Joseph Cox Show

Betty and the Post-Corona Boom

We need to rescue our economies. Another stimulus won't do it. Here's a better (and simpler) idea...

Torah: Learning from the Shutdown

The Sabbatical year doesn't make any sense... or does it?

Pain and Purpose

We are facing so many challenges - maybe, just maybe, we can grow from them...

Riots, Protests and Racism in 2020

I tend to avoid minefield issues. However, people have asked me to comment on the situation in the US. Rather than engaging in ideological trench warfare (which tends to cost society bitterly while helping nobody actually win anything) I try to come at things from a different perspective.

In this podcast, I draw parallels from the Jewish exodus from Egyptian slavery and the African American exodus from southern slavery. My focus is less on the Exodus itself and more on G-d's attempts to raise an enslaved people up - and where those attempts succeeded and failed.

I'm no expert on African American culture. As I say in the podcast, I can't even claim some of my best friends are black. But perhaps this analysis still has something to offer. I look forward to your feedback!

Vayigash - Dreams, Reality and Economics

In this format change, the Joseph Cox show explores the weekly Torah portion (other episodes will go back to current events). This week is all about dreams, reality and economics.

 

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Vayechi: Dementia, Reality & Expectation

This week's episode focuses on the Torah reading of Vayechi - when Yaacov/Jacob gives his final blessings.

 

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Shemot: Yaira's Bat Mitzvah Speech

This week, I have my normal set of divrai Torah - but folded into it is my speech for my daughter's Bat Mitzvah.

 

Image: Fresco from Dura Europos synagogue

Special Episode: Roots of Riots

The riots are a symptom of a far more fundamental - but solvable - problem.

Va'eira: The G-d of Light and Darkness

In this podcast we explore the central question of Va'eira: How can the G-d of creation and holiness enslave the people and bring the plagues?

Bo: The Road to a Future

This Torah podcast focuses on Parshat Bo and the paradox of dedicating your future in order to realize it.

 

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