JTS Torah Commentary

A Civic Liturgy for 9/11: RoshHashanah 5787

The JTS Commentary for Rosh Hashanah by Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership Music provided b

The Choice: Nitzavim - Vayeilekh 5786

The JTS Commentary for Nitzavim - Vayeilekh by Dr. Rachel Rosenthal, Alum (KGS), Gemara Faculty and Director of External Affairs, Yeshivat Maharat This commentary was or

After Liberation: Ki Tavo 5786

God's Love is Here to Stay: Ki Tetzei 5786

The JTS Commentary for Ki Tetzei by Rabbi Burton Visotzky, Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies Emeritus  Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Who Was the Levite in Deuteronomy 18:6?: Shofetim 5786

The JTS Commentary for Shofetim by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

The Power to Choose: Re'eh 5786

The JTS Commentary for Re'eh by Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, Academic Director, Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice, JTS Music p

Full Stomachs, Forgetful Hearts: Eikev 5786

The JTS Commentary for Eikev by Benjamin Mann, EdD,  Alumni (Davidson School), Head of School, Schechter School of Long Island Adjunct Assistant Professor, The William Da

The Hidden Meaning of the Shema: Va'et-hannan 5786

The JTS Commentary for Va'et-hannan by Rabbi Mike Uram, Chancellor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Motivations for Storytelling: Devarim 5786

The JTS Commentary for Devarim by Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, Alumni (RS '04), ), Mekhinah Program Mentor, Adjunct Lecturer, Rabbi in Residence, Congregation Agudath Israel (

The Whole Journey: Mattot-Masei 5786

The JTS Commentary for Mattot-Masei by Dr. Abigail Uhrman, Director of The William Davidson Graduate School, Associate Professor of Jewish Education, JTS Music provided

Pinehas and the Three Weeks: Pinehas 5786

The JTS Commentary for Pinehas by Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Mu

Who Sees the Truth, and Who Speaks It? Hukkat-Balak 5786

The JTS Commentary for Hukkat-Balak by Dr. Lorraine Enlow, Alumni (Kekst Graduate School), Admissions Officer (Yale Institute of Sacred Music), Adjunct Assistant Professo

When a Question Threatens: Korah 5786

The JTS Commentary for Korah by Dr. Sarah Wolf, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Grapes of Canann: Shelah Lekha 5786

The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Achia Anzi, Artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Independence Day: Beha’alotekha 5786

The JTS Commentary for Beha'alotekha by Emmanuel Bloch, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Barefoot and Backwards Levites: Naso 5786

The JTS Commentary for Naso by Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

We Were All Converts at Sinai: Shavuot 5786

The JTS Commentary for Shavuot by Dr. David C. Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

How Do You Measure a Year? Bemidbar 5786

The JTS Commentary for Bemidbar by Rabbi Abigail Treu, JTS Alum (Rabbinical School, Kekst Graduate School) This commentary was originally published in 2013. Music provi

Remember the Land: Behar|Behukkotai 5786

The JTS Commentary for Behar | Behukkotai by Rabbi Daniel Nevins, JTS Alum (Rabbinical School), Former Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and the Division of Rel

Holy Frustration: Emor 5786

The JTS Commentary for Emor by Dr. Yitz Landes, Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond