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Back to SearchParsha: Shelach - Founding Grandfathers
The twelve men who Moshe sent to scout the Land were all righteous leaders of the tribes. There were not lightweights. In fact, Joshua, who would suc…
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Parsha: Shelach - Prophylactic Phylacteries (5784)
Prior to initiating the war of conquest of the land of Canaan, the nation did the prudent thing: they undertook a reconnaissance mission to scout out…
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The History and Mystery of the Ancient Blue Dye (Techeiles)
We recite the three paragraphs of the Shema twice a day. The third paragraph contains the mitzvah of placing tzitzis fringes on the corner of our gar…
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Parshas Shelach (Rebroadcast)
The Jewish people were on the cusp of entering the Land of Canaan, and made a prudent, but ultimately tragic, decision: To send a contingent of scout…
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Parsha: Behaaloscha - Shrieking Wilderness
Parshas Behaaloscha contains a smorgasbord of fascinating narratives and storylines. In this interesting and fun edition of the Parsha podcast, we pr…
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Parsha: Behaaloscha - Honeymoon Phases (5784)
After nearly a year at Sinai, the nation is on the move: in perfect formation, each tribe perfectly positioned and oriented, the nation finally depar…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Ills of Envy and its Remedy
Envy is a deadly sin, and it's almost entirely unavoidable. Our Sages that "Envy extracts a person from the world." It causes a person to be severed …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Parshas Behaaloscha (Rebroadcast)
The Jewish nation has been encamped at Mount Sinai for nearly a year; in this week’s parsha they finally depart from the Mountain of God, and sadly l…
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Parsha: Nasso - Four Paces
The longest Parsha in the Torah (Nasso) contains a seemingly unconnected string of subjects. It begins by detailing the responsibilities of adult wor…
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Parsha: Nasso - Gordian Knot (5784)
Parshas Nasso is the longest Parsha in the Torah by verses. In this very special Parsha podcast we explore three different elements of the Parsha: We…
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