#203 - Parshat Sh'mot - True or False
Rav Tzadok notes that Pharaoh's words seem to contradict an important rule in the Torah. What is the meaning of this seeming exception?
Jan 15, 2020•12 min•Ep. 203
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#202 - Parshat VaYChi - The Bracha and Challenge of Yehuda
The Midrash suggests that we are called Yehudim because of the Bracha given to Yehuda. What does this mean for us Yehudim?
Jan 08, 2020•9 min•Ep. 202
#201 - Parshat VaYiGash - One Word of Good
The Midrash suggests that Yaakov made a mistake in his answer to Pharaoh's odd question.
Jan 01, 2020•10 min•Ep. 201
#200 - Parshat MiKeitz - The Cows Stand Together
In 2019, we tried to understand why only Yosef could interpret Pharaoh's dreams and why he felt compelled to offer him advice too.
Dec 25, 2019•12 min•Ep. 200
#199 - Chanukah - Where Are the Candles?
Why does it seem as though the Gemara left out the most important aspect of Chanukah?
Dec 20, 2019•11 min•Ep. 199
#198 - Parshat VaYeiShev - Sheim Shamayim Shagur B'Fiv
How did Yosef's Egyptian Master know that Hashem was with Yosef?
Dec 18, 2019•8 min•Ep. 198
#197 - Parshat VaY'Shlach - The Reminder of the Gid HaNasheh
Why do we specifically commemorate Yaakov's injury with a Mitzvah? In 2018, we learned a beautiful idea of the Chizkuni.
Dec 11, 2019•9 min•Ep. 197
#196 - Parshat VaYeiTzei - Yaakov & Lavan Go Their Separate Ways
The Meshech Chochma notes a distinction in the description of the travels of Yaakov and Lavan.
Dec 04, 2019•8 min•Ep. 196
#195 - Parshat Toldot - How to Ask "Why"
In 2018, we noticed that Rivkah and Eisav asked the same question differently
Nov 27, 2019•7 min•Ep. 195
#194 - Parshat Chayei Sarah - The Glory of Yitzchak
In 2015, we tried to understand what exactly Yitzchak was doing out in the fields and why it so greatly excited Rivka.
Nov 20, 2019•11 min•Ep. 194
#193 - Parshat VaYeiRa - Yirat Elokim
In 2012, we tried to understand Avraham's justification for lying to the people of Gerar.
Nov 13, 2019•11 min•Ep. 193
#192 - Parshat Lech L'cha - The Call
In 2013, we looked to the Sefat Emet to help us understand why Hashem decided to speak to Avraham.
Nov 06, 2019•8 min•Ep. 192
#191 - Parshat Noach - The Sign of the Rainbow
In 2017, we learned Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch's explanation of the rainbow as the sign of the new Brit forged between Hashem and Noach.
Oct 30, 2019•11 min•Ep. 191
#190 - Parshat B'Reishit - Let Us Make Man
In 2017, we looked to the Zohar to help us understand one of the more controversial lines in the Torah.
Oct 23, 2019•8 min•Ep. 190
#189 - Sh'mini Atzeret - The End is the Beginning
At the end of the Yamim Noraim season, there seems to be a very large emphasis on the water and rain of the upcoming year. Is now the right time?
Oct 17, 2019•7 min•Ep. 189
#188 - Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot - The Aftermath of Atonement
Moshe makes a wild request. Why now? And, why are we reading about it now?
Oct 16, 2019•9 min•Ep. 188
#187 - Sukkot - The Extra Joy of Sukkot
In 2013, we tried to understand Rabi Akiva's explanation of the underlying motivation for the celebration of Sukkot. It helped us answer a couple of other questions too.
Oct 10, 2019•10 min•Ep. 187
#185 - Yom Kippur - The Holiest Avodah of Yom Kippur
In 2014, Rav Pinkus helped us understand something puzzling about the Kohen Gadol going Lifnay V'Lifnim on Yom Kippur.
Oct 07, 2019•8 min•Ep. 185
#186 - Parshat HaAzinu - We Can Do Anything With Our Tefillot
Rav Chaim Shmulevitz notes how the Bnei Yisrael can do pretty powerful things with their Tefillot.
Oct 07, 2019•11 min•Ep. 186
#184 - Parshat VaYeilech - Complete Teshuva
We turn to the Ramban to help us understand a troubling sequence of events described in our Parsha.
Oct 02, 2019•9 min•Ep. 184
#183 - Rosh HaShanah - The Message of the Bow
In 2018, we tried to understand an overlooked detail that appears multiple times in the Torah Reading on the first day of Rosh HaShanah.
Sep 26, 2019•10 min•Ep. 183
#182 - Parshat Nitzavim - The Hidden & the Revealed
In 2015, we extracted three important and timely messages to help with our Teshuva process.
Sep 25, 2019•10 min•Ep. 182
#181 - Parshat Ki TaVo - For Bikkurim
In 2015, we turned to Rav Asher Weiss to help us understand a surprising line in a Midrash
Sep 18, 2019•9 min•Ep. 181
#180 - Parshat Ki TeiTzei - The Ben Sorer U'Moreh's Kosher Diet
In 2016, we learned a big idea from a small detail in the Halacha of Ben Sorer U'Moreh.
Sep 11, 2019•12 min•Ep. 180
#179 - Parshat Shoftim - We Know Who Said It
In 2013, we turned to Rav Moshe Feinstein who extracts a beautiful message from an ambiguous Pasuk.
Sep 04, 2019•9 min•Ep. 179
#178 - Parshat Re'eh - General & Specific Giving
In 2013, we tried to understand the need for a general Mitzvah of Tzedaka in our Parsha as well as specific Mitzvot of Tzedaka in Sefer VaY'Kra.
Aug 28, 2019•13 min•Ep. 178
#177 - Parshat Eikev - Heels & Feels
Why does the Midrash talk about performance of Mitzvot that are typically treaded upon by the heels? What does that mean? Which Mitzvot does it refer to.
Aug 22, 2019•8 min•Ep. 177
#176 - Parshat VaEtchanan - Stubborn & Proud
In 2017, we looked to Rav Yerucham Levovitz to help us understand a puzzling Midrash.
Aug 15, 2019•11 min•Ep. 176
#175 - Parshat Devarim - The Double Goal of Rebuke
In 2018, we noted that the two goals of rebuke play out interestingly when Tisha B'Av falls out on Shabbat
Aug 07, 2019•9 min•Ep. 175
#174 - Parshat Matot-Masei - Hashem and Yisrael
We revisit a Chatam Sofer who suggests that in our Parsha we find one of the most difficult Mitzvot in the entire Torah.
Jul 31, 2019•10 min•Ep. 174
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