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The Daily Tanach Podcast

Welcome to The Daily Tanach Podcast. Together we join the global 929 project, learning one chapter of the Hebrew Bible each day, with reflections from Rabbi Yoni Zolty.

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00:13:29

Bereishit Ch. 23

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/30

In this episode, we explore Abraham’s negotiation for Sarah’s burial site at Machpelah—a transaction that occupies twenty verses and transforms him from a temporary sojourner into a permanent landowner. Through careful language, strategic ambiguity, and legal precision, Abraham turns a simple burial request into an enduring claim, anchoring his family to the Promised Land. The chapter reveals how grief, foresight, and determination combine to secure not just a resting place for Sarah, but the first

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00:10:09

Bereishit Ch. 22

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Most readers know Genesis 22 for the Binding of Isaac, but the chapter ends with something surprising: a genealogy of Abraham’s brother Nahor. Why place this list of names immediately after one of the Torah’s most dramatic moments? In this episode, we explore three answers: the genealogy completes Terah’s family story, it introduces Rebecca as the next matriarch, and it highlights the paradox of Abraham’s covenant. While Abraham struggles for a single heir, Nahor enjoys conventional fertility and

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00:14:33

Bereishit Ch. 21

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/28

In this episode, we explore the deep literary and theological parallels between Ishmael’s near-death in the wilderness and Isaac’s binding on Mount Moriah. Though the two stories unfold side by side in the Torah and are read together on Rosh Hashanah, they represent strikingly different models of faith, parental response, and divine intervention. One narrative highlights God’s universal compassion for human suffering, while the other reveals the paradox of covenantal faith that defies expectation

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00:13:01

Bereishit Ch. 16

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Chapter 16 tells the story of Sarah, Hagar, and the birth of Ishmael—a narrative filled with moral tension and ambiguity. Sarah afflicts Hagar, who flees into the wilderness, where an angel finds her. There, Hagar undergoes a profound transformation: from silent servant to a woman who receives divine promises, names her son Yishmael (“God hears”), and even gives God a new name, El Ro’i (“the God who sees me”). Hagar’s journey highlights God’s attentiveness to the afflicted and the emergence of human

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00:12:43

Bereishit Ch. 15

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Chapter 15 introduces the Brit Bein HaBetarim, the Covenant of the Pieces—one of the most mysterious and pivotal moments in Abraham’s journey. Unlike other covenants, this one is marked not by reassurance but by dread: “a great darkness fell upon him,” and the promise of land comes bound together with a prophecy of exile, slavery, and affliction.Abraham’s question—“How will I know that I will inherit it?”—is not simple doubt, but deep humility. He worries not about God’s faithfulness, but about

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00:13:56

Bereishit Ch. 14

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Chapter 14 offers a surprising and unique portrait of Avraham. Until now, we’ve seen him primarily as a man of faith, defined by his covenant with God. Here, however, he emerges as something else entirely: a military commander, strategist, and international statesman.When Lot is captured, Avraham launches a daring rescue, defeating a coalition of kings and restoring not just possessions but also people—showing his deep loyalty to family and his moral concern for human dignity. He then negotiates

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00:13:23

Bereishit Ch. 13

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Chapter 13 highlights one of the central tensions in Abraham’s journey: the divine call to separate, and the human pull to remain attached. From the very beginning, God’s command of lech lecha demanded Abraham leave behind land, birthplace, and family. Yet Abraham never fully separates—he carries with him Sarah, Lot, and lingering ties to his extended family.The conflict with Lot brings this tension to a head. Their growing wealth sparks quarrels, and Abraham suggests parting ways: “We are

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00:11:53

Bereishit Ch. 12

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Chapter 12 marks the great turning point of the Torah: the story shifts from the universal to the particular, from all humanity to one man—Abraham—and his descendants. With this shift comes the introduction of the patriarchs as complex, morally ambiguous figures rather than flawless heroes.Abraham obeys God’s call to journey to Canaan, yet famine forces him into Egypt. There, his request that Sarah pose as his sister raises troubling questions of faith, morality, and survival. The Torah’s language

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00:10:14

Bereishit Ch. 11

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/14

The Tower of Babel, though only nine verses long, carries immense interpretive weight. Today we explore the story through an etiological lens—reading it as an origin story that explains names, places, and cultural realities.Babylonian tradition celebrated their city as Babilim, the “gate of the gods,” founded as the divine-human nexus. The Torah subverts this claim, re-casting Bavel not as exalted but as confused—linking it to balal, “to mix.” Instead of harmonious integration, the “mixing” becomes

