Meshech Chochma on the Parsha

Why does Hashem sometimes speak to us with Lashon Kasheh (Dibur) and other times Lashon Rakah (Amira)? Listen to this week's episode to uncover a profound explanation of these different styles and what they are supposed to mean to us.

Three explanations for the מעסיהם and מוצאיהם appear in different orders, and why only one is על פי ה׳.

חזק חזק ונתחזק!

Listen to this episode to uncover the deep significance behind a very subtle choice of words at the beginning of the parsha.

There's a lot going on under the surface at the beginning of the parsha. Listen to this week's episode to hear the Kli Yakar's explanation of why Am Yisrael are described in 4 different ways in just 3 psukim.

What was the sin for which Moshe and Aharon were punished? Why was it so bad that Moshe hit the rock instead of speaking to it? What were they supposed to do with the mateh, and what message were they meant to convey by speaking to the rock?

How can it be that the Parah Adumah, the Red Heifer, creates both taharah (purity) and tumah (impurity)? And what lessons can we learn even if we don't have the Parah Adumah?

Listen to this episode to hear not only how the Kli Yakar explains this enigmatic mitzvah, but also how he relates it to our every day lives.

What is Korach's rebellion all about? How do we understand Moshe's response? And why, of all things, is Korach swallowed up by the earth? Listen to this week's episode to hear an in depth discussion of this story through the lens of the Kli Yakar.

What is the difference between the three verbs the Torah uses to describe spying: לתור, לרגל, לחפור? Where did the spies go wrong, and what can we learn from their disastrous behavior?

What do the backwards נ in the Torah represent? What lesson are they meant to teach us? Listen to this episode to hear the Kli Yakar's explanation, and the Torah's pointed message to each of us.

There is a deep conversation happening beneath the surface between Moshe Rabbeinu and his father in law, Yisro. The Kli Yakar tells us what was really going on - why Moshe Rabbeinu so badly wanted Yisro to remain with Am Yisrael, why Yisro refused, and what Moshe Rabbeinu offered as a response.