# malomet (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover malomet. Page: Feed: --- ## [Parsha Talk Shoftim 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-shoftim-5786-2026) _2026-08-14 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Shoftim \[16:18-21:9\] is another rich parashah in Sefer D’varim \[Book of Deuteronomy\]. Jeffrey Tigay divides into two major sections: Civil and Religious Authorities \[16:18-18:22\] and Judicial and Military Matters \[19:1-21:9\]. Our conversation also divided into two parts: a discussion of 16:20, with its key phrase צדק צדק תרדוף \[tzedeq tzedeq tirdof; Justice, justice you shall pursue\] and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2381711862-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-shoftim-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Re'eh 5786.2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-reeh-5786-2026) _2026-08-07 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Re’eh \[Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17\] is filled with interesting material, including the centralization of the cult in the Temple in Jerusalem, false prophets, dietary laws, the sabbatical year, and a holiday calendar. In our conversation this week we focused on simhah \[joy\], and how to understand the commandment to rejoice. We hope you are happy with it! Shabbat Shalom!! [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2377606649-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-reeh-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Eytan Graubart (Rafi Carter interviewer) July 28, 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eytan-graubart-rafi-carter) _2026-07-31 · Kol Ramah_ Eytan interviewed by our own Solelim camper Rafi Carter [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2372377001-kolramahberkshires-eytan-graubart-rafi-carter.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Va'ethanan 5786.2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vaethanan-5786) _2026-07-24 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-et’hanan \[Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11\] features the Ten Commandments and the 1st paragraph of the Shema, to which we customarily refer as the Shema and Ve-ahavta. There are also a number of p’suqim \[verses\] which made their way into the liturgy. And there is still more. For example, the discerning reader/listener will note that part of the reading will seem familiar, due to the fact that it… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367468623-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vaethanan-5786.mp3) ## [Winnie Grinspoon (Josh Archibald interviewer)](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/winnie-grinspoon-josh) _2026-07-22 · Kol Ramah_ Josh Archibald (Gesher '26) interviews Winnie Sandler Grinspoon, president of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, in the studio of Radio Kol Ramah, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2365993478-kolramahberkshires-winnie-grinspoon-josh.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Devarim Shabbat Chazon 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-devarim-shabbat) _2026-07-17 · Kol Ramah_ This week is Shabbat Hazon, taking its name from the opening word of the Haftarah \[Isaiah 1:1-27\], the 3rd haftarah of admonition or rebuke before Tisha B’Av. The Torah reading is parashat D’varim \[Deuteromonomy 1:1-3:22\], the 1st parashah in Sefer Devarim \[Book of Deuteronomy\]. As Jeffrey Tigay outlines Deuteronomy in his JPS Torah Commentary, the parashah consists of a Prologue \[1:1-5\] and the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362836917-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-devarim-shabbat.mp3) ## [Amy Skopp Cooper (Tess Kenter interviewer) 20260709](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/amy-skopp-cooper-tess-kenter) _2026-07-13 · Kol Ramah_ Great interview by Tess Kenter of Amy Skopp Cooper on Camp Ramah! [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2359377761-kolramahberkshires-amy-skopp-cooper-tess-kenter.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Mattot-Masei 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-mattot-masei-5786) _2026-07-10 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Matot-Masei \[Numbers 30:2-36:13\] is the double portion that concludes our reading of the Sefer B’midbar \[Book of Numbers\]. As befits a double portion, the longest Torah reading of the year, it is filled with a variety of material, including the annulment of oaths and vows made by women at the beginning of Matot \[Numbers 30:2-17\] and the itinerary of wilderness journeys \[Numbers 33:1-49\]… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2358064166-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-mattot-masei-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Pinchas 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-pinchas-2026-5786) _2026-07-03 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Pinchas \[Numbers 25:10-30:1\] has a lot of interesting material, such as the denoument to the Pinchas episode from last week \[25”10-18\], the daughters of Zelophechad receiving the inheritance from their father \[27:1-11\], and the holodiay readings \[28:1-30:1\], But since this Shabbat is July 4th, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we devoted the show to… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2352281156-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-pinchas-2026-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Hukkat Balak 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-hukkat-balak-5786) _2026-06-26 · Kol Ramah_ Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky. The double parashah Chukat-Balak \[Numbers 19:1-25:9\] is rich with interesting material, including the red heifer \[Numbers 19\], Moses & The Rock \[Numbers 20:1-13\], the prophet Balaam and the scene with the talking donkey \[Numbers 22-24\], and the first half of the story about Pinchas \[Numbers 25:1-19\]. We find it difficult to pass up any… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2347479368-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-hukkat-balak-5786.mp3) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uepURTNKpVTA) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Parsha Talk Korach 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-korach-5786-2026) _2026-06-26 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Korach \[Numbers 16-18\] is described by Jacob Milgrom as “Encroachment on the Tabernacle”. We know it better as the multi-layered account of a series of rebellions, the best known of which is Korach’s rebellion. However, the discerning reader can identify relatively easily 2 or 3 more, each distinguished by a different rebel or set of rebels, and a different object. Korach himself is… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2347478018-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-korach-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Shlach Lekha 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-shlach-lekha-5786) _2026-06-11 · Kol Ramah_ The main story in parashat Sh’lach \[Numbers 13:1-15:41\] is the tragedy of the spies. In some ways, this sin, the failure of the Israelites to recognize that their destiny is to conquer the land no matter what the odds, is their greatest sin. For the rabbis, there seems to be little question, for they associate the sin of the spies with Tisha B’Av, the worst day on the Jewish calendar, whereas the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337092771-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-shlach-lekha-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Beha'alotkha 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-behaalotkha-5786) _2026-06-11 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat B-ha’alotcha \[Numbers 8:1-12:16\] is a particularly rich parasha, with passages about, among other things, the menorah, the second Passover for those unable to make the Passover sacrifice in Nisan, the trumpets whose blasts would summon the people to act in certain prescribed ways, and various complaints by Moshe and the people whose resolution required divine intervention. Our… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337090587-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-behaalotkha-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Naso 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-naso-5786-2026) _2026-06-11 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Naso \[Numbers 4:21-7:89\] features, among other things, the law of the suspected adulteress \[sotah in Hebrew\], the nazir \[the person who seeks more piety than is required by normative biblical law\], and the gifts of the chieftains in chapter 7, at 89 verses the longest in the Torah. Between the laws of the nazir and the gifts of the tribal chieftains we find a passage of 6 verses which… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337089576-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-naso-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Shavuot 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-shavuot-5786) _2026-05-21 · Kol Ramah_ This Friday and Shabbat is the holiday of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, also known as Hag Ha-biqqurim, the pilgrimage of first fruits and z’man matan torateinu, the season of the giving of the Torah. As Jeremy explained the midrash, the rabbis were sensitive to the notion of the giving of the Torah, developing the idea that the Torah was not received until the time of Esther and Mordecai. You will… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2325181430-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-shavuot-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Bemidbar 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-bemidbar-5786-2026) _2026-05-21 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat B’midbar \[Numbers 1:1-4:20\] is the first parashah in Sefer B’midbar \[Book of Numbers\]. There are a lot of names and numbers, the opening chapters detailing the census of the Israelites in the second month of the second year of their journey in the wilderness. There are numbers provided for each of the tribes, for each camp \[3 tribes for each direction (east, south, west, and north)\], and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2325178922-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-bemidbar-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Behar-Bechukotai 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-behar-bechukotai) _2026-05-12 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat B’har-B’hukotai \[Leviticus 25-27\] is the concluding parashah of Sefer Va-yiqra \[Book of Leviticus\]. The parashah may be divided into three parts: 25:1-26:2, which Baruch Levine entitles “The Principles of Land Tenure”, 26:3-46, the “Epilogue of the Holiness Code”, featuring the tokheha \[26:14-45\] often translated as reproof \[Levine’s preferred term is “execration”\], and chapter 27,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318966072-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-behar-bechukotai.