Or Yochai Taylor and Michal Kohane

L'Dor Vador: Generational Torah

Religion EN ↓ 55 episodes

A mother and son explore the weekly Torah portion from our two worlds: she’s an Israeli rabbanit, he’s a American vet student. Together, we unpack the parsha like we're across the Shabbat table. New episodes weekly. Parsha blog available at https://miko284.com/ to ask questions and leave comments.

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Or Yochai Taylor and Michal Kohane

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Matot-Masei 5785 21.07.2025 31:22

Episode 5 – Matot-Masei: A Foot in Each World and the Point of No Return | This week, we reflect on the double portion Matot-Masei , and the ending of the Book of Numbers. From censuses to conquests, we explore the challenge of closing one chapter while standing on the edge of the next. What does it mean to count—as an individual, and as part of a people? What happens when ancient texts challenge...

Pinchas 578 18.07.2025 32:02

Episode 4 – Pinchas: Don't Try This at Home |This week on L’Dor V’Dor , we pick up where last week’s parsha left off: the daughters of Moab and Midian seducing the Israelites, a plague, and a violent intercession. In the heat of this crisis, Pinchas (grandson of Aaron) kills Zimri and Cozbi mid-act, and is rewarded by God with a brit shalom , a pact of peace. But what does it mean to call a vi...

Balak 5785 10.07.2025 33:54

Episode 3 – Balak: Blessings or Curses for a People That Dwells Apart |This week, we unpack Parshat Balak , and the story of attempted curses turned into unexpected blessings. Why does the Moabite king hire Bilam, a foreign prophet with unclear loyalties, to curse Israel with words? And why does the Torah choose him to utter some of its most poetic visions of the Jewish people? |We explore:• Why d...

Chukat 5785 03.07.2025 34:27

Episode 2 – Chukat: The Red Heifer, Losing Leaders, and What We Cannot Explain | This week, we wrestle with Parshat Chukat, a portion packed with paradox: the mystery of the Red Heifer, the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, and Moses hitting the rock and losing the chance to enter the Promised Land. | We explore: • What does it mean to keep a mitzvah that is outside human reason? • What do animal sacrif...

Korach 5785 26.06.2025 29:29

Episode 1 – Korach: Revolt, Chosenness, and the Blooming Almond This week, we begin our Torah journey with Parshat Korach —a story of rebellion, holiness, chosenness and leadership that still echoes today. We explore: Who was Korach, and why did he challenge Moses and Aaron? Is the holiness of Am Israel collective or individual? What does a society's religious focus tell us about their cultural ch...