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00:09:44

Bereishit Ch. 10

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/11

Chapter 10 of Bereishit—known as the “Table of Nations”—marks a turning point in human history. Before the flood, the Torah highlighted individuals and their personal achievements, but now, humanity emerges as families, tribes, and nations.From Noah’s three sons arise three distinct models of civilization:Japheth and his descendants spread across islands and coastlines, embodying exploration and expansion.Ham produces empire builders, most famously Nimrod, whose cities represent concentrated power

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00:12:17

Bereishit Ch. 9

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/10

In today’s episode, we continue exploring the flood narrative by asking: What truly changed after the flood? The Torah reveals a profound transformation in humanity’s relationship with the earth.Before the flood, humans were intimately tied to the ground—emerging from it, sustained by it, and judged through it. The earth responded directly to sin, from Adam’s curse to Cain’s exile. But after the flood, humans and animals emerged from the ark, not the earth. That separation meant their sins no longer

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00:11:11

Bereishit Ch. 8

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Why did God destroy the world in Noah's flood only to recreate what appears to be an identical world with the same flawed humanity? This episode explores the profound but often overlooked transformation between the pre-flood and post-flood worlds.Far from elevating humanity, the flood narrative reveals that humans were actually demoted from their original status. Where Adam was granted royal dominion over creation, Noah's descendants must rely on fear and intimidation to control animals. The

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00:12:57

Bereishit Ch. 7

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/08

Today’s chapter of the Flood story highlights the repetitions and contradictions that biblical critics have long discussed. We explore three main approaches: the academic “source text” theory, the harmonizing view that sees no real contradiction, and a literary-theological approach (following R. Mordechai Breuer) that views the dual accounts as two complementary perspectives. In one, God is transcendent, working through the order of nature; in the other, God is immanent and personal, saving Noah out

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00:09:06

Bereishit Ch. 6

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/07

This enigmatic chapter opens with the “sons of God” and “daughters of men,” a mysterious union that has puzzled commentators for centuries. Rather than focusing only on their identity, we explore the narrative’s deeper message: the rise of the mighty Nephilim, the danger of glorifying physical strength over spiritual integrity, and God’s response of limiting human life to 120 years. Unlike other ancient traditions, the Torah frames mortality not as punishment but as a divine gift — a reminder of

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00:09:08

Bereishit Ch. 5

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Lineage of Shet and comparison to Kayin

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00:09:37

Bereishit Ch. 4

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Bereishit Chapter 4 recounts the story of Kayin and Hevel, the first murder in human history. This episode explores the striking literary parallels between this story and the Garden of Eden narrative in Chapter 3—shared structures of interrogation, evasion, curse, exile, and divine compassion. These connections reveal deep theological insights: the unity of moral and religious sin, the biblical pattern of exile following corruption, and the resilience of humanity to create and innovate even after

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00:10:00

Bereishit Ch. 3

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/02

In this episode we revisit the expulsion from Gan Eden and ask: was it purely punishment, or part of humanity’s destiny? Drawing on insights from contemporary scholars, we explore the story as a metaphor for adolescence and the transition to adulthood. Adam and Eve’s “sin” lies less in seeking knowledge than in how they handled it—through blame and denial that ruptured their relationship with God. The expulsion thus reflects both natural growth into responsibility and the pain of broken trust

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00:10:29

Bereishit Ch. 1

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/01

In this first episode of the 929 Tanach Project, Rabbi Yoni Zolty explores the structure and patterns of Bereshit chapter 1. The creation story unfolds in symmetry—days 1–3 forming the world’s framework, and days 4–6 filling it with life. Rabbi Zolty highlights the equal creation of man and woman, humanity’s shared dependence with animals, and the Torah’s striking silence on whether humans are inherently “good,” leaving free will as the central question of Bereshit.

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00:09:18

Bereishit Ch. 2

The Daily Tanach Podcast ·

2025/09/01

In this episode, Rabbi Yoni Zolty explores the apparent contradictions between Bereshit chapters 1 and 2. While chapter 1 presents creation from a universal, ordered perspective, chapter 2 re-centers the narrative on humanity, highlighting man’s central role in naming, cultivating, and partnering with God. Rabbi Zolty compares classical approaches—from Rashi’s klal u’prat to modern readings by Rav Soloveitchik and others—and shows how chapter 2 reframes the story of Gan Eden. Far from being only a

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