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The Greatest Parasha Podcast

Sephardic Synagogue
Israel
Mishkan
Torah
Leadership
Korach
Eretz Yisrael
Moshe Rabbeinu
Moshe
Teshuva
Ten Commandments
Kedusha
Yehuda
Parashat Yitro
Yosef
Devarim
Meleh / Meleut / Fullness
Tazria Mezzorah
Korbanot
Lashon Harah
Korban Todah

Weekly Insight into Perashat Hashavua, a project of the Sephardic Synagogue Fellowship, this podcast brings thoughtful Torah conversations to life, designed to inspire Shabbat table discussion and deepen connection to the weekly Parasha.

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In this week's episode, Emily Tarrab and Asher Melamed discuss the story after the Mabul, where Noah plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and undresses in his tent. The hosts offer a few different ideas for what was going through Noah's mind and what the T... more

To kick off the new cycle and our first episode as hosts on The Greatest Parasha Podcast, Emily Tarrab and Asher Melamed discuss several possible answers to the question of why Hashem accepts Hevel's Minha but not Kayin's.

In this week's episode, we examine how Moshe's blessings relate to the character, inheritance, and potential of each tribe.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Ronnie Mizrachi to compare the teshuvah process as it appears in Tehilim 81 and Perashar Haazinu.

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Recent Guests

Rabbi Ricky Hittery
Rabbi, associated with the project
Sephardic Synagogue Fellowship
Episode: V'zot Haberakha: Hosts on the Nature of Berachot
Ronnie Mizrachi
Graduate of Yeshivat Harzion; data engineer; contributor to Tehilim and Yermiyahu writings; teacher at Sephardic and Bet Torah
Independent scholar/practitioner
Episode: Haazinu: Ronnie Mizrachi on Human Responsibility and Divine Redemption
Rav Yitzchak Blau
Rosh Hashivah Yishvah; writer and editor; author of Fresh Fruit and Vintage Wine, The Ethics and Wisdom of the Agadah
Lindabam; Tradition (journal)
Episode: Nitsabim-Vayelekh: Rav Yitzchak Blau on the Berit's Obligations
Rabbi Albert Setton
Rabbi
Megan David of West Deal and Yeshiva Barkay (as mentioned in intro)
Episode: Ki Tabo: Rabbi Albert & Yoetzet Yaffa Setton on Simcha in our Avodat Hashem
Yaffa Setton
Yoetzet Halacha, program director at the Midrash
Midrash, Yeshiva Flapush, West Deal
Episode: Ki Tabo: Rabbi Albert & Yoetzet Yaffa Setton on Simcha in our Avodat Hashem
Rabbanit Shani Taragin
Educational Director at Matan Eshkolot and educator involved with Mizrachi and related institutions
Matan Eshkolot; World Mizrachi Movement; Mizrachi L'Apidot; Fatemet Midrash; WIU Israel
Episode: Ki Tetse: Rabbanit Shani Taragin on Hinuch & Communal Responsibility
Rav Itamar Eldar
Oshbet Midrash of Yeshivat Orotchaul in Tel Aviv
Yeshivat Orotchaul
Episode: Shofetim: Rav Itamar Eldar on the Higher Ethics of Ir Miklat
Rabbi Jeremy Teichman
Rabbi at Ramaz and KJ in Manhattan
Ramaz and KJ (Manhattan)
Episode: Re’eh: Rabbi Jeremy Teichman on Tzedaka and Avoda Zara
Rabbi Joey Mizrahi
Rabbi, teacher at Magan David; runs Father-Son Mignon at Petorah
Magan David
Episode: Ekeb: Rav Joey Mizrahi on Rain and Faith

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Raymond Ashkenazi
Host and co-host with a focus on Torah discussion and contemporary applications.
Emma Dayan
Host and co-host known for accessible, classroom-style Torah conversations and leadership perspectives.

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Haazinu: Ronnie Mizrachi on Human Responsibility and Divine Redemption
Q: What guides to what taking the first step towards the Rabbun Hashalaam actually looks like?
There isn't a single, simple instruction; instead, the speakers propose reading the surrounding Tanakh and Mizmor 81 to extract a framework where reflection, acknowledging history, and active striving together prompt Teshuva.
Haazinu: Ronnie Mizrachi on Human Responsibility and Divine Redemption
Q: Ronnie, how can we understand our reading of this right before Yom Kippur?
The discussion suggests that the text challenges us to see Teshuva as both a personal responsibility and a communal process, with a constant divine invitation to return that individuals can respond to by taking concrete steps.
Ki Tetse: Rabbanit Shani Taragin on Hinuch & Communal Responsibility
Q: What message can we take from this parasha about education today?
The guest argues that education starts in the home, is reinforced by teachers and community leaders, and should model respect for authority and the divine, suggesting that a supportive, involved community is crucial for raising children who uphold moral and religious values.
Ki Tetse: Rabbanit Shani Taragin on Hinuch & Communal Responsibility
Q: Do you have any insight into the ben sorer u'more case and why it is described the way it is in this parasha?
Taragin explains that the case is not just about a rebellious child but about how a lack of proper parental leadership and community involvement signals deeper issues in authority and education, reinforcing that discipline and communal responsibility are essential for shaping character.
Shofetim: Rav Itamar Eldar on the Higher Ethics of Ir Miklat
Q: If living in a holy land like Eretz Yisrael, is the higher standard a burden or a gift, and how should this shape our self-perception in places like Galilee?
The guest suggests that the higher standard is both a responsibility and a spiritual advantage, elevating moral expectations in the land itself, and even in exile one should aspire to that elevated standard to foster a society where Hashem dwells among the people; it's about accountability that transcends mere legal guilt and reflects a kedusha-aware ethic.

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