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35 Episodes

Episode #34: Ki Teitzei
8/29/2025
17:11
In today’s episode: The cleanup song, lazy ravens, and Dan the man.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Why do we need to remember Miriam’s punishment…and why was it so bad, anyway?https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/1888770/jewish/Why-Was-Miriam-Punished-So-Harshly.htmVideo footage of the Previous Rebbe during his visit to America: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/4118820/jewish/Farewell-Gathering-for-the-Sixth-Rebbes-First-Visit-to-America.htmBrief biography of the Ben Ish Chai:https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/975828/jewish/The-Ben-Ish-Chai.htmThe Previous Rebbe’s Historic Visit to S. Louis: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715920/jewish/The-Historic-Visit-by-the-Sixth-Rebbe-of-Chabad-to-St-Louis.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1756426818753119&usg=AOvVaw1JIvcVvjuZQp7A4TZl4svRDaily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudyThis week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htmhttps://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Baghdad (01:48) Weekly Torah Portion: Ki Teitzei(04:38) Weekly Tanya: Labor is hard, turns out(06:43) Three Chapter Rambam: The tithes just keep comin’ (07:24) One Chapter Rambam: Moosen!(08:17) Sunday: What gift do you get for a 3419th anniversary? Asking for a friend(09:48) Tuesday: One Dan to rule them all!!(10:15) Wednesday: “Clean up, clean up, everybody but me…”(10:41) Friday: Welcome to Philly, where everybody loves each other(12:27) Shabbat: Shoe advice to heel the sole (ha!)(16:13) So long, for now
Episode #33: Shoftim
8/24/2025
21:25
In today’s episode: Biblical life insurance premiums, sacrificial carpools, and Rabbi Dovi's unfortunate math allergy.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudyThis week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2683368/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Shoftim.htmWhy do we add “L’David Hashem Ori” in the month of Elul? https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=160222Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:53) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: La Jolla(01:49) Weekly Torah Portion: Shoftim (05:33) Weekly Tanya: *Broken URL, page not found*(07:16) Three Chapter Rambam: Eat the money, spend the flour(09:19) One Chapter Rambam: Paperwork & cozy slaves(10:57) Sunday: Rabbi Dovi’s dumbest pun yet(13:37) Monday: “You! Shall not! Conquer Moroccoooo!”(17:15) Friday: The King is in the Field
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Episode #32: Re'eh
8/17/2025
25:19
In today's episode: Crinkle fries, optional gladiators, and Jackson Pollock.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudyThis week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2676618/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Reeh.htmBrief biography of the Tzemach Tzedek: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/444/jewish/The-Tzemach-Tzedek.htmBrief biography of the Skulener Rebbe:https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/3026119/jewish/The-Father-of-Orphans.htmThe Extra Matzah: A Story of the Skulener Rebbe:https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2847/jewish/The-Extra-Matzah.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Rodeo Clown(01:17) Weekly Torah Portion: Re’eh (04:39) Weekly Tanya: Crinkle fries (07:27) Three Chapter Rambam: Jackson Pollock is overrated(08:44) One Chapter Rambam: Ponies!(11:39) Wednesday: “They died happy! This makes it funny.”(16:26) Shabbat: Rumanian rats and French faceplants
Episode #31: Eikev
8/10/2025
18:47
In today's episode: Plausibly academic-looking storybooks, immovable objects, and illiterate people with swords.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:The Immovable Object: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson: https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/117515/jewish/Biography-of-Rabbi-Levi-Yitzchak.htmA brief biography of The Mordechai: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/111920/jewish/Rabbi-Mordechai-Ben-Hilel-Ashkenazi.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: That place with the famous bucket(01:30) Weekly Torah Portion: Eikev(04:49) Weekly Tanya: Magic corridors and poor unfortunate souls(07:06) Three Chapter Rambam: Error code 404: Sacrifice not found(08:13) One Chapter Rambam: Secret Agent Realtor!(10:08) Sunday: Sir Moses has politely declined your kind offer of death(11:12) Monday: You won’t find this in the shownotes(12:41) Wednesday: What?! I’m studying!(14:06) Thursday: The unstoppable force(14:56) Shabbat: THE Mordechai.