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Emor 202605786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-emor-202605786) _2026-05-12 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Emor \[Leviticus 21-24\] contains laws about the כהנים \[kohanim, priests\] \[chapters 21-22, the holidays \[chapter 23\], and a miscellanea of laws \[chapter 24\], which includes one of the few events in Leviticus, that of the blasphemer. We focused on the holidays, in part because chapter 23 is read on the 1st two days of Sukkot and the 2nd day of Passover, in addition to the weekly reading.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318946848-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-emor-202605786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-acharei-mot) _2026-05-12 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Acharei Mot-Q’doshim \[Leviticus 16-20\] includes, according to Rabbi Aqiva, the great principle of the Torah \[Lev. 19:18\], “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”. This verse is actually the second half of the verse, which begins with the injunction to not take vengeance or bear a grudge against members of your people, which in turn is preceded by the command to not hate your kinsmen in… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318925185-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-acharei-mot.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Tazria-Metzora 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-tazria-metzora) _2026-04-23 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Tazri-Metzora \[Leviticus 12-15\] is well-described by this morning’s Bar Mitzvah student as yucky. There are four chapters which focus on the removal of impurity introduced by childbirth \[chapter 12\], skin diseases \[chapters 13-14\], and discharges from sexual organs \[chapter 15\]. As Baruch Levine explains in his JPS Commentary on Leviticus, purity and impurity in the Bible might be best… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2308229726-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-tazria-metzora.mp3) ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UDliv2xP93Kt) _2026-04-23 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Parsha Talk Shmini.Pirkei Avot 5786 2026i](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-shmini-pirkei-avot) _2026-04-23 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Sh’mini \[Leviticus 9-11\] features the strange story of Nadav and Avihu, and the even stranger haftarah from 2 Samuel \[6:1-7:17\], as well as the levitical version of the dietary laws \[there is a close parallel in Deuteronomy 14\]. We found ourselves recording during Chol Ha-mo’ed Pesach, wondering whether we should talk about the parashah, or something else, since the last 2 days of yom tov… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2308228016-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-shmini-pirkei-avot.mp3) ## [Parsha talk Pre Pesach 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-pre-pesach-5786) _2026-04-01 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Tzav \[Levicus 6:1-8:36\] presents the principal sacrifices discussed last week, but this time from the perspective of the priests. Beginning with chapter 8 is the inauguaration of priestly office, which will conclude in parashat Shmini, in two weeks. Because Passover begins next week and we will not be recording, we devoted our conversation to the Haggadah, discussing some of our favorite… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2294770139-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-pre-pesach-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayikra 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayikra-5786-2026) _2026-04-01 · Kol Ramah_ We begin a new book this Shabbat, Va-yiqra \[Leviticus\], which is also the name of the parashah \[Leviticus 1:1-5:26\]. The rabbis call the book torat kohanim. In his JPS Commentary, Baruch Levine discusses the double meaning of the phrase: it is both the teaching for the priests and the teaching of or by the priests. The book is at once an instruction manual for priests and a distillation of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2294768570-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayikra-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayakhel Pekudei Hachodesh 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayakhel-pekudei) _2026-03-18 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yaq'hel-P’qudai \[35:1–40:38\] concludes the Book of Exodus, echoing the parts of the three previous parashiyot which contain the instructions for the Tabernacle. This week, the parashah describes the building of the Tabernacle, concluding with the note that “when Moses had finished the work, the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Presence of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. Moses… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2285841533-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayakhel-pekudei.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Ki Tisa Shabbat Parah 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-ki-tisa-shabbat) _2026-03-18 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Ki Tisa \[Exodus 30:11-34:35\] this year coincides with Shabbat Parah \[maftir, Numbers 19:1-22; haftarah, Ezekiel 36:16-38\], the third special Shabbat before Pesah. It comes the week before Shabbat Ha-Hodesh, which occurs on Shabbat Rosh Hodesh Nisan, or the Shabbat before, as is the case this year. There are some final details about the plans for the mishkan \[Tabernacle\] and a concluding… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2285815946-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-ki-tisa-shabbat.