The Tanakh Podcast
Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel.
10 mins a day.
One chapter a day.
929 schedule.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 767
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Mishlei ch.30 - Wisdom and Riddles
We are getting to the end of Mishlei. Here we have a collation of proverbs from 3 sages: Agur, Aluka and Lemuel.
In this podcast we study 30:1-14 understanding the sage wisdom of Agur.
We also scan t…
Mishlei ch.29 - Integrity of Leaders
Today we discuss the importance of integrity, fairness, and empathy of leaders and judges.
Mishlei ch.28 - Caution and Rigidity
How do we balance healthy fear with unhealthy anxiety? How do we balance caution with rigidity?
Mishlei ch.27 - Friends
Our chapter is filled with proverbs about friends (and enemies), about when rebuke is positive guidance from a person who cares, or conversely, when expressions of affection are in fact bogus, and th…
Mishlei ch.26 - The Fool, The Hinge, and the Dog's Ears
Mishlei ch.25 - Solomon Republished
Chapter 25 speaks of Solomon's proverbs republished in the time of King Hizkiyahu.
What is the story behind the re-publishing of Shlomo Ha-melekh's literary works?
We offer two possibilities.
Mishlei ch.24 - Failure and Success; Falling and Rising
Mishlei ch.23 - Is this chapter an Egyptian text?
Is chapter 22-24 of Proverbs plagiarized from the Egyptian teachings of Amenemope?
A striking resemblance is found between the two texts. If this does have its origin in Egyptian wisdom literature, h…
Mishlei ch.22 - Educating the Individual
"Educate a child according to his way; Even when he gets old he will not veer from it."
The idea of Jewish Education has shifted over time. We will look at some traditional and modern conceptions of …
Mishlei ch.21 - Knowledge, Wisdom and Insight
"Knowledge, wisdom and counsel are nothing before God!"
Yes! God is the ultimate authority. Man plans and God's designs will prevail.
But man is also endowed with the same divine features: Knowledge…
Mishlei ch.20 - The Candle and the Soul
Today we address v.27 which is as spiritual as it is cryptic: "The soul of man is the candle of God."
What does that mean?
We offer FOUR interpretations.
Mishlei ch.19 - 9 Rules for Financial Success
Our chapter presents many points of proverbial advice that relate to the financial sphere. Here we present 9 guiding proverbs.
Mishlei 18 - The Goodness of Marriage
18:22 - "He who finds a wife finds what is good".
Today we discuss marriage.
Mishlei ch.17 - Friendship and Brotherhood
What are the virtues and actions that create and reinforce friendship?
And what are the behaviours that have the capacity to drive friends apart?
This is the topic that we address today.
Mishlei ch.16 - God is in Control
This chapter is thematically ordered. But one of the overarching themes is that whatever man intends, ultimately God is in control; even evil has been placed in the world for God's designs. Alongside…
Mishlei ch.15 - Love and Vegetables
Today we discuss the pleasures and perils of our social environment.
Mishlei ch.14 - The Lonely Man
Can we ever understand another person?
Can others ever understand us?
Mishlei ch.13 - Social Influence
Are we affected by our society, by our associates and friends, or do we influence them? When are we subject to social pressure? When are we influnced and when are we influencers?
Today we examine t…
Mishlei ch.12 - The Power of Words
Words are powerful. Words are creative. Mishlei contains many metaphors: Words can be like fruit, like daggers; and as we will discuss, language, conversation can also be a way of ridding oneself of …
Mishlei ch.11 - Gossip vs. Discretion
Today we address the notion of privacy vs. discretion as Mishlei decries the gossip and revealer of information, and praises the discreet individual who knows how to keep a secret.
What does this say…