Category Archives: Torah

Torah Talk: Sexual Utopia In Power

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Luke Ford

Torah Talk resumes today after the Yom Kippur holiday and just before the beginning of the Sukkot festival. Watch live. * Camille Paglia on homosexuality. * I was reading Shalom Aleichem stories over Yom Kippur. In “A Yom Kippur Scandal,” … Continue reading →

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Parasha Haazinu (Deut. 32)

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Luke Ford

Haazinu consists of Deuteronomy Chapter 32 and is read between Rosh Hashanah (which starts Wednesday night) and Yom Kippur. Listen here. * Det. 32:5-6. Moshe calls the Jews a “perverse and twisted generation” and a “vile and unwise people.” Is … Continue reading →

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Nitzavim & Vayelech (Deut 29-31)

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Luke Ford

This week has a double parasha — Nitzavim and Vayelech.

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Parasha Ki Tavo

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Luke Ford

This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8. Listen here. * The eternal lament of my goy cohosts: “I should have been more prepared.” I’m amazed when they simply show up sober. * The Puritans who came to America saw themselves … Continue reading →

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Parasha Ki Teitzei

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Luke Ford

This week’s Torah portion consists of Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19. Listen here and here. * You can take a woman captive and make her your wife, but first you have to let her shave her head and mourn her family for 30 … Continue reading →

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