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Ki Seitze – Intuition and Transcendence
Why does the Torah only tell us the reward for two out of the 613 commandments? Why does it specifically tell us by honoring parents and sending away the mother bird? What is the deeper understanding of the idea of sending away the mother bird when taking the eggs or chicks? How does one access…
Read MoreBehar-Bechukosai – 50,000 Years of the World
What is the ‘secret’ of the Shmitah and Jubilee years? How do they correspond to the 50,000 year cycle that the world will last for? How does the Yovel (Jubilee) correspond to Shavuos, which is on the 50th day? What is the difference between the concepts of six and seven (Moshiach ben Yosef and Moshiach…
Read MoreTazria-Metzora – Beyond Process
Why does the Torah skip the process between conception and birth – why mention conception at all? Why is the concept of the seven days the mother is impure immediately followed by the concept of the eighth day of the bris? Why is the creation of Adam so relevant to this idea, and what is…
Read MoreTetzaveh – Do We Have Free Will?
If God is all-knowing, how do we have free will? What is the significance of the miracle of the western candle of the menorah that always stayed lit? Why did the kohen gadol start lighting and end lighting there? What is the significance of the fact that Moshe could not succeed in forming the menorah?…
Read MoreVaera – Silence Amidst Chaos
Why is the parsha split up in such a way that we get only the first seven plagues in this week’s parsha? What is the significance of the numbers seven and ten? Why is it so important for us to know that the Jews were singled out and that the plagues did not touch their…
Read MoreSimchas Torah & Breishis – Full Circle
Why do we immediately return to the beginning of the Torah as we complete it? Why is the ‘party’ on the eighth day of Succos – the one that is just for the Jewish people – so small? Why does the Torah spend only a few verses on the blessings, while it spends many verses…
Read MoreSong of Moshiach
Rebbe Nachman speaks at length (Likutei Moharan Tinyana 8) about a special song that will be awakened in the future. This song will be used by Moshiach to guide people out of the depths of their sins. This is the song that the Torah speaks about when it says ‘az yashir Moshe’ – then Moshe…
Read MoreShmini – Accessing the Transcendent
What is the depth of the idea of the loss of the students of R’ Akiva between Pesach and Shavuos? Why do Nadav and Avihu die during the great joy of the dedication of the Mishkan? What was the significance of the fact that they did not ask Moshe and Aharon for advice? What is…
Read MoreShmini – Six, Seven, and Eight
Why is the mishkan completed on the same day as the creation of Man? What is the significance of the fact that it is both the sixth day of creation and the eighth day of the mishkan? What is the deeper concept of the numbers six, seven, and eight? How is the sadness of this…
Read MoreSuccos – Beyond relationship
What is the deeper concept of Lulav and succah? How are they connected? Why don’t we perform these mitzvos on Shmini Atzeres? Why is the concept of Succah related to shade? Why is our Succah connected to the future Succah of the righteous in the times of Moshiach? Find out in this week’s Parsha Podcast.…
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