The Torah (Devarim 12:28) says that the mitzvos are “good and upright in the eyes of Hashem.” Rashi explains that “good” means in the eyes of Hashem and “upright” means in the eyes of man. This episode addresses this open contradiction between Rashi and the pshat in the passuk.

The passuk in Devarim 18:13 says you should be tamim (complete) with Hashem your God. This episode takes up the interpretations of Rashi and Ramban on this important passuk.

People often attack the Torah as immoral because of its treatment of Avdus, slavery. This episode will discuss the role of avdus in the Torah and will justify its morality.

In Devarim 11:2-9, Moshe tells the Jews that he’s not speaking with the generation who didn’t see what Hashem did to Mitzrayim… and many other miracles. Rather, he’s talking to those who saw these events with their own eyes.

This episode deals with the significance of this point. After all, who cares if they saw it with their own eyes or if they knew it from their parents’ eyewitness testimony (as we know it)?

In Parshas Eikev, Rashi (11:19) expresses the importance of teaching your very young children “Torah Tziva Lanu Moshe” and the like. If you don’t, he says, it’s as if you bury them. This episode probes the importance of teaching Torah to young children and analyzes this extreme claim.

The Mishna/Gemara in Kiddushin 82 discusses various factors to consider in choosing a profession. Based upon this Mishna, this episode discusses the lesson we can learn from animals lack of work and the role of work in people’s lives.

The Torah (Devarim 5:19) describes the voice that Hashem produced at Sinai as one that would not be “yasaf”. Rashi cites two interpretations: (1) it didn’t stop; (2) it would never occur again. This episodes analyzes these interpretations, highlighting the uniqueness of the event of Sinai.

The Mishna/Gemara in Kiddushin 82 discusses various factors to consider in choosing a profession. Based upon this Mishna, this episode discusses how a person should balance learning and working.

In Parshas Devarim (1:9), Moshe tells Hashem that he cannot carry the Jewish people alone. Rashi explains that Moshe’s sentiment was based upon the great responsibility that Jewish judges have for the mistakes that they make. This episode analyzes the nature of this responsibility.

The Gemara in Kiddushin 82 discusses various factors to consider in choosing a profession. This episode analyzes a few of them.