water: splitting water, begging for water, sweetening water, drawing water from a rock. Why so much talk about water? The Talmud provides us with some symbolism that will lend a new layer of meaning to all these watery scenes. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 01:44:00 -0000 Water, Water Everywhere - Parshat Beshalah full Rabbi David Kasher Water is the dominant motif in this week’s Parsha. Almost every event in the reading centers in some way around water: splitting water, begging for water, sweetening water, drawing water from a rock. Why so much talk about water? Water is the dominant motif in this week’s Parsha. Almost every event in the reading centers in some way around water: splitting water, begging for water, sweetening water, drawing water from a rock. Why so much talk about water? The Talmud provides us with some symbolism that will lend a new layer of meaning to all these watery scenes. Water is the dominant motif in this week’s Parsha. Almost every event in the reading centers in some way around water: splitting water, begging for water, sweetening water, drawing water from a rock. Why so much talk about water? The Talmud provides us with some symbolism that will lend a new layer of meaning to all these watery scenes.

]]> 679 no New Year's Torah - Parshat Bo https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83542177/new-years-torah-parshat-bo/ Right in the middle of all the action in the Exodus story - with the plagues devastating the land and the Israelites preparing to leave Egypt - the Torah suddenly pauses to introduce us to... the calendar?! This week I'm remembering an old friend who once taught me just how important this moment was. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:15:00 -0000 New Year's Torah - Parshat Bo full Rabbi David Kasher Right in the middle of all the action in the Exodus story - with the plagues devastating the land and the Israelites preparing to leave Egypt - the Torah suddenly pauses to introduce us to... the calendar?! Right in the middle of all the action in the Exodus story - with the plagues devastating the land and the Israelites preparing to leave Egypt - the Torah suddenly pauses to introduce us to... the calendar?! This week I'm remembering an old friend who once taught me just how important this moment was. 731 no Stopping the Spread - Parshat Va’era https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83466752/stopping-the-spread-parshat-vaera/ Our experience of the pandemic has us asking all kinds of new questions about the Ten Plagues. Rabbinic tradition has answers, but they will take us into a very different reality. Mon, 27 Dec 2021 22:27:10 -0000 Stopping the Spread - Parshat Va’era full Rabbi David Kasher Our experience of the pandemic has us asking all kinds of new questions about the Ten Plagues. Rabbinic tradition has answers, but they will take us into a very different reality. Our experience of the pandemic has us asking all kinds of new questions about the Ten Plagues. Rabbinic tradition has answers, but they will take us into a very different reality. 780 no BONUS CLASS: A Bridegroom of Blood - Parshat Shemot https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83397791/bonus-class-a-bridegroom-of-blood-parshat-shemot/ Today we'll look at what is surely one of the strangest stories in the Torah. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:54:27 -0000 BONUS CLASS: A Bridegroom of Blood - Parshat Shemot full Rabbi David Kasher Today we'll look at what is surely one of the strangest stories in the Torah. Today we'll look at what is surely one of the strangest stories in the Torah. Today we'll look at what is surely one of the strangest stories in the Torah.

]]> 2765 no One Little Verse - Parshat Shemot https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83378341/one-little-verse-parshat-shemot/ How much work can one little verse do? We put that question to the test with the seventh verse in the Book of Exodus. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:16:07 -0000 full Rabbi David Kasher How much work can one little verse do? We put that question to the test with the seventh verse in the Book of Exodus. How much work can one little verse do? We put that question to the test with the seventh verse in the Book of Exodus. How much work can one little verse do? We put that question to the test with the seventh verse in the Book of Exodus.