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Tetzveh Zachor 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-tetzveh-zachor) _2026-03-06 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Tetzaveh \[Exodus 27:20-30:10\] this year corresponds with Shabbat Zakhor, the 2nd of the 4 special parashiyot before Passover, marked on the Shabbat before Purim, celebrated Monday evening and Tuesday, March 2-3. Passover begins 4 weeks from Wednesday! The parashah continues last week’s parashah, with this week focusing on priestly clothing and the installation of the priests., and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2278971524-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-tetzveh-zachor.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Trumah 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-trumah-5786-2026) _2026-02-26 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat T’rumah \[Exodus 25:1-27:19\] begins the lengthy section describing the mishkan \[tabernacle\] and its construction, which will take us through to the end of Exodus. There are a few verses that stand out, such as the three-fold repetition of t’ruman \[gift\] in verses 25:1-2 and the plural verb cconstruction in verses 8 and 10, the former describing the making of the sanctuary \[miqdash\] and the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2273469818-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-trumah-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Mishpatim 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-mishpatim-5786) _2026-02-13 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Mishpatim \[Exodus 21:1-24:18\] is largely taken up by the Covenant Code. One way to look at the Covenant Code is to see it as the details for which the Ten Commandments, read last week, are, so to speak, the chapter headings. The end of the parashah is narrative, entitled by Sarna in his JPS Commentary on Exodus as “The Renewal of the Divine Promises” and “The Ratification of the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2266160636-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-mishpatim-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha talk Yitro 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-yitro-2026-5786) _2026-02-06 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Yitro \[Exodus 18:1-20:23\] features the organization of the judiciary, prompted by Yitro’s suggestion to Moshe on how he could reduce the burden on him, and the revelation at Mt. Sinai, where depending on one’s belief system, Moshe received the Torah, the Ten Commandments, or something else. It is hard not to get caught up in chapter 19, which is the description of the revelation itself,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2261110496-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-yitro-2026-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Beshalach 2026 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-beshalach-2026) _2026-02-06 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat B’shallach \[Exodus 13:17-17:16\] is the 4th parashah in the Book of Exodus. It features the dramatic crossing of the Sea of Reeds \[14:1-31\] with the companion poem \[15:1-19\], and a number of misfortunes: the lack of water, the lack of food, another lack of water \[the Exodus story of Moses & The Rock, reprised in Numbers 20:1-13\], and the attack of Amalek, which will reverberate through… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2261107358-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-beshalach-2026.mp3) ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/buyc0WvXDIG4) _2026-02-06 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Parsha Talk Bo 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-bo-5786-2026) _2026-01-22 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Bo \[Exodus 10:1-13:16\], which includes the final 3 plagues, also has one of my favorite chapters in the entire Torah. Chapter 12 is read twice a year for those who complete the Torah reading annually, for the first 20 verses are read on Shabbat Ha-Hodesh, the shabbat coinciding with Rosh Hodesh Nisan or just before it, and the final 31 verses are read on the 1st day of Passover. The… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2252467643-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-bo-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Va'era 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vaera-5786-2026) _2026-01-22 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va’era \[Exodus 6:2-9:35\] is the second parashah in the Book of Exodus, and a lot happens. Moses returns to Egypt and takes the mantle of leadership, appearing before Pharaoh with his brother, Aaron, his mouthpiece. In one place, God tells Moses, who is concerned about his public speaking deficiencies, that he will be like God, and Aaron his prophet. Very quickly, the text moves through… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2252462936-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vaera-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Shmot 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-shmot-5786-2026) _2026-01-09 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Sh’mot \[Exodus 1:1-6:1\] is the first parashah of Sefer Sh’mot \[the Book of Exodus\]. The book opens up with a quick summary of the end of Genesis, detailing that Jacob and his sons came to Egypt. Very quickly these b’nai Yisrael, the