Seven Minute Torah
Making modern meaning from ancient texts! Each week Rabbi Micah Streiffer discusses the weekly Torah portion in about 7 to 10 minutes, through liberal Jewish eyes. We weave together philosophy, spirituality, tradition, and social justice - and derive meaning for today‘s life from our sacred sources. Longer episodes include a bonus interview with leading rabbis and Jewish thought leaders.With questions or comments, please contact me at rabbistreiffer@gmail.com....more
Rabbi Micah Streiffer
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1. Lessons from Leprosy (Metzora)
Apr 16,2024 13:46 -
2. The Healing Power of Presence (Tazria - encore)
Apr 09,2024 10:12 -
3. Don't eat that! Or do... it's up to you (Sh'mini)
Apr 02,2024 13:35 -
4. We Need Each Other (Tzav)
Mar 26,2024 10:06 -
5. Does God Hear our Prayers... and Does it Matter?? (Vayikra)
Mar 19,2024 12:16 -
6. Building a Sanctuary; Building a World (P'kudei)
Mar 12,2024 10:49 -
7. A Good Name (Vayak'hel)
Mar 05,2024 12:13 -
8. Xenophobia and the Golden Calf (Ki Tisa)
Feb 27,2024 12:22 -
9. Do You Have a Shirt That You Really Love? (T'tzaveh)
Feb 21,2024 10:53 -
10. Planting Seeds of Hope (Terumah)
Feb 13,2024 11:20 -
11. An Eye for an Eye?? (Mishpatim)
Feb 06,2024 11:40 -
13. Making a Miracle (B'shallach - encore)
Jan 23,2024 09:53 -
14. Fear Leads to the Dark Side (Bo)
Jan 16,2024 10:33 -
15. Hardening Our Hearts (Va’era)
Jan 09,2024 10:56 -
16. AND These are the Names (Sh’mot)
Jan 02,2024 14:15 -
17. Judah the Growing Hero (Miketz)
Dec 12,2023 12:19 -
18. Envisioning a Better World (Vayeshev)
Dec 05,2023 14:08 -
19. Violence, Vengeance, and Voice in the Rape of Dinah (Vayishlach)
Nov 28,2023 14:30 -
20. Connection is an Act of Godliness (Vayetze)
Nov 21,2023 11:58 -
21. Sharing The Land (Toldot)
Nov 14,2023 13:21 -
22. The Abrahamic Family (Chayei Sarah)
Nov 07,2023 14:18 -
23. Seeing Each Other’s Humanity (Vayera)
Oct 31,2023 15:41 -
24. What’s in a Name? (Lech Lecha)
Oct 24,2023 13:11 -
25. The Earth Was Filled with Lawlessness (Noach)
Oct 17,2023 15:02 -
27. A Final blessing (V’zot Ha’brachah)
Oct 03,2023 13:03 -
28. Adversity and Growth (Ha’azinu - encore)
Sep 19,2023 11:13 -
29. Until 120 (Nitzavim-Vayelech)
Sep 05,2023 11:31 -
30. Praying in Hebrew, Praying in English (Ki Tavo)
Aug 29,2023 13:11 -
31. Preserving the Earth (KI Teitzei)
Aug 22,2023 12:59 -
32. Judaism in Constant Evolution (Shoftim - encore)
Aug 15,2023 12:04 -
33. Eating is an Act of Holiness (Re’eh - encore)
Aug 10,2023 13:11 -
34. Helping the Rains Fall (Ekev - encore)
Aug 02,2023 13:15 -
35. The Reason(s) For Shabbat (Va’etchanan)
Jul 25,2023 11:41 -
36. These Are the Words (D’varim)
Jul 18,2023 13:11 -
37. On the Other Side of the Water (Mattot-Masei)
Jul 11,2023 13:24 -
38. Of Sacrifice and Ever-Evolving Judaism (Pinchas)
Jul 04,2023 13:25 -
39. A Good Reason? (Chukat)
Jun 28,2023 14:28 -
40. And Korach Took... (Korach)
Jun 20,2023 11:54 -
43. Isolation and Support (Naso)
May 30,2023 13:24 -
44. Shavuot and Gender Roles
May 23,2023 14:12 -
46. You Don’t Own Your Land (B’har-B’chukotai)
May 09,2023 12:20 -
47. Emor: The Problem with Leftovers
May 02,2023 11:27 -
48. Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: Holiness is ALL of our responsibility