]]> 945 no BONUS CLASS: Jacob's Obsession - Parshat Vayechi https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83353138/bonus-class-jacobs-obsession-parshat-vayechi/ The family is back together again. Years of bitterness and resentment have been healed. Finally we're on the right track. But Jacob just can't let go of his great obsession... Fri, 17 Dec 2021 02:10:06 -0000 BONUS CLASS: Jacob's Obsession full Rabbi David Kasher The family is back together again. Years of bitterness and resentment have been healed. Finally we're on the right track. But Jacob just can't let go of his great obsession... The family is back together again. Years of bitterness and resentment have been healed. Finally we're on the right track. But Jacob just can't let go of his great obsession... 2974 no BONUS CLASS: The Woman Between the Walls - Parshat Vayigash https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83332162/bonus-class-the-woman-between-the-walls-parshat-vayigash/ 70 people went down to Egypt. But we only count 69! Who's missing? The woman between the walls. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:17:27 -0000 BONUS CLASS: The Woman Between the Walls - Parshat Vayigash full Rabbi David Kasher 70 people went down to Egypt. But we only count 69! Who's missing? The woman between the walls. 70 people went down to Egypt. But we only count 69! Who's missing? The woman between the walls. 2748 no Ep 12: Zombie Love - Parshat Vayehi https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83331721/ep-12-zombie-love-parshat-vayehi/ "Our Father Jacob never died.” That’s what our rabbis tell us. But he was embalmed and buried! So what could they mean? Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:13:35 -0000 Ep 12: Zombie Love - Parsha Vayehi full Rabbi David Kasher "Our Father Jacob never died.” That’s what our rabbis tell us. But he was embalmed and buried! So what could they mean? "Our Father Jacob never died.” That’s what our rabbis tell us. But he was embalmed and buried! So what could they mean? 662 no Ep 11: A New Approach - Parshat Vayigash https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83282547/ep-11-a-new-approach-parshat-vayigash/ This book has been analyzed and interpreted for millennia - so how can there possibly be anything left to say? But thanks to the concept of 'hiddush,' there's always room for a new approach. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:02:03 -0000 Ep 11: A New Approach - Parshat Vayigash full Rabbi David Kasher This book has been analyzed and interpreted for millennia - so how can there possibly be anything left to say? But thanks to the concept of 'hiddush,' there's always room for a new approach. This book has been analyzed and interpreted for millennia - so how can there possibly be anything left to say? But thanks to the concept of 'hiddush,' there's always room for a new approach. 1215 no Ep 10: Torah Dreams - Parshat Mikeitz https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83200240/ep-10-torah-dreams-parshat-mikeitz/ Joseph rises to power in Egypt on the strength of his dream interpretations. But where did he learn how to do this so convincingly? Listen carefully, and you’ll find out.  Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:06:00 -0000 Ep 10: Torah Dreams - Parshat Mikeitz full Rabbi David Kasher Joseph rises to power in Egypt on the strength of his dream interpretations. But where did he learn how to do this so convincingly? Listen carefully, and you’ll find out.  Joseph rises to power in Egypt on the strength of his dream interpretations. But where did he learn how to do this so convincingly? Listen carefully, and you’ll find out.  Joseph rises to power in Egypt on the strength of his dream interpretations. But where did he learn how to do this so convincingly? Listen carefully, and you’ll find out. 


]]> 709 no Ep 9: Weird, Wild Stuff - Parshat Vayeishev https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83137640/ep-9-weird-wild-stuff-parshat-vayeishev/ The rabbis of the Talmud dig their fingers into the Joseph story and come up with some weird, wild stuff. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:21:52 -0000 Ep 9: Weird, Wild Stuff - Parshat Vayeishev full Rabbi David Kasher The rabbis of the Talmud dig their fingers into the Joseph story and come up with some weird, wild stuff.  The rabbis of the Talmud dig their fingers into the Joseph story and come up with some weird, wild stuff. 999 no EP 8: Vampire Torah - Parshat Vayishlah https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/83042246/ep-8-vampire-torah-parshat-vayishlah/ There's a vampire hiding in your Torah. To find him, you'll have to connect the dots. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:54:57 -0000 EP 8: Vampire Torah - Parshat Vayishlah full Rabbi David Kasher There's a vampire hiding in your Torah. To find him, you'll have to connect the dots. There's a vampire hiding in your Torah. To find him, you'll have to connect the dots. There's a vampire hiding in your Torah. To find him, you'll have to connect the dots.

]]> 871 no EP 7: Talking Rocks - Parshat Vayetzei https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/82830396/ep-7-talking-rocks-parshat-vayetzei/ A talking snake. A talking donkey. And now… talking rocks! Are we really supposed to believe this stuff?! A 16th-century Jewish philosopher offers us a novel approach for reading the wildest texts in our religious tradition. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 05:33:58 -0000 EP 7: Talking Rocks - Parshat Vayetzei full Rabbi David Kasher A talking snake. A talking donkey. And now… talking rocks! Are we really supposed to believe this stuff?! A 16th-century Jewish philosopher offers us a novel approach for reading the wildest texts in our religious tradition. A talking snake. A talking donkey. And now… talking rocks! Are we really supposed to believe this stuff?! A 16th-century Jewish philosopher offers us a novel approach for reading the wildest texts in our religious tradition. A talking snake. A talking donkey. And now… talking rocks! Are we really supposed to believe this stuff?! A 16th-century Jewish philosopher offers us a novel approach for reading the wildest texts in our religious tradition.

]]> 811 no EP 6: Playing Favorites - Parshat Toldot https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/82573079/ep-6-playing-favorites-parshat-toldot/ In this week's parsha, parents are playing favorites - and so is Rabbi Kasher. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:58:17 -0000 EP 6: Playing Favorites - Parshat Toldot full Rabbi David Kasher In this week's parsha, parents are playing favorites - and so is Rabbi Kasher. In this week's parsha, parents are playing favorites - and so is Rabbi Kasher. In this week's parsha, parents are playing favorites - and so is Rabbi Kasher.

