Episodes

  • Ramban #46: Masei - Why List the Stops?
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - 33:1 - who cites Rashi and Rambam's explanations for why the Torah lists the locations where the Jewish people stopped in the desert.

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    32 mins
  • Ramban #45: Matot - Half of Menashe
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - 32:33, 32:40 - debate between Ramban versus Ibn Ezra over the role of the half tribe of Menashe in the story in ch. 32, including the debate between Ramban and Rashi what percentage of Menashe lived outside Israel, and the debate between Mesech Chochma versus the Brisker Rav whether the half tribe of Menashe had the same status as the tribes of Reuven and Gad

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    38 mins
  • Ramban #44: Pinchas - Serach bat Asher's Lifespan
    Jul 8 2026

    Explantion of Ramban - 1) 26:46 - what made Serach bat Asher so unique? Three approaches of Rashi, Onkelos and Ramban. 2) 26:13 - discussion of Rashi (and R. Moshe Hadarshan) and Ramban what criteria the Torah used to identify and divide the families in the census.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ramban #43: Balak - Was Bilam a Prophet or Magician?
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - 22:5, 22:31, 23:4, 23:16, 23:23, 24:1 - debate over what Bilam's abilities were: Rashi (prophet) vs. Ibn Ezra (astrologer) vs. Ramban (magician), and discussion of Bilam's prophetic abilities compared to Moshe.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ramban #42: Chukat - Does the Torah Quote Another Book?
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - 22:13, 19 - debate between Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Ramban about the book cited in 21:14, and the meaning of the two poems recorded in the Sixth Aliyah.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ramban #41: Korach - When and Why Did Korach Rebel?
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - 16:1, 4, 5 - 1) Debate between Ibn Ezra versus Ramban whether Korach's rebellion was before or after the spies, 2) Who joined Korach's rebellion and why? A) Rashi - Korach wanted power, and got his neighbors from Reuven to join. B) Rabbenu Chananel - Korach led Leviim in rebelling against the Kohanim's elevation. C) Ibn Ezra - Korach led firstborns in rebelling against the Leviim's elevation. D) Ramban - It was a disunited group, Korach wanted power, some people from Reuven opposed Moshe's leadership, and some firstborns opposed the Leviim's elevation

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    54 mins
  • Ramban #40: Shlach - Did the Spies Lie?
    Jul 8 2026

    Explantion of Ramban - 1) 13:2 debate between Rashi vs. Ramban about what the mission of the spies was, and whether sending spies was a mistake to begin with, 2) 13:27, 13:32, 14:37 - Ramban's theory that the spies told lies about the land of Israel

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    1 hr
  • Ramban #39: Behaalotecha - The Order of Bamidbar
    Jul 8 2026

    Explanation of Ramban - Introduction, 5:2, 5:6, 8:1, 9:1 - Ramban's comprehensive theory, versus Rashi and Ibn Ezra, for the order and central themes of Sefer Bamidbar, particularly the placement of Sotah, Nazir, Menorah, and Pesach Sheni.

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    1 hr and 4 mins