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Get all the major landmarks of this week in Judaism with a touch of humor on the side.

  1. 08/29/2025

    Episode #34: Ki Teitzei

    In today’s episode: The cleanup song, lazy ravens, and Dan the man. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Why do we need to remember Miriam’s punishment…and why was it so bad, anyway? https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/1888770/jewish/Why-Was-Miriam-Punished-So-Harshly.htm Video footage of the Previous Rebbe during his visit to America: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/4118820/jewish/Farewell-Gathering-for-the-Sixth-Rebbes-First-Visit-to-America.htm Brief biography of the Ben Ish Chai: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/975828/jewish/The-Ben-Ish-Chai.htm The Previous Rebbe’s Historic Visit to S. Louis: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715920/jewish/The-Historic-Visit-by-the-Sixth-Rebbe-of-Chabad-to-St-Louis.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1756426818753119&usg=AOvVaw1JIvcVvjuZQp7A4TZl4svR Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudy This week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htmhttps://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Baghdad  (01:48) Weekly Torah Portion: Ki Teitzei (04:38) Weekly Tanya: Labor is hard, turns out (06:43) Three Chapter Rambam: The tithes just keep comin’  (07:24) One Chapter Rambam: Moosen! (08:17) Sunday: What gift do you get for a 3419th anniversary? Asking for a friend (09:48) Tuesday: One Dan to rule them all!! (10:15) Wednesday: “Clean up, clean up, everybody but me…” (10:41) Friday: Welcome to Philly, where everybody loves each other (12:27) Shabbat: Shoe advice to heel the sole (ha!) (16:13) So long, for now

    17 min

  2. 08/24/2025

    Episode #33: Shoftim

    In today’s episode: Biblical life insurance premiums, sacrificial carpools, and Rabbi Dovi's unfortunate math allergy. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudy This week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2683368/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Shoftim.htm Why do we add “L’David Hashem Ori” in the month of Elul? https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=160222 Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:53) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: La Jolla (01:49) Weekly Torah Portion: Shoftim (05:33) Weekly Tanya: *Broken URL, page not found* (07:16) Three Chapter Rambam: Eat the money, spend the flour (09:19) One Chapter Rambam: Paperwork & cozy slaves (10:57) Sunday: Rabbi Dovi’s dumbest pun yet (13:37) Monday: “You! Shall not! Conquer Moroccoooo!” (17:15) Friday: The King is in the Field

    21 min

  3. 08/17/2025

    Episode #32: Re'eh

    In today's episode: Crinkle fries, optional gladiators, and Jackson Pollock. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudy This week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2676618/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Reeh.htm Brief biography of the Tzemach Tzedek: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/444/jewish/The-Tzemach-Tzedek.htm Brief biography of the Skulener Rebbe: https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/3026119/jewish/The-Father-of-Orphans.htm The Extra Matzah: A Story of the Skulener Rebbe: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2847/jewish/The-Extra-Matzah.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Rodeo Clown (01:17) Weekly Torah Portion: Re’eh  (04:39) Weekly Tanya: Crinkle fries  (07:27) Three Chapter Rambam: Jackson Pollock is overrated (08:44) One Chapter Rambam: Ponies! (11:39) Wednesday: “They died happy! This makes it funny.” (16:26) Shabbat: Rumanian rats and French faceplants

    25 min

  4. 08/10/2025

    Episode #31: Eikev

    In today's episode: Plausibly academic-looking storybooks, immovable objects, and illiterate people with swords. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: The Immovable Object: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson: https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/117515/jewish/Biography-of-Rabbi-Levi-Yitzchak.htm A brief biography of The Mordechai: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/111920/jewish/Rabbi-Mordechai-Ben-Hilel-Ashkenazi.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: That place with the famous bucket (01:30) Weekly Torah Portion: Eikev (04:49) Weekly Tanya: Magic corridors and poor unfortunate souls (07:06) Three Chapter Rambam: Error code 404: Sacrifice not found (08:13) One Chapter Rambam: Secret Agent Realtor! (10:08) Sunday: Sir Moses has politely declined your kind offer of death (11:12) Monday: You won’t find this in the shownotes (12:41) Wednesday: What?! I’m studying! (14:06) Thursday: The unstoppable force (14:56) Shabbat: THE Mordechai.

