Podcasts by Sof Pasuk: The Torah Reading Podcast

Metzora from 2022-04-07T21:45:51

How frames work with instructions.

Follow along with 14:9, 21, 10, 26, 24-25.

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Tazria from 2022-03-31T16:47:24

The case of the missing mapiq. 

Follow along with Vayikra 12:5, 13:4, 12:4-5, 12:7-8 and 14:46.

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Tzav and Purim from 2022-03-15T17:30:27

Moshe Ginsberg joins the podcast to talk about the two types of kadma and azla. Also, an update on Ester from last year's podcast.

Follow along with Vayikra 7:19, 7:20, 6:3, 6:8, 5:4. 5:1...

Vayrikra from 2022-03-10T11:21:09

A worst kind of mistake and my least favorite.

The discussion on the two types of kadma and azla is moved to next week. If you want to add your voice to the podcast, send a recording of V...

Pekudei from 2022-03-03T14:47:49

How I know a good reader, and how I cheat on shesh.

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Vayakhel from 2022-02-24T13:14:27

Three pesukim that are fun to read this week. Follow along in Shemot 37:29, 38:1 and 38:17.

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Beshalach from 2022-01-13T12:44:40

A correction from last year and another example of the yet-to-be-named mistake phenomenon. 

Follow along in Shemot 15:11 and 13:17.

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Vayyechi from 2021-12-16T08:58:17

A stressful change in meaning, and more reasons why I like the infinitive construct.

Follow along with Bereishit 48:5, Yeshayahu 60:1, Bereishit 48:11, 50:20.

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Vayyigash from 2021-12-09T09:09:46

A cautionary tale of the kamatz.

Follow along in 45:12, 45:16, 47:24 and 47:13.

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Vayyigash from 2021-12-09T09:09:46

A cautionary tale of the kamatz.

Follow along in 45:12, 45:16, 47:24 and 47:13.

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Mikeitz (the 100th!) from 2021-11-29T14:22:23

The 100th episode of the Sof Pasuk Podcast with Moshe Ginsberg. A glimpse at what we talk about when we aren't podcasting and an invitation to join us.

Follow along in Bereishit 41:26, 41...

Vayyeishev from 2021-11-25T12:33:13

Watch your tenses and two sheep wines for your entertainment.

Follow along in Bereishit 37:25, 40:11, 37:9 and 39:17.

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Vayyishlah from 2021-11-18T16:22:23

The kadma, pashta and a very good (bad) example.

Follow along in Bereishit 33:10, 36:9, 34:14 and Divrei Hayamim Alef 29:10.

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Vayyaitzei from 2021-11-09T17:00

Punching myself in the face and one of the most important pesukim in Torah.

Follow along in Bereishit 31:50, Shemot 20:13, Bereishit 29:19, 31:36-43.

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Vayeira from 2021-10-21T10:55:03

The psik and how to parse sleeping on the street.

Follow along with Bereishit 19:14, 19:16, 18:15, 22:14, 19:2, 19:5.

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Bereishit from 2021-10-01T08:37:43

A mesora advisory and the parsing of Yuval.

Follow along in Yeshayahu 42:5, Devarim 30:31, Bereishit 14:13, 4:21, and 40:1.

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Sukkot from 2021-09-24T08:27:01

What to listen for in Hallel.

Follow along in Tehillim 113:7-9, 115:16, 116:13. 118:1,25 and 28:9.

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Yom Kippur and Ha'azinu from 2021-09-15T08:24:15

A vort for Yom Kippur and what makes Ha'azinu fun to read.

Follow along with Vayikra 32:13, Devarim 32:7, 13 and 30.

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Vayeilech from 2021-09-09T16:43:39

The mesora's habit on constructs.

Follow along with in Devarim 30:31, Shemot 26:15, Bereshit 14:13 and Devarim 31:26.

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Nitzavim from 2021-09-01T15:22:19

Two examples of the same words with different taamim, and why it changes. Follow along in Devarim 29:19-20, 26, 30:9, 29:7, 30:5, 7:1 and 11:29

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Bold New Ground from 2021-07-21T08:32:22

Sof Pasuk breaks bold new ground with shemo levado.

Follow along inside: Tehillim 148:13, 34:4, 145:16 and Mishlei 31:31.

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Matot Maasei Special Update from 2021-07-07T12:40:54

The yerach ben yomo and karnei para from Yaakov Landman.

