Episodios

  • Pinchas – Eggs Not Cheese

    Pinchas – Eggs Not Cheese
    Jul 25 2024
    Pinchas, Aaron’s grandson, did a valorous and zealous act of bravery when he skewered the prince of the tribe of Shimon and stopped the plague from wiping out the entire nation. What motivated Pinchas’ behavior? What attributes were at play during his act of zealotry? This question is answered in a comment in Rashi in […]
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    57 m
  • Pinchas – Staying Hungry (5782)

    Pinchas – Staying Hungry (5782)
    Jul 23 2024
    Although a paternal grandson of Aaron the Kohein, Pinchas was not initially – prior to his heroic act of martyrdom – a Kohein. The law stated that only Aaron and his sons were to be anointed as Kohanim. All sons born to Kohanim subsequently were to be Kohanim, but Pinchas who was alive at the […]
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    41 m
  • Parshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast)
    Jul 21 2024
    Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’ succession plan, the methods through which the Land will be divided, and another census is done. – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
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    52 m
  • Balak – Donkey Gait Keeper

    Balak – Donkey Gait Keeper
    Jul 18 2024
    In every generation there are malevolent forces seeking to destroy the Jewish people. They have never been successful, nor will they ever be. The Almighty always protects our people and ensures our continuity. Most of the time we are completely unaware of the mortal dangers that the Almighty thwarted on our behalf. The canonical example […]
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    57 m
  • Balak – A Single Point (5782)

    Balak – A Single Point (5782)
    Jul 16 2024
    Our nation has no shortage of enemies. This is not new. Even in antiquity, our nation was always a target. Laban, Jacob’s father-in-law, try to smothered the Jewish Nation in its infancy. I’m this week’s Parsha, to fearsome, shadowy figures try to do the same. Balak, king of Moab, commissions Bilaam, master sorcerer and prophet, […]
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    52 m
  • Parshas Balak (Rebroadcast)

    Parshas Balak (Rebroadcast)
    Jul 14 2024
    After the Jewish nation trounced the mighty kingdoms of Sichon and Og in last week’s parsha, the comparatively smaller and weaker kingdom of Moab resorted to unconventional warfare to attack the nation by hiring the prophet of the nations, a wily and devious character named Bilaam, to curse the Jews. It did not work out […]
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  • Chukas – Mourning Clouds

    Chukas – Mourning Clouds
    Jul 11 2024
    Two giants passed away in this week’s Parsha: Moshe two elder siblings, his sister Miriam and his brother Aaron – two of the great leaders and benefactors of the nation – both die in Parshas Chukas. In this special Parsha podcast we share two profound insights relating to the death, mourning, and aftermath of these […]
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    54 m
  • Chukas – Between a Rock and a Wet Place (5782)

    Chukas – Between a Rock and a Wet Place (5782)
    Jul 9 2024
    Parshas Chukas contains some of the most interesting and iconic sections of the Torah. It begins with the mysterious red cow, a blush bovine whose burnt ashes are part of the cleansing cocktail needed to purify the impure. Afterwards, we read about the death of Miriam and its aftermath, including the cessation of the well […]
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    49 m