Rabbi Joe Wolfson
Rav Joe's 929 Tanakh Podcast
This podcast releases a chapter a day minus Friday and Shabbat, according to the 929 Tankah schedule. This series originally started when Rabbi Joe, during his time at NYU, created one whatsapp group to share and teach Tankah daily. What started with one whatsapp group of mostly downtown New York students, expanded to three whatsapp groups of students and teachers of Tankah all over the world. This is the revamp of those same audio clips in podcast form to share the Torah taught and learnt with everybody, and to keep it alive.
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Rabbi Joe Wolfson
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Apr 9, 2025
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Episodes
Ep. 226: Shmuel I Ch. 10 by Yigal Kamel | Shaul's kingship is confirmed and he successfully defends Israel against a vile king 09.01.2023 3:39
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.10
Ep. 225: Shmuel I Ch. 9 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | We meet the man who will be Israel's first king on a mission to help his father 08.01.2023 9:31
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.9
Ep. 224: Shmuel I Ch. 8 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | A major moment in Biblical history - the people's request for a king, Shmuel's furious republican response, God's grudging acceptance. 05.01.2023 9:40
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.8
Ep. 223: Shmuel I Ch. 7 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | The return of the ark and Shmuel's leadership - one of those exceedlingy rare chapters where just everything appears to be going right 04.01.2023 3:02
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.7
Ep. 222: Shmuel I Ch. 5 by Rabbi Gamliel Shmalo 02.01.2023 7:15
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.5
Ep. 221: Shmuel I Ch.3 by Rabbi Elli Fischer | Shmuel receives a message of appointment from God - but he thinks that the voice is Eli...? 29.12.2022 6:36
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.3
Ep. 220: Shmuel I Ch. 2 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Hannah's song, young Shmuel's service, the corruption of Eli's sons and a prophecy of doom 28.12.2022 8:42
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.2
Ep. 219: Shmuel Ch. 1 by Rishe Groner | We meet Hannah longing for a son, a son who will eventually become the prophet Shmuel 27.12.2022 12:59
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.1
Ep. 218: Shoftim 21 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Last chapter of sefer Shoftim | Audio from me where I try to provide a novel reading to the famous final line of the book of Shoftim 26.12.2022 6:49
Text for the final chapter of Shoftim can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.21
Ep. 217: Shoftim Ch. 20 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Following the previous chapter's outrage, the largest civil war in Jewish history. 25.12.2022 10:15
Following the previous chapter's outrage, the largest civil war in Jewish history. Audio to follow on what Menachem Begin has to teach us about Jewish fratricide. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.20
Ep. 216: Shoftim Ch. 19 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | This is about as depressing as it can get. Israel becomes Sedom. 22.12.2022 9:00
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.19
Ep. 215: Shoftim Ch. 18 by Rabbi Gamliel Shmalo | the strange and disturbing story of pesel micha, the wanderings of the tribe of Dan, and an alternative place of worship. 21.12.2022 8:18
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.18
Ep. 214: Shoftim Ch. 16 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Samson and Delilah, the secret of his strength, the tragic ending of the final judge in Israel 19.12.2022 11:44
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.16
Ep. 213: Shoftim Ch. 15 by Rabbi Gamliel Shmalo | A wild chapter - Shimshon's wedding does not go to plan, foxes create a fire, a jawbone is used to do extensive damage... 18.12.2022 7:38
A wild chapter - Shimshon's wedding does not go to plan, foxes create a fire, a jawbone is used to do extensive damage, and a terrible thirst reminds Shimshon to not let the power go to his head. Audio from Rabbi Gamliel Shmalo with another impeccable presentation. Truly a _zechut_ to have his presentation straight after Calev Ben Dor's with both, in their different ways, presenting the chapters a...
Ep. 212: Shoftim Ch. 14 by Calev Ben Dor | Shimshon comes of eyes and sets his eye on a Philistine partner 15.12.2022 7:41
Audio from Calev Ben Dor. K'darko b'kodesh, beautifully demonstrating how the Biblical text has been interpreted by Zionist writers as a window into the Israeli/Jewish soul Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.14
Ep. 211: Shoftim Ch. 13 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | The beginning of the Samson stories. Today we meet his parents! 14.12.2022 6:18
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.13
Ep. 210: Shoftim Ch. 12 by Rabbi Aviad Bodner | Yiphtach's story continues... 13.12.2022 5:16
Audio from my friend Rabbi Aviad Bodner of Stanton Street Synagogue Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.12
Ep. 209: Shoftim Ch. 11 by Alan Levenson | The story of Yiftach: the illegitimate son, driven out by his brothers, who returns to save his people. 11.12.2022 11:00
Guest audio from Alan Levenson. He might be an accountant but he loves Tanakh ;) Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.11
Ep. 208: Shoftim Ch. 10 by Ilana Stein | A bridge chapter between the grand stories of Gidon and Yiphtach. Two judges, Tola and Yair, who judge for many decades but about whom we are told very little. 11.12.2022 9:34
Audio from Ilana Stein of Joburg, using an insight from Rav Moshe Lichtenstein about our chapter introducing a new style of leadership. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.10
Ep. 207: Shoftim Ch. 9 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | what a story! The story of the first king of Israel that they don't tell you. 08.12.2022 8:51
what a story! The story of the first king of Israel that they don't tell you. Avimelech, son of Gidon, kills 69 of his siblings with only one escaping before he meets his own messy rutal end. This is fratricidal politics at its most brual. Text can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.9
Ep. 206: Shoftim Ch. 7-8 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Gidon's successful campaigns against Midyan - 300 men, lapping at water, fire at night. 06.12.2022 7:57
On the symbolism of the nighttime and why Gidon rejects the people's request that he becomes the first king Text can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.7 , https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.8
Ep. 205: Shoftim Ch. 6 by Calev Ben Dor | Introducing Gidon - the longest single story we have of the shoftim. 05.12.2022 6:19
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.6
Ep. 203: Shoftim Ch. 5 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Devora and Barack sing their song of victory 04.12.2022 10:48
Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.5
Ep. 202: Shoftim Ch. 4 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | The first of the great stories of Shoftim. Devora, Barack, Sisera, Yael - and a tent peg. 01.12.2022 7:00
Audio considers significance of Yael's family tree and the Tanakh's insistence on reminding us that Israel has friends as well as enemies. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.4
Ep. 201: Shoftim Ch. 3 by Rabbi Aron White | The first judges: Otniel ben Kenaz, Ehud ben Gera and Shamgar ben Anat. 30.11.2022 6:03
The first judges: Otniel ben Kenaz, Ehud ben Gera and Shamgar ben Anat. If you like Japanese manga you will love the story of Ehud and Eglon.... Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Judges.3
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