Sof Pasuk: The Torah Reading Podcast

Donny Rose hosts a weekly podcast discussing the do's and don'ts of how to read this week's parasha. Feedback? E-mail me at torahreadingpodcast@gmail.com or join the conversation at on the Sof Pasuk WhatsApp.

Vayigash 12/26/2025

Vayigash Avoiding the orphaned “and”, and a whole lot of keves yayin. Follow along in Bereishit 46:11, 14, Shemot 6:16, Bereishit 9:18, 10:1, 44:20, 44:31, 47:23. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39536180

Mikaitz 12/19/2025

Mikaitz My son's two challenges. Follow along in 41:38, 44:1-6 Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39467495

Vayeishev 12/11/2025

Vayeishev More on parsing, musical considerations, and an expected construct. Follow along in Bereishit 37:32, 37:36, 40:23, 37:7, 30:20, 40:3, 35:13. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39371360

Vayishlach 12/05/2025

Vayishlach Preparing our counter arguments against katonti-based divrei torah. Follow along in Bereishit 32:11, Bemidbar 15:39, Bereishit 32:18, 34:7. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39289130

Vayeitzei 11/29/2025

Vayeitzei Unusual parsing and a dream of a keves yayin. Follow along in Bereishit 28:22, Shemot 22:15, Bereishit 30:10, 31:11. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39204620

Toledot 11/21/2025

Toledot Parsing "you where?", and more fun with frames. Follow along with Follow along in Bereshit 27:37, 26:33-34, 27:30. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/39120670

Chayei Sara 11/10/2025

Chayei Sara /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38913915

Vayeira 11/03/2025

Vayeira A cautionary tale, a ram controversy, and introducing the cheimes mayim. Follow along in Bereishit 22:9, 22:13, 18:28, 21:19. /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38856990

Lech Lecha 10/30/2025

Lech Lecha More on "and," how the trup changes for musical considerations, and a challenge for your next mistake. Follow along in Bereishit 13:14 Devarim 3:27, Bereishit 17:1, 17:24, 16:2, 16:5, 16:6, 14:17, 14:8. /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38846090

Noah 10/23/2025

Noah Fun with frames! Follow along in Bereishit 6:9,10, 7:6,7,8,9,10, 7:18-20. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38754135

Bereishit 10/17/2025

Bereishit Putting words together that belong together. Follow along in Bereishit 1:1, 4:20-22, Vayikra 14:46, Bereishit 2:1, 14:19, 2:4, 5:4. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38616715

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot 10/10/2025

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot A mistake for mincha and two things to watch out for in Kohelet. Follow along in Devarim 34:11, 34:1, Kohelet 3:11, 5:16, 2:23, Bereshit 1:2. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38537905

Vayelech 09/26/2025

Vayelech /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38365390

Nitzavim 09/19/2025

Nitzavim An unusal parsing for every man. Follow along in Devarim 29:9-10, 30:15. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38277190

Shofetim 08/29/2025

Shofetim A parsing that wasn't, a tricky construct, and a question I can't answer. Follow along in Devarim 21:6, 18:9, 18:12, 21:10, 22:28, 22:23. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/38020960

Reah 08/22/2025

Reah An interesting (and cautionary) parsing. Follow along in Devarim 12:2. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37920395

Eikev 08/15/2025

Eikev A Mesora game. Follow along in Devarim 11:12, Bereishit 20:6, Vayikra 11:43, Bemidbar 11:11, 15:24, Devarim 28:47, 28:59, 32:32, 34:6. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37833210

Va'etchanan 08/07/2025

Va'etchanan Unusual features. Follow along in Devarim 3:27, 4:38, 4:9, 4:1, 4:32, 5:22, 6:22. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37722695

Devarim 08/01/2025

Devarim Unusual parsing choices with unusual explanations. Follow along in Devarim 1:14, 1:41, Bemidbar 11:28, Devarim 1:1. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37632885

Matot Masei 07/24/2025

Matot Masei A curious parsing and a manuscript advisory warning. Follow along in Bemidbar 30:5, 30:12, 30:8, 31:6. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37534355

Pinchas 07/18/2025

Pinchas The original keves yayin, the unusual parasha break, and why I called this podcast Pinchas. Follow along in Bemidbar 28:14, 26:21. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37454350

Balak 07/11/2025

Balak On naming milary operations. Follow along in Bemidbar 23:24. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37371960

Korach 06/26/2025

Korach Where to add an aliya for a Shabbat Chatan, and the parsing of the land flowing of milk and honey. Follow along in Bemidbar 18:7, 18:10, 17:20-22, 16:13-14. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37162660

Shelah 06/19/2025

Shelah A double keves yayin and bad a report. Follow along in Bemidbar 14:34-35, 15:38, 14:37. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/37075645

Beha'alotecha 06/12/2025

Beha'alotecha Introducing the dagesh chazak game. Follow along in 8:1-7. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36976055

A Sefer Torah Dedication 06/05/2025

A Sefer Torah Dedication A special edition on occasion of dedicating a new sefer torah. Follow along in Shemot 15:21, Devarim 31:19, Devarim 33:29, Shemot 15:11, Bereshit 44:18, Devarim 8:8-9, and Bereshit 18:19. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36864655

Bemidbar 05/29/2025

Bemidbar Who really was Elyasaf's father? And what's going on with so much munach? Follow along in Bemidbar 1:14, 2:14, Bereshit 10:4, Divrei Hayamim Alef 1:7, Bemidbar 3:4, Devarim 24:4 Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36775490

Behar Bechukotai 05/23/2025

Behar Bechukotai A sneaky keves yayin and a mistake from last year. Follow along in Vayrika 25:30 and 25:14. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36683615

Emor 05/16/2025

Emor Looking at what's hiding in plain sight. Follow along in Vayrika 23:32, 16:31, 23:3, 22:21, 21:19, 21:10, 24:14. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36591930

Acharei Mot Kedoshim 05/09/2025

Acharei Mot Kedoshim The consequences of noticing an unusual formulation. Follow along in Vayrika 20:2, 9:2-3, 17:2-9, 20:6, 19:31, 24:13-14, Shemot 22-38. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to /episode/index/show/sofpasuk/id/36505410

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