]]> 979 no Ep 5: Kindred Spirits - Parsha Hayei Sara https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/82267561/ep-5-kindred-spirits-parsha-hayei-sara/ A Kabbalistic legend traces the Abrahamic family tree to a mysterious village of wise ones who possess great spiritual gifts. A 17th-century Hebrew printer thinks he’s figured out where it is. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:04:00 -0000 Kindred Spirits - Parsha Hayei Sara full 5 Rabbi David Kasher A Kabbalistic legend traces the Abrahamic family tree to a mysterious village of wise ones who possess great spiritual gifts. A 17th-century Hebrew printer thinks he’s figured out where it is. A Kabbalistic legend traces the Abrahamic family tree to a mysterious village of wise ones who possess great spiritual gifts. A 17th-century Hebrew printer thinks he’s figured out where it is. 984 no Ep 4: Be Disturbed. Be Very Disturbed. - Parshat Vayera https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/82060411/ep-4-be-disturbed-be-very-disturbed-parshat-vayera/ The Binding of Isaac is such a nightmarish tale that it can leave us wondering how a holy book can contain such horrors. But what if the horror is intentional? Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:20:00 -0000 Ep 4: Be Disturbed. Be Very Disturbed - Parshat Vayeira full 4 Rabbi David Kasher The Binding of Isaac is such a nightmarish tale that it can leave us wondering how a holy book can contain such horrors. But what if the horror is intentional? The Binding of Isaac is such a nightmarish tale that it can leave us wondering how a holy book can contain such horrors. But what if the horror is intentional? The Binding of Isaac is such a nightmarish tale that it can leave us wondering how a holy book can contain such horrors. But what if the horror is intentional?

]]> 810 no Ep 3: Children of the Torah - Parshat Lekh Lekha https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/81848810/ep-3-children-of-the-torah-parshat-lekh-lekha/ The story of Abraham begins with a thundering call to action, but then quickly starts to sound like a travel itinerary. Why does the Torah give us all the little details of the journey? There are lessons for the future hidden here, if we know how to read the signs. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:26:00 -0000 Ep 3: Children of the Torah - Parshat Lekh Lekha full 3 Rabbi David Kasher The story of Abraham begins with a thundering call to action, but then quickly starts to sound like a travel itinerary. Why does the Torah give us all the little details of the journey? There are lessons for the future hidden here, The story of Abraham begins with a thundering call to action, but then quickly starts to sound like a travel itinerary. Why does the Torah give us all the little details of the journey? There are lessons for the future hidden here, if we know how to read the signs. 914 no Ep 2: What's Wrong with Noah? - Parshat Noah https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/81648005/ep-2-whats-wrong-with-noah-parshat-noah/ “Noah saved all animal species - and humanity itself - from extinction. He’s the ultimate hero! We should be singing his praises every day! But…there’s something wrong with Noah.” Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:26:00 -0000 What's Wrong with Noah? full 2 Rabbi David Kasher “Noah saved all animal species - and humanity itself - from extinction. He’s the ultimate hero! We should be singing his praises every day! But…there’s something wrong with Noah.” “Noah saved all animal species - and humanity itself - from extinction. He’s the ultimate hero! We should be singing his praises every day! But…there’s something wrong with Noah.” “Noah saved all animal species - and humanity itself - from extinction. He’s the ultimate hero! We should be singing his praises every day! But…there’s something wrong with Noah.”

]]> 805 no Ep. 1: Naked Torah - Parshat Bereishit https://blubrry.com/bestbookever/81441288/ep-1-naked-torah-parshat-bereishit/ In this week's episode (Naked Torah - Parshat Bereishit), we examine the famous story of the Garden of Eden, and ask the question, "Is the forbidden fruit really just a metaphor for sex?" Answer: sort of, but not like you think. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:40:00 -0000 Best Book Ever full 1 Rabbi David Kasher In this week's episode (Naked Torah - Parshat Bereishit), we examine the famous story of the Garden of Eden, and ask the question, "Is the forbidden fruit really just a metaphor for sex?" Answer: sort of, but not like you think. In this week's episode (Naked Torah - Parshat Bereishit), we examine the famous story of the Garden of Eden, and ask the question, "Is the forbidden fruit really just a metaphor for sex?" Answer: sort of, but not like you think. In this week's episode (Naked Torah - Parshat Bereishit), we examine the famous story of the Garden of Eden, and ask the question, "Is the forbidden fruit really just a metaphor for sex?" Answer: sort of, but not like you think.


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