Vayigash 5780: Old Questions, New Answers

This week, Rabbanit Sarna and Rabbi Wolkenfeld discuss Parshat Vayigash and an exciting recent interpretation. They also talk about Tractate Niddah which will be completed this Shabbat and interview our Gabbai, Dr. Josh Ehrlich. 
Music credit: “Three” from the album Proverbs, by Les Hayden, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Lech Lecha 5780: The Cholent Effect

This week, Rabbanit Sarna and Rabbi Wolkenfeld explain something called “The Cholent Effect” as it relates to this week’s parsha, Parshat Lech Lecha and discuss some of the medical halacha questions raised by assisted reproductive technologies. They also interview Anna Rubin, a Community Organizer at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
Music credit: “Three” from the album Proverbs, by Les Hayden, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Kedoshim 5779: The Mikvah Episode

This week, Rabbanit Sarna and Rabbi  Wolkenfeld interview Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld, Director of the Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah, to learn what is special about ASBI’s Mikvah and what it takes to keep it up and running. They’ll also use one of Professor Nechama Leibowitz’s gilyonot—parsha sheets—to explore one of the themes of Parshat Kedoshim: respect for the elderly.
Music credit: “Three” from the album Proverbs, by Les Hayden, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.