children and grandchildren of Israel, the patriarch Jacob, become b’nai yisrael, the people Israel. In just a few verses, a family three-generation family of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2244622991-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-shmot-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayehi 5786 2026](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayehi-5786-2026) _2026-01-08 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yehi \[Genesis 47:28-50:26\] is the last parashah in the Book of Genesis. It records the end of Jacob’s life and the end of Joseph’s life. In between we have the adoption of Menasheh and Ephraim, raising them to traibal status, and the elevation of Ephraim over Menashe, even though Menashe is the older. There is also the testament of Jacob \[chapter 49\], in which Jacob’s offers his final… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2244181706-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayehi-5786-2026.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayiggash 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayiggash-5786) _2025-12-26 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yiggash \[Genesis 44:18-47:27\] is the penultimate parashah in the Book of Genesis. It is hard to believe that it has been well over two months since we began our annual reading in the synagogue! This parashah provides the climax to the saga of Joseph and his brothers, with the big reveal, the reunion of the brothers, now each known to one another, and the reunion of Jacob with all of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2236972775-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayiggash-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Miketz 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-miketz-5786-2025) _2025-12-26 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Mi-ketz \[Genesis 41:1-44::17\] is the second parashah in the extended Joseph saga, which stretches over 4 parashiyot, taking us to the end of Genesis in two weeks. This year, it coincides with Rosh Hodesh and Hanukkah, an occurrence which happens with some frequency. In 1991, this triple Torah header took place on the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and my senior sermon. It allowed me to… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2236970741-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-miketz-5786-2025.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayeshev Rabbi Kalmanofsky 2025 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayeshev-rabbi-1) _2025-12-18 · Kol Ramah_ Parsha Talk Vayeshev Rabbi Kalmanofsky 2025 5786 by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2232308750-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayeshev-rabbi-1.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayeshev Rabbi Malomet 2025 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayeshev-rabbi) _2025-12-18 · Kol Ramah_ Parsha Talk Vayeshev Rabbi Malomet 2025 5786 by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2232306671-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayeshev-rabbi.mp3) ## [Eli the D with Music for you and me - 02.07.2007](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-02072007-3) _2025-12-17 · Kol Ramah_ Rabbi Eliezer Diamond was a distinguished scholar, a deeply respected spiritual leader, and a transformative interpreter of the Talmud. For more than 35 years, he taught Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, retiring only about a year ago. Generations of students were profoundly influenced by his passionate and insightful teaching. His writings on prayer, asceticism, rabbinic storytelling, and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2231317778-kolramahberkshires-eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-02072007-3.mp3) ## [Eli the D with Music for you and me - 08.07.2006](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-08072006-1) _2025-12-17 · Kol Ramah_ Rabbi Eliezer Diamond was a distinguished scholar, a deeply respected spiritual leader, and a transformative interpreter of the Talmud. For more than 35 years, he taught Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, retiring only about a year ago. Generations of students were profoundly influenced by his passionate and insightful teaching. His writings on prayer, asceticism, rabbinic storytelling, and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2231317775-kolramahberkshires-eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-08072006-1.mp3) ## [Eli the D with Music for you and me - 29.07.2006](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-29072006-2) _2025-12-17 · Kol Ramah_ Rabbi Eliezer Diamond was a distinguished scholar, a deeply respected spiritual leader, and a transformative interpreter of the Talmud. For more than 35 years, he taught Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, retiring only about a year ago. Generations of students were profoundly influenced by his passionate and insightful teaching. His writings on prayer, asceticism, rabbinic storytelling, and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2231317772-kolramahberkshires-eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-29072006-2.mp3) ## [Eli the D with Music for you and me - 18.07.2007](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-18072007-4) _2025-12-17 · Kol Ramah_ Rabbi Eliezer Diamond was a distinguished scholar, a deeply respected spiritual leader, and a transformative interpreter of the Talmud. For more than 35 years, he taught Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, retiring only