We know she is the mother of Moshe, but by name she is only mentioned 2X in the Bible. Yet Hazal read her into as much as they can. We will try to understand what may be motivating them from the text and an overall view of Moshe. 

The Torah recounts the 70 souls going down to Egypt tribe by tribe. But for some reason Shaul is called Shaul b Hakenanis. Who is she? And why is she mentioned?

A conversation in middle of a genealogy?! That breaks all of the rules.  The range of views to explain this anomaly in Hazal, Rishonim and Achronim is quite broad.  

Yehudit, Basmat, Machala, Anah, Oholivama and Basmat the 2nd.  3,4,5 or 6? 

What do we learn about Esav from his choice of wives?

He was the son of Esav and the father of Amaleik. Is he the link that can help us understand the Jewish relationship with Amaleik? Let's see how Hazal understood Elifaz. 

She was from a family of Cheiftans and the mother of Amaleik. But what do we know about her? And how does it help us better understand Amaleik? 

We all know Terach was the father of Avraham. We know many of the Midrashim that describe him as an idolater. But Hazal also see him as a convert to Avraham's cause. What we will attempt to do in this episode is understand where Hazal infer their fascinating backstory from. 

Her name doesn't appear in the text of the Bible, but her story is one that I'm sure you know. Turn the name around in your head and see if it turns into something. 

In this Episode we will delve into the character of Lot. We will focus on one of his character flaws and how it can be used as a foil for Avraham. You may know a little bit about Lot, but this might be an angle you've never heard before. 

These were the friends of Avraham. They were his Emorite compatriots and members of Avraham's Brit. But How do they help us better understand Avraham? What textual breadcrumbs do Hazal use to build their story?