{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time","slug":"everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","podcast_index_feed_id":7523216,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/592205/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/592205","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/8/7/ff873758313fc23fd959afa2a1bf1c87/everythingJewishSquare14001400.jpg","author":"Adam Diament","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to \"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time!\" The podcast that makes exploring Jewish ideas easy, fun, and inviting. Whether you're Jewish, a little Jew-curious, or simply love learning new things, these bite-sized episodes will give you history, literature, theology, traditions, and cultural gems in just about ten minutes. Think of it as your friendly guide to all things Jewish, without the long sermons or heavy textbooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T08:19:30.084073+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216"},"episode":{"title":"Balaam's Talking Donkey in 10 Minutes","slug":"balaam-s-talking-donkey-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-09-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/balaam-s-talking-donkey-in-10-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","url":"https://bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4.libsyn.com/balaams-talking-donkey-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/balaamstalkingdonkey.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"Join us on this episode of Everything Jewish, 10 Minutes at a Time, as we explore one of the most unusual and entertaining stories in the Torah: Balaam's talking donkey. Hired by the king of Moab to curse the Jewish people, the pagan prophet Balaam sets out on his journey, only to be stopped by his own donkey, who suddenly speaks and argues with him after seeing an angel blocking the path. In just ten minutes, we unpack the humor, the irony, and the deep lessons hidden in this bizarre episode — why God made an animal speak, what it reveals about Balaam's character, and the powerful message about spiritual blindness, animal welfare, and how even a prophet can fail to see what a donkey can clearly perceive. Get ready for one of the strangest and most insightful stories in Jewish tradition.","meta_description":"Join us on this episode of Everything Jewish, 10 Minutes at a Time, as we explore one of the most unusual and entertaining stories in the Torah: Balaam's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/episodes/balaam-s-talking-donkey-in-10-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/balaam-s-talking-donkey-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}