Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 32 minutes
We look at the two goats - one "to God" and one "to Azazel." They appear as part of the Yom Kippur service. Ramban sees this as a sensitive topic, with...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 34 minutes
The Torah mentions different types of tzaraat, and Ramban expresses surprise and confusion at the mention of tzaraat of clothing and of houses: he says...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
Our focus in this shiur is the terumat ha-deshen - when kohen takes the ashes out from the altar, mentioned in Chapter 6 of Vayikra. The Torah then states...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 34 minutes
What is the meaning of certain sacrifices? We examine Ramban's comments about some of the korbanot at the beginning of Vayikra, and we find ideas about...
Debra Geller
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Lesson Length: 29 minutes
Upon leaving Be’er Sheva, Yaakov encounters two seemingly unrelated incidents- the dream of the ladder in Beit El, and meeting Rachel at the well. Through...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 18 minutes
This final podcast of Parshat Toldot deals with the aftermath of the blessing narrative, in which Esav vows to kill Yaakov, and Yaakov leaves on a journey...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 27 minutes
This podcast is the second one dealing with perek 27, in which Yitzchak realizes he had been deceived by Yaakov who usurped Esav’s blessing. We discuss...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 32 minutes
Chapter 27 describes the episode whereby Yaakov steals Yitzchak’s blessings from Esav. What can we learn from this story? A close examination of the text...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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Lesson Length: 10 minutes
When Jacob wanted to tell his children what would happen to them in the end of days, the Divine spirit was taken away from him. Why is this? We can...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
This podcast concludes perek 26, focusing on Yitzchak’s life. Through a textual analysis we can notice the parallels with Avraham’s life, as Yitzchak...