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Matot and Maasei from 2021-07-06T11:07:23

Exploring the karnei para in Bamidbar 35:5.

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Shavuot from 2021-05-11T04:00

Moshe Ginsberg joins the podcast for a special Shavuot edition.

Bamidbar from 2021-05-09T11:07:23

Boutique verb forms, losing a point, and a mesora advisory for Rut.

Behar Behukotai from 2021-05-04T21:06:26

More recordings from our listeners and two questions I cannot answer.

Emor Special Update from 2021-04-27T09:28:34

The podcast listeners sing the zarka-segol in the haftorah!

Aharei Mot Kedoshim from 2021-04-20T09:40:53

Parsing with the taamim

Haggada from 2021-03-21T15:56:22

Moshe Ginsberg joins me to talk about the grammar of the Passover Haggada

Vayakhel Pekudei from 2021-03-08T13:05:11

Vocalizing the word ?? and a matter of branches.

Megillat Ester from 2021-02-21T16:03:09

Ariella joins me to talk about Megillat Ester.

Tetzave from 2021-02-21T15:59:57

Moshe Ginsberg returns to talk about a word we've ignored for two long.

Teruma from 2021-02-17T11:31:22

Hidden constructs, marking 1 year of Sof Pasuk with a Sof Aliya, and remembering Amalek only once

Mishpatim from 2021-02-08T17:39:41

The man, the ox and the Vulcan.

Yitro from 2021-01-31T16:26:15

Moshe Ginsberg joins the podcast to talk about the 10 commandments. (Or, are there 9 of them?)

Beshalah from 2021-01-24T15:44:56

Singing the Song of the Sea with Moshe Ginsberg

Bo from 2021-01-18T17:30:34

What exactly happens at midnight and what to serve with your sheep-wine.

Va'aira from 2021-01-11T15:21:55

A mesorah advisory, the 4 languages of redemption and ho-ya!

Shemot from 2021-01-05T17:43:38

A Public Mesorah Advisory; and also, where to make an 8th aliya.

Vaychi from 2020-12-29T14:11:34

This just in! The late breaking bias!

Vayigash from 2020-12-21T15:52:47

More on the munach (with exceptions!!); and also, how to keep things fair with twins.

Mikeitz from 2020-12-14T17:53:13

Answering your questions, three ways to open a quote and when we like to stop in the middle.

Vayeishev from 2020-12-07T17:17:34

Where to start Chapter 32 and how to not create another realm of the dead.

Vayishlah from 2020-12-01T15:58:06

Correcting 3 big mistakes from the last podcasts; and also, Moshe Ginsberg joins me to talk about the gaya.

Vayeitzei from 2020-11-23T12:01:43

Grammar Geeks inherit the podcast. And also, "to you do": it's happens when you drink too much father wine.

Toledot from 2020-11-17T12:26:57

Sof Pasuk's exclusive investigation into allegations of fraud: have some letters received a hataf patah when they shouldn't?

Chayei Sara from 2020-11-09T16:24:06

Baruch Hashem! Also: a favorite child mistake and why hallelujah is the way it is.

Vayera from 2020-11-01T15:16:44

Adding a new vintage to our wine collection. Plus, the 3 ways that Tanach breaks form to tell stories.

Lech Lecha from 2020-10-26T14:47:31

More sheep-wine, learning to settle with prepositions, and it is the poor torah reader who blames the text.

Noah from 2020-10-18T14:11:58

My polemic against "aloha", fun with numbers and a game of whose older for the Shabbat table.

Bereshit from 2020-10-14T09:23:18

A shout-out to another podcast, the controversy of calling in Hashem's name, and whatever did Kain say to Hevel?

Shemini Atzeret from 2020-10-05T16:16:30

Another favorite pasuk and two different ways to start reading "Bereishit".

Kohelet from 2020-09-29T16:55:36

Why reading Kohelet is not a waste time, how to think about life when there is no life after death, and what a little birdie told me.

Haazinu from 2020-09-21T14:40:50

What is Hashem's name? Plus: another way to use the High Holiday Torah reading tune on Yom Kippur.

Rosh Hashana from 2020-09-13T12:21:20

Changing your new year forever: the nusach for kiddush on Rosh Hashana.

Nitzavim Vayelech from 2020-09-06T10:16:44

An Ashkenazis vs. Sefardit showdown and how to be strong and courageous in the face of Yeshivish. Also, inviting you to my shiur on Tehillim 47 next Sunday, September 13.

