Know Your Navi: The Fun and Prophets Podcast

Zekharya's Sukkot

Rav Yossie Bloch — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:38:13 GMT

Yona: Big Fish

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:47:24 GMT

The Book of Jonah is the traditional reading from the Prophets for the afternoon of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

Haftarat Shuva

Rav Yossie Bloch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:20:47 GMT

For the Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we read the end of the Book of Hosheia (Hosea), with additions from Mikha (Micah) and Yo'el (Joel).

Haftarat Devarim (Chazon)

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:30:07 GMT

The reading for the Shabbat preceding the fast of Av Ninth (Tisha b'Av) is the first 27 verses of the Book of Yeshayahu (Isaiah).

Haftarat Balak

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:58:57 GMT

The haftara for the portion of Balak (or Chukat-Balak) is from the Book of Mikha (Micah), 5:6-6:8.

Haftarat Behaalotecha

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:40:32 GMT

The Torah portion of Behaalotecha begins with a description of the Menora in the Tabernacle, and this reading from Zekharya (Zechariah) is a vision of the Menora in the Second Temple.

Haftarat Shavuot (Second Day)

Rav Yossie Bloch — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:03:39 GMT

In the Diaspora, the third chapter of Chavakkuk is read on the second day of Shavuot.

Haftarat Bamidbar

Rav Yossie Bloch — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:36:59 GMT

This reading comes from the second chapter of Hosheia (Hosea).

Haftarat Acharon shel Pesach/ Yom HaAtzma'ut

Rav Yossie Bloch — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:59:41 GMT

Yeshayahu/ Isaiah 10:32-12:6 is read on the eighth day of Passover in the Diaspora and (in some communities) on Israeli Independence Day.

Shabbat HaGadol

Rav Yossie Bloch — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:49:53 GMT

The haftara of Shabbat HaGadol is Malachi 3:4-23; this podcast begins from the middle of Malachi's second chapter.

Haftarat Yitro

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:16:54 GMT

The reading from the Prophets for the Torah portion of Yitro consists of Yeshayahu 6:1-7:6 and 9:5-6.

Chaggai's Chanukka

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:36:26 GMT

Yeshayahu 15: Lot's Lot

Rav Yossie Bloch — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:59:53 GMT

Does a terua have to come from a shofar? Do Lot's descendants flee back towards Sedom (Sodom)?

Yeshayahu 14-15: Get Your Philistia!

Rav Yossie Bloch — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:27:14 GMT

Yeshayahu 14: Royal Disappointment

Rav Yossie Bloch — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:11:43 GMT

Why do we need a parable of Babel? Who wields the broom of destruction?

Yeshayahu 13-14: The Horror of Babylon

Rav Yossie Bloch — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:33:01 GMT

What army does God command? Why are the Medes so mean? Did jackals overrun the capital of the Chaldeans?

Yeshayahu 11-12: Sea Song

Rav Yossie Bloch — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:33:47 GMT

What are the Philistines the last to realize? Who sings King David's greatest hits?

Yeshayahu 10-11: Out Like a Lamb

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:02:35 GMT

Could Ashur have prevented forest fires? Did anything good happen at Nov (Nob)? How does the Davidic shoot take root? Where do lions, leopards and bears (oh my!) hang out cattle?

Yeshayahu 9-10: The Ax Effect

Rav Yossie Bloch — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:40:24 GMT

What wrecked Samaria's bricks- and- sycamore sector? Why does Efrayim eat Menasheh? When does God show no mercy to widows and orphans? Should you keep an eye on your toolbox?

Yeshayahu 8-9: Witches' Brew

Rav Yossie Bloch — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:45:17 GMT

Who are the original conspiracy theorists? What comes from Endor besides Ewoks? How does Yeshayahu take dry cleaning to the extreme? What sort of king should sit on David's throne?

Yeshayahu 7-8: Razor's Edge

Rav Yossie Bloch — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:18:49 GMT

How does Assyrian imperialism give a new meaning to "close shave"? What fateful choice does Achaz make? What's it like to walk around with the name Mahershalalhashbaz? Does Yeshayahu's reliable witness Uriyya flip on him?

Yeshayahu 7: Firebranding

Rav Yossie Bloch — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:54:36 GMT

Why would Yeshayahu never make it as a thriller writer? Did Pekach have a secret plan? How did Judeans end up in Damascus? Who was Immanuel?

Yeshayahu 5-6: On the Stump

Rav Yossie Bloch — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:17:40 GMT

What do you do if your neighbors are family? When does God whistle? Were flint horseshoes popular in the Ancient Near East? When should you kiss a hot coal? Who has the true vision of the Heavenly Court, Yeshayahu (Isaiah) or Yechezkel (Ezekiel)?

Yeshayahu 3-5: Fashion Show

Rav Yossie Bloch — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:05 GMT

What is the price of fashion in Zion? Why would seven women go after one man? Is fire a good cleanser What nation is a vineyard?

Yeshayahu 3: Credit Crunch

Rav Yossie Bloch — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:05:27 GMT

Who were the middle-managers of the Kingdom of Judea? When do brothers become strangers? Did Yeshayahu have something against powerful women? Why does God rebuke rather than punish?

Yeshayahu 2: Into the Bat Cave

Rav Yossie Bloch — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:12:56 GMT

Why does Yeshayahu "sample" Mikha? Did Yotam (Jotham) ever escape his father's shadow--or his son's? What reproductive record did Achaz (Ahaz) set? When do man and bat meet in Scripture?

Yeshayahu 1: City of Ill Repute

Rav Yossie Bloch — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:01:59 GMT

What could the Judeans learn from a donkey? Who is not welcome in the Temple? Does repentance require seeing red? Who plays when the king's (locked) away?

Yeshayahu: Introduction

Rav Yossie Bloch — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:14:35 GMT

Where does Yeshayahu (Isaiah) rank among the Latter Prophets? How long did his career last? Have we lost his other book? Was Judea a kingdom with no king?