Sicha Insight, Rabbi Dov Wagner

A Talmudic Analysis.

Why doesn't quantity matter? What is the true function of offerings? And when does the amount count?

What kind of offering is the Torah describing in the book of Vayikra? And how does ownership work? Why did Adam own everything?

What was Moshe's blessing when they finished building the Tabernacle, and why was it needed?

Why does the text single out Bezalel as builder of the Ark? How is true self sacrifice expressed?

Are the Ten Commandments different than the rest of them?

Analysis of Rashi: Why did Moshe rush to bow? Importance of alacrity.

An analysis of Rashi leads to 2 possibilities about Aaron's involvement with the Golden Calf. What did the Golden Calf represent? And how can we avoid making similar mistakes?

Was the Divine inspiration of the Urim v'Tumim an integral part of the breastplate, or an added component? What's the connection between the breastplate, the serpent, and Moshiach?

When the Torah says "pure olive oil" is it the oil that needs to be pure or the olive? And is the point of oil to crush the bitterness of the olive, or to reveal its higher source?

Are sacred spaces at their core about the activities that happen in them, or about the space itself? Two arguments between Maimonides and Nachmanides-and the lesson for us.