January 4, 2018 9:41 pm / Leave a comment
Preview: There’s a funny midrash about a promise Yitro once asked Moshe to make regarding how he’d raise his children, and it sounds a whole lot like the oath Yaakov makes Yosef take in last week’s parshah. Did Chazal see a relationship here? What’s the lesson for us?
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April 29, 2015 4:31 pm / 2 Comments on The Semantics of Sin (Aharei Mot)
Preview: What do the Torah’s words for sin – ז.נ.ה, פ.ש.ע, ח.ט.א, ע.ו.ן – all have in common?
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August 21, 2014 2:23 pm / 3 Comments on Leading from the Front (Re’eh)
Preview: How the story of Micah’s idols, in sefer Shoftim, evokes Moshe’s warnings about national downfall in this week’s parshah – and why the Levi plays such a prominent role in both.
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February 12, 2014 9:59 pm / Leave a comment
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