about a year ago. Generations of students were profoundly influenced by his passionate and insightful teaching. His writings on prayer, asceticism, rabbinic storytelling, and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2231317769-kolramahberkshires-eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-18072007-4.mp3) ## [Eli the D with Music for you and me - with Rabbi Eliezer Diamond Z'L](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-with-rabbi-eliezer-diamond-zl) _2025-12-14 · Kol Ramah_ This recording is from the Radio Kol Ramah archives 2012. If you were curious which music our scholar-in-residence listens to, you will not want to miss this episode of Rabbi Eliezer Diamond’s weekly radio show on Kol Ramah 102.3 FM. Featuring music of Debbie Friedman, Doc Watson and the Band. [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2229710504-kolramahberkshires-eli-the-d-with-music-for-you-and-me-with-rabbi-eliezer-diamond-zl.mp3) ## [37th Annual Cantor Louis Moss Memorial Concert](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/37th-annual-cantor-louis-moss) _2025-12-07 · Kol Ramah_ Songs In the Key Of Peace & Harmony. Featuring The Town & Village Synagogue Choir, T&V Junior Singers and Teen Singers, Scott Stein, Piano. Special Guests: The Coral Torah Collective - Featuring the Music of Cantor josh Ehrlich [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2225686766-kolramahberkshires-37th-annual-cantor-louis-moss.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayishlah 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayishlah-5786) _2025-12-05 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yishlach \[Genesis 32:4-36:43\] features Jacob’s reunion with Esau, but not before his fateful encounter with the mystery combatant, sometimes identified as Esau’s guardian angel, sometimes with Jacob himself, and sometimes as some other figure. Jacob reunites with his father ever so briefly, ever so cryptically, at the end of chapter 35:27. There is also the horrific assault on Dinah,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2224733417-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayishlah-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayetzei 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayetzei-5786-2025) _2025-12-02 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yetze \[Genesis 28:10-32:2\], my Bar Mitzvah (BC) portion, crams over 20 years of Jacob’s life into a single parashah. And what an eventful 20+ years. Jacob leaves Beer-sheva for his uncle Laban’s home, meets his cousin Rachel at the well, agrees to work for 7 years to marry her; agrees to work another 7 years to marry her after Leah was substituted for Rachel at the wedding, sires 11 of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2222753822-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayetzei-5786-2025.mp3) ## [Parsh Talk Toldot 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsh-talk-toldot-5786-2025) _2025-12-02 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Toldot \[Genesis 25:19-28:9\] features Isaac, the middle patriarch. The toldot \[“generations” or “story} belong to Isaac; but the far more interesting character is Rebecca, so we devote most of our time to exploring her character. Perhaps the most famous story in the parashah is Jacob’s acquisition of the blessing, about which it might be said that Rebecca, alone of the four participants in… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2222748500-kolramahberkshires-parsh-talk-toldot-5786-2025.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Hayyei Sarah 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-hayyei-sarah-5786) _2025-11-19 · Kol Ramah_ Parasashat Hayei Sarah \[Genesis 23:1-25:18\] begins with the death of Sarah and the acquisition of the Cave of Machpelah as a burial place for her. The cave will become the burial place for all the patriarchs and matriarchs save for Rachel, who is buried elsewhere. By far the longest chapter in Genesis, chapter 24 describes how Rebekah became rhe wife of Isaac. Chapter 25 provides the details of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2215383542-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-hayyei-sarah-5786.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Vayera 5786 2025](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-vayera-5786-2025) _2025-11-12 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Va-yera \[Genesis 18-22\] is one of the richest parashiyot in the Torah. Chapter 18 features the angels coming to announce the birth of Isaac, chapter 19 the conversation between God and Abraham about the fate of Sodom and Gemorrah, chapter 20 the second wife-sister story featuring Abraham and Sarah, this time with Avimelech, chapter 21 the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael, and chapter 22,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2211490187-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-vayera-5786-2025.mp3) ## [Parsha Talk Lekh Lekha 2025 5786](https://soundcloud.com/kolramahberkshires/parsha-talk-lekh-lekha-2025) _2025-10-31 · Kol Ramah_ Parashat Lech L’cha \[Genesis 12:1-17:27\] is the third of the parashiyot in Sefer Bereshit \[Book of Genesis\]. It has long been recognized as the beginning of our Jewish journey, though Abram \[who is renamed Abraham in the parashah\] is never identified as a Jew. He is Abram the Ivri, the Hebrew, which might be understood as Abram, the descendant of Eber, or Abram, the one who stood over and against… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2203619643-kolramahberkshires-parsha-talk-lekh-lekha-2025.mp3)