Wrestling and Dreaming: Engaging Discussions on Judaism

Episode 263: Interpersonal Commandments

In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin expresses a critical point regarding mitzvot bein adam l'havero, interpersonal commandments, using bikkur holim, visiting the sick as an example. 

Episode 262: Korach and Community

In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin shares a teaching from the Talmud connecting this week's Torah portion to a critical interpersonal mitzvah. What can we learn from this connection? 

Episode 261: Lessons From A Spy Story

In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin shares a previously recorded edition of the podcast from 2021 and urges us to consider whether these words resonate with us 5 years later.  

Have You Seen?

In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin shares a d'var Torah on last week's Torah portion of Naso. It ends with a rather provocative statement made by a well known rabbinic figure.

Shavuot 2026

Rabbi Dobrusin shares a perspective on the upcoming holiday of Shavuot.

Episode 278: More Serious and Less Serious

In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin explains a critical concept relating to Jewish law. The discussion begins with an example from a rather unexpected place. 

Episode 277: Thoughts From a Warm Summer Evening

In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin shares thoughts on some phrases from a familiar source. The thoughts can teach us some lessons about Teshuvah, repentance, appropriate not only at the High Holy Day season but at all seasons. 

Episode 276: An Ethical Question from the Talmud

Rabbi Dobrusin shares a question raised in the section of Talmud he has been studying with his Talmud study group this year. How do you "undo" a wrongful act?

Episode 275: An Introduction to Judaism

In this episode, Rabbi Dobrusin shares the introduction to Judaism that he gave recently to a very interested group of students. 

Episode 274: The Line From Egypt

In this edition, Rabbi Dobrusin shares a thought on one of the blessings said during the Pesach seder.