Episodes

  • The Connection between Haman’s Lottery and the Death/Birth of Moshe
    Feb 18 2026

    The Gemara in Megilla 13b says that Haman was happy that his lottery landed on the month Moshe died. But he didn’t realize it was also the month he was born. What’s the significance of all this?

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    38 mins
  • Zachor v’Shamor b’dibur echad
    Feb 11 2026

    What’s the import of Zachor and Shamor being said by Hashem simultaneously ? And how does it relate to the other three examples of dibur echad that Rashi (Shemos 20:8) cites (musaf on Shabbos, shatnez in tzitzis, and yibum).

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    39 mins
  • The Difference between Honoring Parents and Idolatry
    Feb 4 2026

    The Rambam describes the origin of Avoda Zara as giving honor to created beings as a means of giving honor to God. Isn’t this what we do when we honor our parents?

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    33 mins
  • Moshe, Stop Davening!
    Feb 4 2026

    Why did Hashem tell Moshe to stop davening for the Jews when the Egyptians were chasing them? Rashi (Shemos 14:15) gives two explanations.

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    44 mins
  • Totafos
    Jan 28 2026

    Why is the tefillin shel rosh called totafos? Rashi (Shemos 13:16) has two pshatim.

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    26 mins
  • Why Peter Chamor?
    Jan 28 2026

    Why is a donkey the only nonkosher animal that has a mitzvah with its bechor? Rashi (Shemos 13:13) gives two difficult answers.

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    10 mins
  • The Sad Parshas Vayechi
    Jan 7 2026

    The first Rashi in Vayechi gives two explanations why Parshas Veyechi is stuma (closed)—that is, it doesn’t start with a break as other parshios do. We analyze these two explanations and discover the sadness of Parshas Veyechi.

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    35 mins
  • The God of his Father Yitzchak
    Dec 31 2025

    After being told Yosef was alive, Yaakov offered korbanos to “The God of his Father Yitzchak” (Breishis 46:1). Why not just say God or connect God with Avraham as well? Rashi explains that a person is obligated to honor his father more than his grandfather. This episode analyzes this cryptic Rashi.

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    40 mins