Ki Tavo from 2020-08-31T12:39:41

What makes a better manuscript, how not to read the tochacha, and a special invitation for podcast listeners.

Ki Teitzei from 2020-08-23T11:14:04

An anonymous contributor helps me find mistakes, and why I don't repeat "zeicher" (and you shouldn't either).

Shofetim from 2020-08-17T08:48:53

My favorite child helps me with material for this week's podcast during these unprecedented times.

Reah from 2020-08-09T11:13:57

One of the greatest reading mistakes of all time, my own personal mistake, and what to do if your favorite child missed last week's podcast.

Eikev from 2020-08-02T09:57:21

Answering important questions, like: "What does Hashem want from us anyway?" and "Who is my favorite child?"

Eicha from 2020-07-30T09:32:28

Never ending or never filling God's kindness, favorite laments (if you can have such a thing), and every day is a good except for today.

Vaetchanan from 2020-07-26T11:11:37

The mistakes I heard (or saw) at mincha yesterday... and how many commandments are there anyway?

Devarim from 2020-07-19T10:58:57

Reading the hardest pasuk in the parasha and decoding large, many and tall conjunctions.

Matot Maasei from 2020-07-12T12:03:07

Finding the reward in the journey and exploring another's tribe.

Pinchas from 2020-07-05T05:29:11

Sof Pasuk presents Fun with Forms

Balak from 2020-06-28T13:33:58

Yet another favorite pasuk and what happens when you correct me when I don't make a mistake.

Hukat from 2020-06-21T09:00:42

Favorite grammatical forms of summer and a challenge in biblical exegesis.

Korach from 2020-06-14T08:37:11

Tackling controversy with why I don't think you can say, "Hashem will die" even if you try, but how it would be possible to send Chaim to the realm of the dead if you aren't careful.

Shelach from 2020-06-07T11:50:37

How to read what popularist spies have to say, and parsing adjectives on construct chains.

Behalotecha from 2020-05-31T10:29:42

Sof Pasuk takes on controversy. And also: whose bar mitzvah is it anyway? 

Naso from 2020-05-24T14:44:56

Exploring the often wondered, but rarely discussed differences between: "holy" and "holy".

Shavuot - Rut from 2020-05-24T14:35:11

Special edition podcast for Shavuot: how to "yes" in Tanach, and what's really so great about Rut anyway?

Bemidbar Sinai from 2020-05-17T09:57:36

How to apply propretonic reduction in the desert, and the winner of this week's favorite pasuk competition.

Behar Bechukotai from 2020-05-10T13:02:26

The saddest way to read the tochacha

Emor from 2020-05-03T12:44:20

How to make sure you don't get confused when turning on your Ner Tamid.

Achrei Mot Kedoshim from 2020-04-26T15:51:32

How not to get kicked out of Israel and a search for would-be favorite pasukim. 

Tazria Metzora from 2020-04-19T11:01:32

What to stop correcting in Tazria Metzora, and the best way to disinfect your home in biblical times.

Shemini from 2020-04-12T11:19:16

An inside look at the argument I have every year with my tikkun.

Just ???? from 2020-04-07T12:01:24

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Here it is with no commentary. Play it on repeat and sing along!

Shir Hashirim from 2020-04-05T11:11:44

How to read (or not to read) Shir Hashirim this Shabbat Chol Hamoed.

The Haggadah from 2020-04-01T13:55:07

The pasuk that changed my seder and what you need to check in your Haggadah.

Tzav from 2020-03-29T12:12:10

Thinking about blood on your ears and the correct way to say, "Next Year in Jerusalem!"

Vayikra from 2020-03-22T15:55:29

Two things to look for as your read Vayikra at home in lockdown!

Vayakel Pekudei from 2020-03-15T17:59:44

A personal message to everyone who is in self-quarantine, and the two things I'll miss most by not reading this week's parasha.

Ki Tisa from 2020-03-08T11:13:05

The argument for repealing the quarantine; and also, exploring Moshe's personal relationship with Hashem.

Purim - Special Edition from 2020-03-05T13:23:42

On this podcast: who to quarantine this Purim and what is Mordechai's last name?

Sof Pasuk: Tetzave from 2020-03-01T16:18:17

Introducing Sof Pasuk: A Torah Reading Podcast from 2020-02-23T14:34

The first episode of Sof Pasuk desribes the types of do's and don'ts that we'll discuss each week.