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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah, a podcast presented by ReformJudaism.org. Each week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, will offer divrei Torah (insights...
After four years of bringing you a new episode nearly every week, this podcast is taking a little break. Listen to this episode to learn mor...
Most of us today aren't tasked with wandering through the desert, like the ancient Israelites were... but we still find plenty to kvetch abo...
Parashat Naso, the longest of all the Torah portions, features a famous blessing – but what does it mean for us to bless one another? Is it...
Chag Sameach and welcome to a special Shavuot edition of On the Other Hand! On this week's holiday episode, Rabbi Rick Jacobs talks about Ru...
Parashat Naso includes a passage about the sotah, the "errant woman" who is accused of adultery. It's a complex and problematic part of anci...
The Torah commands us to take a census of the "whole Israelite community" – but who does the counting, and who, exactly, is counted? In this...
How much do you care about the environment? Yourself? Other people? Rabbi Rick Jacobs talks about our fundamental responsibility to care for...
In ancient times, crimes of blasphemy were punished by stoning - but what does it really mean today to blaspheme? Rabbi Rick Jacobs explains...
Let's talk about love: Torah talks about three kinds of love - and in fact, the phrase "love the stranger" appears in the Torah 36 times. Wh...
For many Jews, Parashiyot Tazria and M'tzora are perhaps the most nerve-inducing of all the Torah portions. After all, none of us is exactly...
Parashat Sh'mini tells of the deaths of two men who are though to have been punished for the sin was innovation - but today, don't we look a...
Why is this Passover not like all other Passovers? How can we observe this festival meaningfully and connected to one another during this CO...
Jewish wisdom says a child's Torah education should start with the Book of Leviticus. As we read its second portion, Parashat Tzav, we share...
How can we find modern meaning in ancient rituals? From our "greatest hits" collection comes this episode from March 2019, featuring Rabbi R...
Four years after launching our weekly Torah podcast, we're getting ready to shake things up a little! Exciting new changes are coming to On...
In Vayak'heil-P'kudei, we see that God was so pleased with the Israelites' sacred space (the Tabernacle) that God's own presence descended u...
What is the Jewish approach to anger? How do we deal with it in a way that's healthy? This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs explores Parashah Ki Tisa...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs takes a look at parashat T'tzaveh, in which the Israelites are commanded to create the ner tamid (eternal light...
In this week's Parashah, the Israelites contribute whatever they can to Moses in order to help build the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Join Rabbi Ri...
What does it mean to be "mindful," to truly slow down and pay attention to what's happening in our daily lives? This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs...
In Parashat Yitro, we are instructed to honor our parents, in part so that we may live longer lives. Rabbi Rick Jacobs takes a look at this...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses Parashat B'shalach and the powerful image of Aaron and Hur lifting Moses' hands as he grew weary. How...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs takes a look at Parashat Bo and the behaviors of the Israelites during the Exodus from Egypt. He asks how we ca...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses Parashat Va'eira and reflects on the commonalities between revolutionary leaders like Moses and Dr. M...
This week, as we move into the book of Exodus, we transition from learning about Joseph to learning about another Jewish leader: Moses. Rabb...
In the closing portion of the book of Genesis, Joseph finds out his father is ill. Rabbi Jacobs, reflecting on his own experience with famil...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs sits with Jeremy Fingerman, CEO of The Foundation for Jewish Camp, to discuss the impact and benefit that Jewis...
As this week's Torah portion focuses on Joseph and his brothers, Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses another band of "brothers," the Maccabees, and...
In this week's Torah portion, as Joseph searches for his brothers, he also seeks the shalom (peace) that comes with rebuilding their relatio...
In Parashah Vayishlach, we find Jacob transforming a site into a holy and special place. Rabbi Rick Jacobs wonders what it means to make a p...
Many of us lead busy lives, but what if we were to take just one moment each day to simply "be present"? Rabbi Jacobs uses the story of Jaco...
This week, Rabbi Jacobs discusses Parashat Tol'dot, or "The generations." Like Rebecca and her son Jacob, Rabbi Jacobs asks: Are we as paren...
Sometimes, what isn't said is more provoking than what is said. This week, Rabbi Jacobs brings a curiosity about what the Torah doesn't tell...
What can the akeidah (binding of Isaac) teach us about loving God and loving one another? In this week's Torah portion, Vayeira, Rabbi Jacob...
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs recounts his experience studying dance while in Rabbinical School, how partaking in an interpretive dance about...
In Judaism, it's common to perform ritual and celebrate festivals with a glass of wine, but how do we do so while honoring those in recovery...
What's your creative process? How do you begin? This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses Parashat B'reishit, which is all about Creation and t...
This week is Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot, the six days between the festival of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Join us as Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses the...
This week with Yom Kippur we are continuing the theme of forgiveness. Rabbi Rick Jacobs revisits the story of Jonah and talks about how we m...
It's that time of year, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, where we are celebrating the New Year and contemplating our previous actions,...
This week we read Parashat Nitzavim, and we ring in the year 5780. Join us as Rabbi Rick Jacobs shares memories of Rosh HaShanah and enjoyin...
In this week's Parashah, Ki Tavo, we are told to follow the commandments and uphold our covenants, as there will be blessings if we do, but...
Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses Ki Teitzei, his Bar Mitzvah portion, which mentions the ethical constraints and restrictions that a person must...
In this week's Torah portion, Parashat Shof'tim, Moses tells the people of Israel to select judges for every city. Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss...
When are the times that you knew you needed to show up and be present? This week Rabbi Rick Jacobs discusses Parashah R'eih, the three pilgr...
Rabbi Rick Jacob's reflection on Parashah Eikev, teaches about how imperative it is that as we encounter the natural ups and downs of life,...
What was the most inspirational advice or speech or quote you ever heard? Who is the person that changed your life for the better? This week...
Often, we think about what actions we might've taken during trying moments in history -- but what are we doing right now? It's not always ea...
We all face difficult decisions, but how do we reconcile our obligations and the repercussions of our actions? We should always ask ourselve...
What happens when zealotry is mistaken for passion? How do we measure our responses and find the humanity in each other during tense times?...