    19 min

  5. 08/03/2025

    Episode #34: Ki Teitzei

    In today's episode: The cleanup song, lazy ravens, and Dan the man. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Why do we need to remember Miriam’s punishment…and why was it so bad, anyway? https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/1888770/jewish/Why-Was-Miriam-Punished-So-Harshly.htm Video footage of the Previous Rebbe during his visit to America: https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/4118820/jewish/Farewell-Gathering-for-the-Sixth-Rebbes-First-Visit-to-America.htm Brief biography of the Ben Ish Chai: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/975828/jewish/The-Ben-Ish-Chai.htm The Previous Rebbe’s Historic Visit to S. Louis: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715920/jewish/The-Historic-Visit-by-the-Sixth-Rebbe-of-Chabad-to-St-Louis.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1756426818753119&usg=AOvVaw1JIvcVvjuZQp7A4TZl4svR Daily study cycles: Chabad.org/dailystudy This week’s Parshah Memory Key: https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3798382/jewish/Parshah-Mnemonics-Ki-Teitzei.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:48) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Baghdad  (01:48) Weekly Torah Portion: Ki Teitzei (04:38) Weekly Tanya: Labor is hard, turns out (06:43) Three Chapter Rambam: The tithes just keep comin’  (07:24) One Chapter Rambam: Moosen! (08:17) Sunday: What gift do you get for a 3419th anniversary? Asking for a friend (09:48) Tuesday: One Dan to rule them all!! (10:15) Wednesday: “Clean up, clean up, everybody but me…” (10:41) Friday: Welcome to Philly, where everybody loves each other (12:27) Shabbat: Shoe advice to heel the sole (ha!) (16:13) So long, for now

    17 min

  6. 08/01/2025

    Episode #30: Va'eschanan

    In today’s episode, we’ve got Edgar Allen Poe, tribal boycotts, and trousing far from home; it’s time for your Jewish week. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Why are there two versions of the Ten Commandments? https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4455092/jewish/Why-Two-Versions-of-the-Ten-Commandments.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1753908100181956&usg=AOvVaw0WEdHw4xYu1nOzNuRhOcgn The Laws of Tisha B’av: https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=144575 Kinot (mournful poems) fos Tisha B’av: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4822249/jewish/Select-Kinot-PDF.htm Preventing hot car deaths: Chabad.org/6976631 The account of the destruction of the Temple, tractate Gittin 55b: https://www.chabad.org/torah-texts/5453276/The-Talmud/Gittin/Chapter-5/55b The Seven Haftorahs of Consolation: https://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=144582 Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:48) Fast End Time: Hobart  (01:43) Weekly Torah Portion: Va’eschanan (04:07) Weekly Tanya: The more you give, the more you get (04:58) Three Chapter Rambam: Don’t gift old shoes. (06:00) One Chapter Rambam: “Won’t you be my neighbor?” (07:55) Tisha B’av Observances & Laws (11:00) Sunday: Dumpster fire. (15:33) Monday: More dumpster fire. Also, French people. (18:05) Tuesday: Having three names is dangerous (21:28) Wednesday: Buying Babylonian real estate (23:12) Shabbat: Marriage boycotts, broken axes, and yearly dance parties

    32 min

  7. 07/25/2025

    Episode #29: Devarim

    In today's episode: Caffeine rehab, talmudic drill sergeants, and the “yowch!” heard ‘round the world; it’s time for your Jewish Week. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Laws and customs of the nine days: https://www.chabad.org/144574 Why didn’t the Rebbe ever visit Israel? https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4046155/jewish/Why-Didnt-the-Rebbe-Ever-Visit-Israel.htm More on the Holy Ari, his life, and his teachings: https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/1505/jewish/R-Isaac-Luria-The-Ari.htm More on Shabbat Chazon: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/703951/jewish/Shabbat-Chazon.htm More on Tisha B’Av: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144575/jewish/What-Is-Tisha-BAv.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:49) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Edible mattresses (02:06) Weekly Torah Portion: Devarim  (03:46) Weekly Tanya: Undercover prayer scouts (06:05) Three Chapter Rambam: “Yowch!” (07:31) One Chapter Rambam: Build a wall, make ‘em pay for it (08:56) PSA: Don’t go swimming (10:51) Sunday: Visiting the Holy Land (11:27) Monday: Coffee addicts anonymous (12:10) Wednesday: The Holy Ari (13:45) Friday: Where have I heard the name “Oshpetzin” before? (16:10) Shabbat: You’re seeing things, man.

    21 min

  8. 07/18/2025

    Episode #28: Matos-Maasei

    In today's episode: Mandatory wedding gifts, white lies, and a classic proverb about bwaa. Your Jewish Week is produced weekly by Chabad.org; written & recorded by Rabbi Dovi Paltiel. If you're enjoying the podcast, feel free leave us a five-star review on wherever you're listening, and share the podcast with a friend! Links and resources: Recollections of R’ Yom Tov Ehrlich: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2900753/jewish/R-Yom-Tov-Ehrlich.htm The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4297832/jewish/Kitzur-Shulchan-Aruch.htm A brief biography of Rashi: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/111831/jewish/Who-Was-Rashi.htm Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:47) Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: Coffee and sleep deprivation (01:28) Weekly Torah Portion: Matos-Maasei (07:04) Weekly Tanya: Hashem actually likes you (for real) (10:06) Three Chapter Rambam: Count to seven (11:00) One Chapter Rambam: Mandatory wedding registry (12:44) Monday: “….to get to the other side” (13:57) Tuesday: Weird secret dance parties (15:07) Wednesday: Next level songwriting (16:10) Thursday: TL;DR  (17:04) Friday: That’s not how you pronounce “Troyes” (18:29) Shabbat: Lie your way to friendship

    22 min
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