Naaseh: A Parsha Podcast

For Parshat Toldot, Catholic theologian Dr. Murray Watson joins Ari Levisohn and Lazar Berman to ask how a hungry hunter from the field became the Jewish symbol for Rome and Christianity, why Jews and Christians have both fought over who gets to be Yaakov, and whether a sibling rivalry this old can ever end.Join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp group⁠⁠ to access exclusive content.

For most of us, prayer is one of the biggest struggles in Jewish life, and the problem may start with how we think about it.In this episode for Parshat Chayei Sarah, Ari Levisohn and Rav Jeremy Tibbetts look at Yitzchak’s mysterious walk in the field and a strange Gemara about where our daily prayers come from. What they find could change how you approach your next Shacharit, Mincha or Maariv. Join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp group⁠⁠ to access a free print-out to place in your siddur.

Why would anyone need to be dragged out of Sodom? The city is about to be destroyed, a mob is at the door, and Lot still won’t leave.Ari Levisohn and Rav Jeremy Tibbetts find some astonishing parallels between Lot’s escape and one of the most famous stories in the Torah. Plus: why there’s matzah in Parshat Vayera, and what Lot can teach us about our relationship with money.📖 Full list of parallels: https://tanachproject.org/sedom-egypt.pdf📚 The book on Mayim Achronim we mentioned: https://a.co/d/06pUWXCeFind us wherever you listen to podcasts!ᯤ Spotify: https://itl.ink/Naaseh♫ Apple Podcasts: https://itl.ink/NaasehAppleJoin our ⁠⁠WhatsApp group⁠⁠ to access exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jc3ySDTroJcImLdkCP2qFQ

What happens to a marriage when one partner is called to change the world?This week, Ari Levisohn and Rav Jeremy Tibbetts trace the evolution of marriage from the Garden of Eden, through Avraham and Sarah, and into our own homes.Join our ⁠WhatsApp group⁠ to access exclusive content.

Why did God stop the Tower of Babel? At first glance it looks like a perfectly reasonable project: a frightened generation, a few chapters after the flood, banding together to build something that will keep them safe. So what went wrong?This week on Naaseh, Ari Levisohn and Lazar Berman read the story of Migdal Bavel closely, and it leads somewhere unexpected: the age of AI.Join our WhatsApp group to access exclusive content.

Rabbi Natan of Breslov writes that the main work of a person's whole life is to repair the damage of the Tree of Knowledge. But what was the damage? Isn't knowing the difference between good and evil the whole point of religion?In our first episode, we read closely through the story of the Garden. Why would God plant a tree in the middle of the garden and then forbid anyone to eat from it? What did the snake actually offer? And what if the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge have more to do with each other than we think?Then we follow humanity out of Eden, to Cain and Hevel, the farmer and the shepherd, and to a striking detail: the first murderer in the Torah also built the first city. Finally, we ask what all of this means for how we read the Torah, how we build our society, and how we can reclaim our attention.Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whatsapp group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access exclusive content.

Welcome to Naaseh, the weekly search for the people the Torah wants us to become and the society it wants us to build.Join our⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Whatsapp group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠email list⁠⁠ so you never miss an update.