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

    Life is Not Fair | Korah 2026

    The core issue exposed by Korah, Datan, and Abiram is boundaries: low self-worth produces confusion about identity, role, and limits, and Korach’s call to flatten hierarchy (“everyone is holy”) is presented as an assault on the Torah’s foundational principle of differentiation in creation... 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. Sign up for the newsletter at tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    42 min

  2. Jun 4

    Inferiority-Complex Dangers | Shelah 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify.Life’s central task is meeting the potential God gave you, in partnership with HaKadosh Baruch Hu, returning through teshuvah whenever you lose the path. Parashat Shelah reveals a deadly obstacle: crippling shame and inferiority. .. 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

    39 min

  3. May 28

    The Journey of Self Discovery (Part 2) | Beha'alotekha 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDNewsletter.Moshe, now profoundly developed and close to God, experiences the demand as rejection and feels unable to carry the people, until he learns that some burdens must be given back to God as a true partner.  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

    19 min

  4. May 27

    The Journey of Self Discovery (Part 1) | Beha'alotekha 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify. The daily lighting of the menorah symbolizes releasing hidden potential, embodied by Aharon’s wholeness, lack of jealousy, and ability to see unique beauty in every person and draw them near to Torah...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

    28 min

  5. May 21

    Privacy Issues | Naso 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify. Parashat Naso explores how the Torah treats seemingly private behavior as a national concern, seen in laws like Nazir and Sotah that culminate publicly in the Mikdash, the nation’s “capital.” The discussion challenges John Stuart Mill’s claim that people should do whatever they want as long as they don’t harm others, arguing that private actions shape character, trust, and the social fabric...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. May 14

    Torah & Tribalism | Bemidbar 2026

    Subscribe to the newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/RJDSpotify.Parashat Bemidbar opens Sefer Bamidbar as Israel prepares to leave Mount Sinai for the Promised Land, beginning with a census and an ordered tribal formation around the Mishkan. The repeated emphasis on “limishpehotam, lebet abotam” highlights family, tribe, and named individuals, showing unity built through distinct identities rather than erased differences... 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/app.Instagram: https://instagram.com/rabbidweckTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbidweckYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiJosephDweck

    30 min

  7. May 6

    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

  8. 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
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