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  • Rashi Shir Hashirim #2: Chapter One

    Explanation of Shir Hashirim chapter one with Rashi's commentary

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    39 min
  • Rashi Shir Hashirim #1: Introduction

    Introduction to Rashi's commentary on Shir Hashirim, versus Rambam's approach, and the question of why Shir Hashirim is connected to Pesach.

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    41 min
  • Ramban #27 - Pekudei: When was the Mishkan put up?

    Explanation of Ramban - 40:2, 40:17, Vayikra 8:2 - debate between Rashi/Ramban vs. Ibn Ezra what date the Mishkan was inaugurated, and debate between Rashi vs. Ibn Ezra/Ramban when Shemos ch. 40 happened

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Ramban #26 - Vayakhel: Mishkan Building on Shabbos

    Explanation of Ramban - 31:13, 35:2 - debate between Rashi and Ramban how we know it's forbidden to build the Mishkan on Shabbos, and Meshech Chochma's explanation as to why in Ki Tisa the Mishkan precedes Shabbos, and in Vayakhel it's reversed.

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    46 min
  • Ramban #25 - Ki Tisa: Was the Golden Calf Idolatry?

    Explanation of Ramban - 32:1, 32:4, 32:5, 32:6, 32:21, 32:22 - reconstruction of the views of Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Ramban about what the sin of the golden calf was and what Ahron's role in it was.

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Ramban #24 - Ki Tisa: When did Moshe go up to Heaven?

    Explanation of Ramban - 33:7, 34:28 - debate between Rashi/Tosafos versus Ramban/Vilna Gaon whether Moshe lived in Heaven two or three times, and discussion of the Vilna Gaon's revolutionary view of what Yom Kippur celebrates.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Ramban #23 - Tetzaveh: Kohen Gadol's Clothes

    Explanation of Ramban - 28:2, 28:31, 39:24, 39:28 - debates between Rashi vs. Rambam vs Ramban and other commentators about the specific details of the Kohen Gadol's cloak and hat.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Ramban #22 - Terumah: When was the Mishkan Commanded?

    Explanation of Ramban - Introduction to Terumah - discussion of the Rambam/Ramban debate about the purpose of the Mishkan, and the debate between Rashi versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban whether the Mishkan preceded the golden calf or came afterwards. 

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    51 min
  • Ramban #21 - Mishpatim: The Order of Mishpatim

    Explanation of Ramban - 21:1, 21:2, 21:15 - the approaches of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Ramban to explain the placement, theme and order of Mishpatim

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    56 min
  • Ramban #20 - Mishpatim: When did they say Naaseh Vnishma?

    Explanation of Ramban - 24:1 - the debate between Rashi versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban whether naaseh vnishma happened before Matan Torah or after

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    36 min

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The great Talmudic commentators of the past century have produced some of the most profound and penetrating Talmudic analyses in history. These writings offer us a window into the profound depth…