The Parasha with Rabbi Dweck

Joseph Dweck
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30 minute insights to take with you each week from Rabbi Dweck on the parasha.

  1. 3D AGO

    Breaking the Covenant | Behar-Behukotai 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify.As the Book of Leviticus draws to a close, the Torah presents its most searching question to the Jewish people: what does it actually mean to be in covenant with God?Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    29 min

  2. APR 29

    Have We Lost What is Sacred? | Emor 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify.Parashat Emor centers on the idea of sacred responsibility, exploring what it means for certain individuals to live with heightened expectations in service of something greater. It examines the role of the Kohanim as figures set apart—not for privilege, but for discipline—tasked with embodying a more intense form of holiness that reflects the broader aspiration of the entire people.Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    31 min

  3. APR 22

    Our Higher Self | Aharei Mot-Kedoshim 2026

    Check out the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify. Achare Mot and Kedoshim are at the core of Sefer Vayikra, centered on kedusha and tahara (and their opposites hol and tuma). Kedusha is defined as being set apart, sacrosanct, and not muddled with other things, while tahara is framed as purity from behaviors that drag a person into mundane, genetically driven impulses; in these parashiyot, tuma often refers to the impurity of transgression rather than ritual contamination... Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies. For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com. Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweck TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweck Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    35 min

  4. APR 16

    Healing Through Gratitude | Tazria-Metsora 2026

    Tazria–Metsora explores tzara’at—often mistranslated as leprosy—not as a modern disease but as a Temple-era sign alerting Israel to a moral breach, most famously triggered by lashon hara: true information framed with a negative, manipulative slant rather than mere gossip. Miriam’s words about Moshe become the Torah’s lasting warning, linking corrosive speech to spiritual consequence...Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    25 min

  5. MAR 26

    There is no Freedom in the Bible! | Tsav-Shabbat HaGadol 2026

    Although Pesach is called “the time of our freedom,” the Torah’s narrative does not use the word “freedom,” emphasizing instead that Israel is taken out of Egypt to serve God. Parashat Tsav provides the detailed Torah—instruction—for how to serve God through the sacrificial service, addressing the problem that humans cannot invent divine service on their own. Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    29 min

  6. MAR 24

    Tsav in a Nutshell

    Parshat Tzav, which picks up where Parshat Vayikra left off — diving deeper into the laws and procedures of the korbanot (offerings) introduced previously.Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    4 min

  7. MAR 18

    Life's Inherent Violence | Vayikra 2026

    Why does the Torah prescribe the killing of an animal as a response to sin? It seems counterintuitive — even contradictory. In this week's parasha, we dive deep into the korban hatat and uncover a profound philosophical answer rooted in the very nature of what sin actually is.Rabbi Dweck has held rabbinic leadership roles in the US and the UK. He is the Rosh Bet Midrash of TheHabura.com and the Rabbi Levy Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the London School of Jewish Studies.For more, check out rabbijosephdweck.com.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    32 min

  8. MAR 17

    Vayikra in a Nutshell

    Sefer Vayikra — the Book of Leviticus — sits at the very heart of the Torah, and its opening parsha introduces one of the most profound and misunderstood concepts in all of Jewish law: the Korban.

    7 min
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