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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Source:

Lesson Length:

9 minutes

The sequence from Bereishit 37 to 50 is the longest unbroken narrative in the Torah, and there can be no doubt who its hero is: Joseph. The story begins...

The Story of Yosef in Mizmor Shir Hanukkat Habayit (Tehillim 30)

Dr. Avigail Rock Source:

Genesis 37 - 47, 27

Lesson Length:

19 minutes

Psalm 30, which is recited during shacharit every day during Chanuka, contains striking parallels to the Yosef narrative. Through a close examination of...

Hanuka Yosef in jail The Selling of Yosef Yosef in Egypt

Ramban on Parshat Behaalotecha - Pesach Sheni

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Numbers 9

Lesson Length:

29 minutes

In this parsha, we encounter the mitzva of Pesach Sheni. But the question arises: isn't Pesach Sheni only relevant in the Land of Israel, when the Pesach...

Pessah Sheni

Ramban on Parshat Naso - Your Individual Task

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Numbers 8

Lesson Length:

34 minutes

In Parashat Naso, we encounter a census and the delineation of various divisions of the responsibilities of the Kohanim who are to dissassemble, carry,...

Kohanim Census

Why Would God Curse His People?

Parshat Bechukotai

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Leviticus 26, 3 - 27

In this week's parsha, the Torah presents a stark choice: follow God and live, or abandon Him and die. Does this just reinforce God as a terrifying deity...

Rebuke - Tokhaha

Why Does Land Have To Rest?

Parshat Behar

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Leviticus 25 - 26, 2

We talked last week about seeing shabbat in different worlds. But how do we understand, conceptually, what this means? In this week's video, we look at...

Pessah Shemitta - The Seventh Year Yovel Shabbat

Parshat Chayei Sarah Part 3: Finding Rivkah

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Genesis 24, 1 - 28

Lesson Length:

34 minutes

Chapter 24 describes Avraham’s servant journeying to find a wife for Yitzchak. A close analysis of the text reveals Avraham’s goals of ensuring his...

Avraham's servant A Wife for Yitzhak - Yitzhak and Rivka

Parshat Chayei Sarah Part 2: Burial Negotiations

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Genesis 23, 1 - 20

Lesson Length:

29 minutes

This podcast provides a deeper interpretation of the story of Avraham’s negotiations with Ephron for the purchase of the burial plot for Sarah. Through an...

Avraham Purchases the Cave of Makhpela

How Can I Achieve True Love?

Parshat Kedoshim

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Leviticus 19

We all know the maxim from this week's parsha, "Love your neighbor as yourself." But how do I do that? As it turns out, the Torah points a way. In this...

Love Social Commandments

Living Within the Community

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Leviticus 14

Last week, we had connected the laws relating to the purification of a metzora to the laws of the korban Pesach. Why would that be? In this week's video,...

Purification from Tzaraat Tzaraat Korban Pessah

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