About Amichai Lau-Lavie

Today is the first day of guest Amichai Lau-Lavie’s (of Storahtelling) PREPENT 5771: a 40 day virtual journey in preparation for the High and Holy Days.   The shofar blasts begin  today, exactly 40 days before the Day of Atonement. It’s an … Read More

Welcome guest Amichai Lau-Lavie of Storahtelling for PREPENT 5771: a 40 day virtual journey in preparation for the High and Holy Days.  "How happy are you, on a scale of 1-10?" Inevitably, this quiz pops up during check-in phone calls … Read More

Today, November 9th, is the commemoration of Kristallnacht –the night of broken glass. On this day, in 1938 the broken and vandalized windows of homes, shops, synagogues and schools throughout Germany became a terrible symbol of the great shattering that … Read More

In the special Torah reading for the Shabbat of Passover, we continue reading about the Passover saga, starting from where the Seder left off: the day after the crossing of the sea. Dayenu, cry the tired ex-slaves, on their eternal … Read More

Click here for the audio version.  Click here for the podcast.  Last week, we ventured into the mysterious terrain of the Leviticus sacrificial cult and its possible modern application. This week, we are delving deeper into the small print of … Read More

This weekly Torah episode is Ki Tisa, Hebrew for “The Census,” in which the infamous Golden Calf shows up, among other guests. Moses is downloading revelation up on the mountain, while his brother Aaron is down below, in charge of … Read More

Click here for the audio version. Click here for the podcast. Remember when your cell phone ran out of battery when you needed it most? Or worse – your car ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Or … Read More

For the audio version, click here. To subscribe to this podcast, click here. This weekly Torah episode honors Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, who was the High Priest of Midian. (The Midianites were the indigenous people of the Sinai Peninsula). Jethro journeys … Read More

For the audio version, click here. To subscribe to this podcast, click here. This week, in the portion called “B’Shalach,” the great escape known as the Exodus continues, and the Hebrew runaways wade in the waters of the Sea of … Read More

This past Monday marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring a courageous leader whose passionate sacrifice and prophetic speeches shaped an Exodus from the bondage of racism, offering dignity and freedom to an entire nation. Imagine a leader of such … Read More