Apr 26,2023 12:46 -
49. Tazria/Metzora: The Leper Messiah
Apr 18,2023 12:19 -
50. Sh’mini: Aaron’s Silence and the Gun Violence Epidemic
Apr 11,2023 14:56 -
51. Pesach: The Connection Between Holidays and Covenant
Apr 04,2023 09:59 -
52. Tzav: Responsibilites of Leadership
Mar 29,2023 13:05 -
53. Vayikra: Fullness of Life (A Conversation with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg)
Mar 22,2023 01:07:13 -
55. Ki Tisa: Seeing God’s Back
Mar 07,2023 14:30 -
56. T’tzaveh: 12 Stones, 12 Tribes, Finding a Better Society
Feb 28,2023 16:19 -
57. Terumah: Finding God AT (not IN) the Western Wall
Feb 21,2023 11:39 -
58. Mishpatim: Laws and their Meaning
Feb 14,2023 12:18 -
59. Yitro: Radical Amazement and the Impulse to Worship
Feb 07,2023 10:43 -
60. B’shallach: Thoughts and Prayers are Not Enough
Jan 31,2023 09:47 -
61. Bo: Why Do We Talk about the Exodus So Much?
Jan 24,2023 11:14 -
62. Va’era: That They May Worship Me
Jan 17,2023 11:43 -
63. Sh’mot: Reluctant Leader (A Conversation with Rabbi Ilyse Glickman)
Jan 10,2023 46:17 -
64. Vay’chi: Who are these?
Jan 03,2023 12:52 -
65. Miketz: Do Intentions Matter?
Dec 20,2022 13:26 -
66. Vayeshev: Believing It’s Possible
Dec 13,2022 11:42 -
67. Vayishlach: Wrestling
Dec 06,2022 11:55 -
69. Toldot: Re-digging the Wells
Nov 22,2022 10:46 -
70. Chayei Sarah: Rebekah’s Voice
Nov 15,2022 12:56 -
71. Vayera: Truth, Justice, and Government Responsibility
Nov 08,2022 11:16 -
72. Lech Lecha: Radical Leaving
Nov 01,2022 09:43 -
74. Bereshit: In the Image of God
Oct 18,2022 15:01 -
75. V’Zot HaBrachah: What’s Next?
Oct 11,2022 14:22 -
77. Vayelech: Write Down this Teaching
Sep 28,2022 11:35 -
78. Nitzavim: Not in the Heavens
Sep 20,2022 11:42 -
80. Ki Tetze: The Mother Bird
Sep 06,2022 11:49 -
81. Shoftim: Judaism in Constant Evolution
Aug 30,2022 12:44 -
82. Re’eh: Eating is an Act of Holiness
Aug 23,2022 12:43 -
83. Ekev: Helping the Rains Fall
Aug 16,2022 13:36 -
84. V’etchanan: Teach Them To Your Children
Aug 09,2022 13:08 -
86. Mattot-Masei: What About the Hard Parts of Torah?
Jul 26,2022 11:42 -
88. Balak: Pro-Shenanigans
Jul 12,2022 11:26 -
89. Chukat: Finding Miriam’s Voice
Jul 05,2022 12:54 -
90. Korach: Judaism Doesn’t Ban Abortion
Jun 28,2022 10:43 -
101. Pesach: Telling the Story
Apr 12,2022 10:03 -
103. Tazria: The Healing Power of Presence
Mar 29,2022 09:21 -
107. P’kudei: Let Each Gem Shine (A Conversation with Rabbi Barry Block)
Mar 01,2022 42:20 -
108. Vayahkel: More Like Zusya
Feb 22,2022 10:31 -
110. Tetzaveh: Where is Moses?
Feb 08,2022 09:38 -
111. Terumah: I, Thou, and God
Feb 01,2022 10:53 -
113. Yitro: Encounters with God (A Conversation with Rabbi Oren Hayon)
Jan 19,2022 38:25 -
115. Bo: The Importance of Questions & Curiosity
Jan 04,2022 09:18 -
125. Chayei Sarah: They Buried him Together
Oct 27,2021 09:43 -
127. Lech Lecha: All the Souls They Had Made
Oct 13,2021 08:19 -
137. Shoftim: Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable
Aug 10,2021 26:06 -
139. Ekev: Connection to the Land of Israel
Jul 28,2021 42:23 -
140. Va'etchanan: Oneness of God, Oneness of Humanity
Jul 20,2021 37:32 -
141. D'varim: The Book of Words
Jul 14,2021 36:43 -
142. Mattot-Masei: Together On the Journey (encore)
Jul 08,2021 08:44 -
143. Pinchas: The Torah Stands Against Cultural Genocide
Jun 30,2021 10:02 -
144. Balak: Talking Donkeys, Miracles, and Your Authentic Voice
Jun 23,2021 25:57 -
146. Korach: Holy is an Action
Jun 09,2021 34:20 -
147. Sh'lach: At our Worst and at our Best
Jun 03,2021 08:14 -
148. B'haalot'cha: How Moses Grows as a Leader
May 27,2021 30:19 -
149. Naso: The Ceremony of Bitter Waters
May 20,2021 30:54 -
151. Behar-Bechukotai: The Sabbatical Year and Giving Up Control
May 06,2021 25:16 -
153. Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: Love Your Neighbour As Yourself
Apr 22,2021 19:56 -
155. Shemini: Making Mindful Choices
Apr 08,2021 08:41 -
156. Pesach: When a song is more than just a song
Apr 01,2021 08:11 -
158. Vayikra: Of Temples, Prayers, and Pandemics
Mar 18,2021 13:35 -
160. Ki Tisa: The Only Thing We Have to Fear....
Mar 04,2021 08:24 -
164. Bo: Hardening Our Hearts; Opening our Minds
Jan 22,2021 08:58 -
165. Va'era: Seeing Possibilities in Narrow Places
Jan 15,2021 07:59 -
197. B'midbar: Together in the Wilderness
May 22,2020 07:57
Seven Minute Torah
Making modern meaning from ancient texts! Each week Rabbi Micah Streiffer discusses the weekly Torah portion in about 7 to 10 minutes, through liberal Jewish eyes. We weave together philosophy, spirituality, tradition, and social justice - and derive meaning for today‘s life from our sacred sources. Longer episodes include a bonus interview with leading rabbis and Jewish thought leaders.With questions or comments, please contact me at rabbistreiffer@gmail.com.
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