The Pen & The Yad
By: Rabbi Michael Siegel & Jonathan Eig
Language: en-us
Categories: Religion, Spirituality, Judaism
A rabbi and a writer talk torah.
Episodes
Miketz: What is the Significance of Hanukkah This Season?
Dec 15, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:11:21Vayeshev: Jacob Never Gets to Retire
Dec 08, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:43Vayishlach: Esau: Human Being or Biblical Avatar
Dec 02, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:16:08Vayetzei: Climbing the Ladder of Life
Nov 24, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:19Toldot: The Power of Small Acts
Nov 17, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:48Chayei Sara: To Marry in the Jewish People, or Out?
Nov 12, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:16:08Vayera: The Binding of Isaac
Nov 05, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:43Lech Lecha: Do Jews Have a Mission in This World?
Oct 27, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:14Noach: Does G-d Feel?
Oct 20, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:45Bereshit: No, The Devil Did Not Make You Do It: Taking Responsibility for Our Actions
Oct 13, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:10:10Sukkot: Finding Feeling: Our Fragility and Discovering Our Power
Oct 03, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:36Shabbat Shuvah and Yom Kippur: What Does The Alarming Note Mean to Us This Year; What Gives Us Hope?
Sep 25, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:15:16Nitzavim Rosh Hashana: What Do We Hear When The Shofar is Sounded?
Sep 16, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:16:14Ki Tavo: The Chosen People: Misconception and the Search for a Treasured People
Sep 10, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:50Ki Teitzei: The Torah's Version of Hate, The Sin, and Not The Sinner
Sep 01, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:55Shoftim: The Torah's Transformational Idea of Justice
Aug 28, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:47Re'eh: Tzedakah: The Torah That All Jews Practice
Aug 17, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:11:16Eikev: Matters of Memory
Aug 13, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:52Vaetchanan: Shabbat Nachamu: Where Shall We Find Comfort on This Sabbath of Comfort?
Aug 07, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:17:34Devarim: Arguing With G-D: A Jewish Pastime
Jul 28, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:10:53Matot-Masei: The Diaspora Existed Before Israel Even Entered the Promised Land
Jul 22, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:43Pinchas: The Importance of Succession Planning in Leadership
Jul 14, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:17:13Balak: Praising Israel Through Gritted Teeth
Jul 09, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:15:22Chukat: When Dreams Go Unfulfilled, Then What?
Jul 01, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:21Korach: Charisma Versus True Leadership
Jun 22, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:36Sh’lach Lecha: Can the Whole World Be Wrong?
Jun 15, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:01Beha’alotcha: The Power to Rise After Getting Knocked Down & The Menorah
Jun 12, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:13Nasso: Choosing the Path of Moderation and Not That of Extremes
Jun 01, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:27Bamidbar: Counting Lemmings or Individuals: The Possibilities and the Dangers of a Census
May 25, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:10:32Behar-Behukotai: The Great Restart
May 18, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:16Emor: Teach Us to Number Our Days
May 11, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:15Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: The Steps to a Loving Society
May 04, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:54Tazria-Metzora: Our Words and Our Humanity
Apr 27, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:55Shemini: Is Spontaneity Overrated? The Role of Priests and Prophets
Apr 21, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:32Pesach Day Seven: The Splitting of the Sea & The Power of Experience
Apr 16, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:25Special Episode: Pesach: Dayeinu, Are You Kidding?
Apr 10, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:47Tzav / Shabbat Hagadol: The Secret of Jewish Survival
Apr 06, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:26Vayikra: No Excuses
Mar 31, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:05Pekudei: The Importance of Trust in Our Leaders
Mar 24, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:59Vayakhel: The Thing About Gold
Mar 16, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:38Ki Tisa: The Soundtrack of Our Jewish Lives
Mar 13, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:09:32Tetzaveh: Saving Tradition in a Throwaway Society
Mar 02, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:15:33Terumah: The Angelic Essence of Judaism
Feb 23, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:15:25Mishpatim: An Eye for An Eye, and Where?
Feb 18, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:17:57Yitro: Does Sinai Still Matter?
Feb 09, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:17:25Beshalach: The Bones of Joseph and What?
Feb 04, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:18Bo: Speaking Truth to Power
Jan 27, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:16:11Vaera: The Hardened Heart: Then and Now
Jan 21, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:13:44Shemot: The Essential Role That Women Play
Jan 14, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:12:42Vayigash: What Should We Remember When Great Leaders Die?
