Simply Deep

By Elie Feder

Although the words of the Torah, Chazal, and Rishonim may at times seem simple, they are deeply layered with profound insights and lessons. This podcast explores the hidden depths beneath seemingly st... more

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January 05, 2024 Moshe's Near Death Due to Mila
This episode (a 2015 shiur) analyzes the strange story of Moshe's near death due his failure to do Bris Mila on his son.
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1h 8min
January 03, 2024 Who is rich? (It’s not what you think)
The Gemara in Shabbos 25b cites a four way machlokes about who is rich? Rabbi Meir gives the classic answer (from Avos 4:1) that it’s one who is happy with his portion. Rabbi Tarfon says it’s one who has 100 vineyards, 100 fields, and 100 servants to work them. Rabbi Akiva says it’s one who has a wife who is “pleasant in her actions.” Rabbi Yossi says it’s one who has a bathroom near his table. This episode analyzes these positions.
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46min
January 02, 2024 Add-on to my shiur about Reuven’s sin
This recording addresses the position that Chazal knew that Reuven (and others) sinned in the manner literally described in Tanach but taught otherwise in order to cover up those sins.
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19min
December 31, 2023 Anyone who says Reuven sinned is making a mistake
While the Torah says that Reuven slept with Bilhah, the Gemara in Shabbos 55b says, “Anyone who says Reuven sinned is making a mistake.” It does the same thing with five other leaders in Tanach. This episode discusses these discrepancies between pshat and drash and analyzes why the pesukim would say these things if they didn’t actually occur as written.
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2h 15min
December 29, 2023 Who is Rich?…(it’s not what you think): The Facts
While we’re all familiar with the Mishna in Avos 4:1 which tells us that a rich man is someone who is happy with his portion, it’s not so simple. It’s actually a four way machlokes in Shabbos 25b. This episode presents the facts of the machlokes for you to think about. I hope to give shiur discussing this in more depth on Tuesday.
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3min
December 29, 2023 A New Perspective on Birchos Yaakov
This episode delves into some Rashis to develop a new (to me) perspective on the Brachos that Yaakov gave to his children.
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19min
December 27, 2023 Rav Chaim on Rotzaiach u’shmiras hanefesh 1:9 Part 2
This is part 2 of the Rav Chaim. It begins by recapping what we did in part 1. Then it moves to Rav Chaim's novel approach to explain this very difficult Rambam.

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1h
December 27, 2023 Rav Chaim on Rotzaiach u’shmiras hanefesh 1:9 Part 1
Though I usually only post episodes on Chumash or Hashkafa, I really enjoyed this Rav Chaim. It’s short, not too complicated, and IMO really gives an idea of the brilliance of Rav Chaim. The topic is when it’s permitted to abort a fetus/baby to save the life of the mother. If you're looking to save time, you can only listen to Part 2. But if not, I'd recommend listening to both.

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48min
December 22, 2023 Rashi on Tikkun Sofrim
Guest episode with Rabbi Zimmer:
This is a compelling defense of Rashi from the accusation of modern academics that Rashi advocated the heretical position that the text of Tanach was amended by later scribes.
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12min
December 22, 2023 Yosef’s Wagons
Rashi (45:27) says that Yosef’s wagons (agalos) contained a hidden message to Yaakov about egla arufa, the subject they were learning before Yosef was sold. This episode analyzes this strange connection.
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14min

FAQs about Simply Deep:

How many episodes does Simply Deep have?

The podcast currently has 343 episodes available.