The Torah presents a nuanced picture of our relationship with the nations of Edom and Mitzraim.
Aug 20, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Rashi and Ramban disagree about p'shat and possibly about halacha .
Aug 13, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Rashi hesitates to interpret a phrase as a reason for a mitzvah.
Aug 05, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Rashi and Ramban disagree about the history of the two sets of luchos.
Jul 30, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 58
The Maharal explains the profound meaning of some of the small differences between the two iterations of the Decalogue.
Jul 23, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Is a miracle worker qualified to be a judge?
Jul 16, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 56
An unintentional murderer must stay in a city of refuge until the death of the Kohen Gadol.
Jul 08, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Why do the korbanos of the festivals hint to the three Patriarchs?
Jul 01, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Why did G-d grant prophecy to an evil person?
Jun 24, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Is the mitzva of Parah Aduma beyond our comprehension?
Jun 18, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Why did Moshe "brag" that he was not a donkey-thief?
Jun 10, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Were the Benei Yisrael punished for the sin of the spies?
Jun 03, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 50
The function of the Korban Pesach
May 27, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 49
The Nesi'im offered incense that normally would have been forbidden.
May 20, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Rashi's opinion about the flags of the four camps
May 14, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 47
The Beis Hamikdash is referred to by the phrase "the pride of your strength."
May 06, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Rashi adds details about how to perform the mitzvah of Kiddush Hashem.
Apr 30, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 45
On Yom Kippur, the Kohen Gadol atoned for himself, his family, and all the kohanim.
Apr 22, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In two places in this week's parasha, Rashi seems to write more than he needed to.
Apr 15, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Rashi's opinion about the rationale of the laws of kashrus, and his approach to the reasons for mitzvos in general
Apr 09, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Rashi implies that theft is as inconceivable for the average person as it was for Adam Harishon.
Mar 19, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 41
The differences between the lower and upper curtains of the Mishkan
Mar 12, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 40
A discrepancy between two Rashi comments
Mar 05, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Rashi quotes half of the Talmud's details about the stones on the ephod.
Feb 26, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Rashi and Sefer Hachinuch explain, but Maimonides remains perplexed.
Feb 18, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Rashi makes a magnificent exception to his rules.
Feb 12, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Moshe--apparently--only finds people who have one of the four qualifications for being a judge.
Feb 05, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 35
The inspiration to build the Beis Hamikdash
Jan 29, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 34
The relationship between miracles and mitzvos
Jan 22, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 33
The Torah source for Free Will, and why it was taken away from Pharaoh
Jan 15, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 32