Jan 06, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:14:13Vayechi: How Should We Assess the Legacies of Our Leaders, Whether It Be Jacob or Jimmy Carter?
Jan 06, 2025Support the show
Duration: 00:18:46Miketz: The Meaning of Hanukkah in 2024
Dec 22, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:52Vayeshev: Almost Is Not Good Enough In Life
Dec 15, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:01Vayishlach: The Power of Moving Beyond Our Fears
Dec 08, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:12:19Vayetzei: Dylan or Springsteen? The Difference Between the Jews of The Diaspora and Israelis
Dec 02, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:36Toldot: Is Winning the Only Thing That Matters?
Nov 24, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:51Chayei Sara: What Are We Thankful For?
Nov 17, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:56Vayera: Opening Yourself Up To Other Points of View
Nov 11, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:16Lech Lecha: It's a Mitzvah to Vote
Nov 03, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:01Noach: The Tower of Babel and Our Relationship to Technology
Oct 28, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:08Bereshit: Recreating the World and Human Empowerment
Oct 24, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:30Sukkot: Embracing Fragility
Oct 13, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:34Nitzavim-Vayeilech: The Torah and The American Constitution: Are They Both Holy?
Sep 26, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:09Ki Tavo: The Power of The Jewish Story
Sep 15, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:26Ki Teitzei: What is the Purpose of the Law?
Sep 12, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:32Shoftim: What Does It Take to Create a Just Society?
Sep 04, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:09Re'eh: Kashered and Chosenness: A Path to a Higher Conscience
Aug 29, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:47Eikev: Blessings: The Jewish Path of Satisfaction
Aug 21, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:04Vaetchanan: The Sh’ma, Oneness, Unity, and the Search for Our Essence
Aug 14, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:45Devarim: Integrity and Leadership
Aug 07, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:59Matot-Masei: Should I Stay Or Should I Go: Israel vs. The Diaspora, Then and Now
Aug 02, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:23Pinchas: To Stand Or Not to Stand Up for What is Right
Jul 26, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:26Balak: Weasel Words and Words That Matter
Jul 14, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:40Chukat: Do We Dream on a Star, or Are Our Dreams Deferred?
Jul 08, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:16Korach: Populism: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Jul 01, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:53Sh'lach Lecha: How Courageous Are You Really?
Jun 26, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:09Beha'alotcha: Does Judaism Respect Other Religions?
Jun 18, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:43Nasso: Maybe Abstinence Should Be a Jewish Value
Jun 13, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:21Bamidbar: The Power of a Census: Encountering Hatred
Jun 06, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:35Bechukotai: Blessings and Curses: Who's in Charge of Them?
May 29, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:12Behar: Putting Meaning Into Our Words
May 22, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:12:13Emor: Rabbis Are Not Priests
May 12, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:31Kedoshim: Our Struggle with Cruelty as Individuals and a Society
May 08, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:12:37Achrei Mot: The Scapegoat: Then and Now
May 01, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:00Special Pesach Episode • April 2024
Apr 25, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:58Metzora: We Are All Vulnerable
Apr 18, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:52Tazria: The Resonance of Our Words
Apr 09, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:04Tzav: Assuming the Flawed Humanness of Our Leaders Instead of Being Surprised By It
Mar 28, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:53Shabbat Zachor: Remembering Amalek in America
Mar 19, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:16:31Pekudei: We Are Off to See the Wizard: Not Oz, but G-d
Mar 10, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:07Vayakhel: There is Nothing Like a Good Ritual to Bring a Community Together
Mar 04, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:11:36Ki Tisa: Can You Handle the Truth?
Feb 26, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:12:33Tetzaveh: The Creativity That Flows from Ritual
Feb 18, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:21Terumah: Can Judaism Be Coerced?
Feb 15, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:43Mishpatim: The World's Oldest Sermon
Feb 05, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:11Yitro: Is All Killing Murder?
Jan 29, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:15:41Beshalach: The Circuitous Road to Freedom
Jan 22, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:32Bo: How Distinct Do We Really Want to be as Jews?
Jan 16, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:53Vayera: What’s In a Name, and What Can We Learn from G-d’s Name?
Jan 07, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:13:38Shemot: Writing the Biography of Moses
Jan 02, 2024Support the show
Duration: 00:14:11