Episode #34: Ki Teitzei
8/3/2025
17:11
In today's episode: The cleanup song, lazy ravens, and Dan the man.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Why do we need to remember Miriam’s punishment…and why was it so bad, anyway?https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/1888770/jewish/Why-Was-Miriam-Punished-So-Harshly.htmVideo footage of the Previous Rebbe during his visit to America: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/4118820/jewish/Farewell-Gathering-for-the-Sixth-Rebbes-First-Visit-to-America.htmBrief biography of the Ben Ish Chai:https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/975828/jewish/The-Ben-Ish-Chai.htmThe Previous Rebbe’s Historic Visit to S. Louis: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715920/jewish/The-Historic-Visit-by-the-Sixth-Rebbe-of-Chabad-to-St-Louis.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1756426818753119&usg=AOvVaw1JIvcVvjuZQp7A4TZl4svRDaily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudyThis week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Baghdad (01:48) Weekly Torah Portion: Ki Teitzei(04:38) Weekly Tanya: Labor is hard, turns out(06:43) Three Chapter Rambam: The tithes just keep comin’ (07:24) One Chapter Rambam: Moosen!(08:17) Sunday: What gift do you get for a 3419th anniversary? Asking for a friend(09:48) Tuesday: One Dan to rule them all!!(10:15) Wednesday: “Clean up, clean up, everybody but me…”(10:41) Friday: Welcome to Philly, where everybody loves each other(12:27) Shabbat: Shoe advice to heel the sole (ha!)(16:13) So long, for now
Episode #30: Va'eschanan
8/1/2025
32:20
In today’s episode, we’ve got Edgar Allen Poe, tribal boycotts, and trousing far from home; it’s time for your Jewish week.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Why are there two versions of the Ten Commandments?https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4455092/jewish/Why-Two-Versions-of-the-Ten-Commandments.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1753908100181956&usg=AOvVaw0WEdHw4xYu1nOzNuRhOcgnThe Laws of Tisha B’av: https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=144575Kinot (mournful poems) fos Tisha B’av: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4822249/jewish/Select-Kinot-PDF.htmPreventing hot car deaths: Chabad.org/6976631The account of the destruction of the Temple, tractate Gittin 55b: https://www.chabad.org/torah-texts/5453276/The-Talmud/Gittin/Chapter-5/55bThe Seven Haftorahs of Consolation: https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=144582Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:48) Fast End Time: Hobart (01:43) Weekly Torah Portion: Va’eschanan(04:07) Weekly Tanya: The more you give, the more you get(04:58) Three Chapter Rambam: Don’t gift old shoes.(06:00) One Chapter Rambam: “Won’t you be my neighbor?”(07:55) Tisha B’av Observances & Laws(11:00) Sunday: Dumpster fire.(15:33) Monday: More dumpster fire. Also, French people.(18:05) Tuesday: Having three names is dangerous(21:28) Wednesday: Buying Babylonian real estate(23:12) Shabbat: Marriage boycotts, broken axes, and yearly dance parties
Episode #29: Devarim
7/25/2025
20:52
In today's episode: Caffeine rehab, talmudic drill sergeants, and the “yowch!” heard ‘round the world; it’s time for your Jewish Week.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Laws and customs of the nine days:https://www.chabad.org/144574Why didn’t the Rebbe ever visit Israel? https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4046155/jewish/Why-Didnt-the-Rebbe-Ever-Visit-Israel.htmMore on the Holy Ari, his life, and his teachings: https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/1505/jewish/R-Isaac-Luria-The-Ari.htmMore on Shabbat Chazon: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/703951/jewish/Shabbat-Chazon.htmMore on Tisha B’Av: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144575/jewish/What-Is-Tisha-BAv.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:49) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Edible mattresses(02:06) Weekly Torah Portion: Devarim (03:46) Weekly Tanya: Undercover prayer scouts(06:05) Three Chapter Rambam: “Yowch!”(07:31) One Chapter Rambam: Build a wall, make ‘em pay for it(08:56) PSA: Don’t go swimming(10:51) Sunday: Visiting the Holy Land(11:27) Monday: Coffee addicts anonymous(12:10) Wednesday: The Holy Ari(13:45) Friday: Where have I heard the name “Oshpetzin” before?(16:10) Shabbat: You’re seeing things, man.
