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...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 27 minutes
Perek 26 discusses Yitzchak’s life events. Through an exploration of textual parallelis we can notice many similarities to Avraham’s life, suggesting that...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
The beginning of Parshat Toldot presents a conclusion to the Avraham stories, as well as an introduction to Yaakov and Esav’s lives; the meaning of birth...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 26 minutes
This final podcast of Parshat Chayei Sarah reflects on the three main stories of the parsha, and discusses their common theme of Avraham securing his...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
Traditional commentators view the scene in which Yitzchak meets Rivka in both positive and negative ways, reflecting two perspectives on the relationship...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 38 minutes
Why does the Torah provide such extensive detail about the priestly garments? This shiur examines the symbolism of the various components of the high...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 31 minutes
This podcast discusses the meeting between Avraham’s servant and Rivka’s family, and the betrothal agreement. A close look at the text reveals a great...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 52 minutes
Why didn’t Yosef contact his father for all the years he was in Egypt? Why did he make his brothers suffer such hardships? What was the motivation behind...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
We examine the question of motivation of the Jews, Moshe and God in sending the spies. The questionis framed by discrepancies between the accounts in...
Rabbi David Silverberg
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Lesson Length: 40 minutes
According to the view forefathers kept the Torah, how could Yaakov marry two sisters? What is the meaning of the idea that the forefathers kept the Torah...
