Welcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism. Narrated by award-winning screen and stage actor, Mandy Patinkin. Untold stories and firsthand accounts drawn from intimate letters, diaries and interviews found in the Leo Baeck Institute’s vast archive. Each episode, a story of beauty and danger that brings history to life. Because the past is always present. Starting November 1, episodes are released weekly every Tuesday. The Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin is a research library and archive focused on the history of German-speaking Jews. Antica Productions produces award-winning non-fiction podcasts, films and series which inform and inspire audiences around the world.
This week’s parasha is entitled T’rumah, which means “contribution.” from Exodus chapter 25:1 through 27:19. This Torah reading focuses on the materials needed for the building of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts […] Source…
This week’s Parasha is entitled Mishpatim meaning “judgments” and covers Exodus chapter 21 verse 1 through chapter 24 verse 18. In last week’s Parasha, the Israelis received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Now, they receive the code of civil laws, which are to govern their lives and are practical outward expressions of the Ten […] Source…
This week’s Torah portion Yitro, meaning Jethro is relatively short, but one of the most theologically complex of the Torah portions. It covers Moses’ reunion with Jethro his father-in-law, Israel’s encounter with Adonai at Mount Sinai, and the giving of the Decalogue – The Ten Commandments). Chapter eighteen opens with Jethro, priest of Midian, Moses’ […] Source…
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