Episode #28: Matos-Maasei
7/18/2025
22:10
In today's episode: Mandatory wedding gifts, white lies, and a classic proverb about bwaa.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Recollections of R’ Yom Tov Ehrlich: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2900753/jewish/R-Yom-Tov-Ehrlich.htmThe Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4297832/jewish/Kitzur-Shulchan-Aruch.htmA brief biography of Rashi:https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/111831/jewish/Who-Was-Rashi.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:47) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Coffee and sleep deprivation(01:28) Weekly Torah Portion: Matos-Maasei(07:04) Weekly Tanya: Hashem actually likes you (for real)(10:06) Three Chapter Rambam: Count to seven(11:00) One Chapter Rambam: Mandatory wedding registry(12:44) Monday: “….to get to the other side”(13:57) Tuesday: Weird secret dance parties(15:07) Wednesday: Next level songwriting(16:10) Thursday: TL;DR (17:04) Friday: That’s not how you pronounce “Troyes”(18:29) Shabbat: Lie your way to friendship
Episode #27: Pinchas
7/11/2025
24:20
In today's episode, we’re fixing ropes, knocking over saltshakers, and maybe buying a boat.Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:Why did Moshe break the tablets? https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/2697/jewish/Breaking-of-the-Tablets.htmWhen were the walls of Jerusalem breached?https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4800049/jewish/When-Were-the-Walls-of-Jerusalem-Breached.htmWho was Apostomus, and why did he burn the Torah?https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5163575/jewish/Who-Was-Apostomus-Who-Burned-a-Torah-Scroll.htmMore on the Baal Shems: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3772388/jewish/What-does-Baal-Shem-Tov-mean.htmA whole lot more on R’ Shlomo Karliner: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5501805/jewish/Rabbi-Shlomo-of-Karlin-17381792.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:46) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Lebanon (not that one, the other one)(01:27) Weekly Torah Portion: Pinchas(04:50) Weekly Tanya: How to fix a rope (06:01) Three Chapter Rambam: We’re finally done saying “tithe” (for real!)(07:57) One Chapter Rambam: Wanna buy a boat? We should buy a boat!(09:01 ) Sunday: Smashin’ tablets and taking names(13:19) Monday: Ezekiel bread and Candi-land(15:47) Wednesday: How much is an “eggful?”(17:37) Thursday: Reality benders(18:04) Friday: Tough guys knock over salt shakers, it’s like a known thing(19:56) Shabbat: Hang ‘em on a pole!
Episode #26: Balak
7/4/2025
26:41
In today's episode: Quipping at psychopaths, selling a town, and a five-day rant about DaliYour Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel.If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend!Links and resources:A Short Biography of the Previous Rebbe: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/425/jewish/The-Rebbe-Rayatz.htmThe Previous Rebbe’s Prison Diaries:https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2994/jewish/The-Heroic-Struggle.htmThe Golden Calf through the Lens of Chassidus: This will blow your mind, check it out!https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2237/jewish/The-Day-Before.htmChapters:(00:00) Intro(00:47) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: It’s too long to type out(01:42) Weekly Torah Portion: Balak(07:53) Weekly Tanya: The science of talking for too long(10:34) Three Chapter Rambam: Don’t make me say “tithe”(11:14) One Chapter Rambam: Let’s buy a town!(12:18) Monday: Senõr O’Reilly and YOEC(14:29) Tuesday: How to quip at a psychopath (and get away with it)(20:34) Wednesday: Alas, more partying(20:57) Thursday: A very special birthday(21:06) Friday: The meeting that never happened (21:50) Shabbat: The wrong kind of statue

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Chabad.org: Dovi Paltiel

35 Episodes

Episode #34: Ki Teitzei

Episode #33: Shoftim

Episode #32: Re'eh

Episode #31: Eikev

Episode #34: Ki Teitzei

Episode #30: Va'eschanan

Episode #29: Devarim

Episode #28: Matos-Maasei

Episode #27: Pinchas

Episode #26: Balak