Rabbi David Kasher
Best Book Ever
Every week, Rabbi David Kasher takes us on a 15-minute dive into the Parsha (the weekly Torah portion), to see some of its layers and complexity. We'll try to get a feeling for why this text has captured the human imagination for millennia, and why the Torah truly is the greatest story ever told.
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Episodes
ParshaNut Book Release! - Rabbi David Kasher 31.10.2022 21:32
Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary.
Season Finale! - Parshat V’zot HaBrachah 21.10.2022 13:54
A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever!
BONUS CLASS Where Does Bad Come From? - Parshat Bereishi 21.10.2022 47:08
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022
BONUS CLASS Back to the Beginning - Parshat Ha'azinu 09.10.2022 47:27
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022
BONUS CLASS Inscribed in the Book of Torah- Parshat Vayeilech 30.09.2022 52:56
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 that has been edited for brevity. Watch the full class on IKAR's YouTube channel.
The Magic Word - Parshat Nitzavim 21.09.2022 12:29
Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.)
BONUS CLASS The Sin of Sadness - Parshat Ki Tavo 15.09.2022 51:00
Parsha study with Rabbi David Kasher from September 15, 2022
Wandering Jews and Arameans - Parshat Ki Tavo 13.09.2022 13:20
Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is a matter of great debate.
BONUS CLASS How Rabbis Deal with Moral Discomfort - Parshat Ki Teitzei 09.09.2022 47:40
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 8, 2022
A Life in Pieces - Parshat Ki Teitzei 09.09.2022 17:09
Buried in the laws of inheritance is a subtle reference to one of the most tragic stories in the Torah - one that we usually miss.
When Left is Right - Parshat Shoftim 30.08.2022 13:32
Why your rabbi is always right - especially when they’re wrong.
The Tempter - Parshat Re’eh 22.08.2022 10:39
The Torah warns us against someone - maybe even someone very close to us - who might come try to entice us to worship other gods! But when we look a little closer at the commentators, we begin to wonder if the real enticement might be coming from… a higher source.
BBE BONUS CLASS Two Kinds of Fear - Parshat Eikev 19.08.2022 40:57
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from August 18, 2022
Both Sides Now - Parshat Eikev 16.08.2022 13:24
The legends of the magical Clouds of Glory.
What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Parshat Vaetchanan 11.08.2022 11:45
How knowing God is a revelation of ourselves.
BONUS CLASS The Axis of Evil - Parshat Devarim 05.08.2022 49:39
Who does Moses remember as his greatest enemies?
Moses Grabs the Mic - Parshat Devarim 03.08.2022 17:38
If Moses speaks for God and the People of Israel, what happens when he decides to speak for himself?
BONUS CLASS Anger Management - Parshat Matot-Masei 28.07.2022 43:57
Moses has a problem. This is an edited down recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha studies class from July 28, 2022.
The Forest of Sadness - Parshat Matot-Masei 26.07.2022 14:45
The last stop in the itinerary of the Israelites' desert journey has a very strange name. And a heartbreaking story.
BONUS CLASS The Death Register - Parshat Pinchas 21.07.2022 1:03:53
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Studies class from July 21, 2022
Everything is Permitted - Parshat Pinchas 19.07.2022 17:53
It's one of the most difficult problems in theology: does God know everything we're going to do, or do we have free will? This week, we consider an answer by Judaism's most deterministic thinker: Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner, the Mei HaShiloach, and a response by his most illustrious student.
Donkey Xote - Parshat Balak 13.07.2022 13:45
If Bilaam is really so bad, that brings us back to our original question - what is he doing in the Torah? What are we reading this bizarre story at all???
BONUS CLASS The Legend of Miriam's Well - Parshat Chukat 11.07.2022 53:05
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha Study Class from July 7, 2022. For the full class visit IKAR's YouTube channel.
The Birth of Jewish Culture - Parshat Hukat 07.07.2022 16:16
n Chapter 21 of the Book of Numbers, after forty years of desert wandering, we suddenly detect the stirrings of a cultural awakening.
BONUS CLASS Korach's Coaliton - Parshat Korach 02.07.2022 58:34
Who's on Team Korach?
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