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Explanation of Ramban - 28:2, 28:31, 39:24, 39:28 - debates between Rashi vs. Rambam vs Ramban and other commentators about the specific details of the Kohen Gadol's cloak and hat. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a do...

Explanation of Ramban - Introduction to Terumah - discussion of the Rambam/Ramban debate about the purpose of the Mishkan, and the debate between Rashi versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban whether the Mishkan preceded the golden calf or came afterwards.  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of he...

Explanation of Ramban - 21:1, 21:2, 21:15 - the approaches of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Ramban to explain the placement, theme and order of Mishpatim This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/je...

Explanation of Ramban - 24:1 - the debate between Rashi versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban whether naaseh vnishma happened before Matan Torah or after This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpo...

Explanation of Ramban - 18:1, 18:13 - debate between Rashi/Ibn Ezra versus Ramban whether Yitro came before the giving of the Torah or after. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewis...

Explanation of the mysterious tragedy of the massacre of Bnei Ephraim in Israel during Ephraim's lifetime, which is mentioned in Divrei Hayamim I 7:21-22, and the tradition quoted by Rashi in Shemot 15:14 about it. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become p...

Explanation of Ramban - 12:40 - debate between Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Ramban how to calculate the 430, 400, and 210 years which are all part of the Exodus timeline. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://the...

Discussion of Rabbenu Chananel's view that the second plague in Egypt should be translated as crocodiles (!) rather than frogs (like Rashi, Ibn Ezra). And Abarbanel's explanation based on this as to how crocodiles ended up in freshwater, like the Nile River, to begin with. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please hel...

Explanation of Ramban - 7:3 - about Hashem hardening Pharaoh's heart and how this fits in with free will and personal responsiblty. Discussion of the views of Rambam, Rashi, Ramban, Rav Yosef Albo, and Professor David Shatz's article.  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping...

What was Moshe's speech impediment? Debate between Rashi/Ibn Ezra versus Rashbam whether it was a lisp or that he didn't speak Egyptian. And was Moshe's lisp ever healed? Debate between Rav Saadia Gaon versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecture...

Explanation of Ramban - 2:23, 3:18 - about Moshe's code to prove he was the redeemer, and the debate between Ramban and Maharal how this worked. Including debate about how old Moshe was when he fled Egypt, and what he did during his years of wandering. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goa...

Explanation of Ramban - 49:10 - about Yaakov giving the monarchy to the tribe of Yehuda, and why there were exceptions to this, including the Maccabees, and whether they sinned by becoming kings. Including the debate between Rambam and Ramban whether Chanukah celebrates political sovereignty as well as spiritual salvation. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is m...

Explanation of Ramban - 45:27 - the debate between Rashi and Ramban whether Yaakov ever found out the truth that the other brothers had sold Yosef? Rashi - he knew the details, Ramban - he never knew. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and...

Explanation of Ramban - 46:7, 46:15, 17:17 - debate between Rashi and Ramban versus Ibn Ezra as to when Yocheved was born, and why the Torah omits some of the incredible miracles which are recorded in the Midrash This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become pod...

Explanation of Ramban 42:9 - why didn't Yosef contact his father to let him know he was alive? Discussion of Tosafos' 2 answers, Ramban's approach, and the discussion surrounding Ramban's approach.  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters a...

Explanation of Ramban - 1) 38:3, 38:5 - explanation of Yehuda's three older sons' names and who named them, and 2) 38:8, 38:26, 46:2 - debate between Rashi and Ramban what the purpose of yibum is (a memorial versus the kabbalistic concept of reincarnation) and whether Yehuda's marriage to Tamar was motivated by yibum. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much o...

Explanation of Ramban 34:7, 34:13, 48:22 - a wide-ranging debate between Rambam and Ramban as to Shimon and Levi's justification for killing the men of Shechem and why Yaakov was upset with them, and what the seven Noahide laws are. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish...

Explanation of Ramban 28:12, 32:3, 35:18 - what was the message of Yaakov's dream? Why were the angels going up and only afterwards down? Discussion of three approaches: Rashi - the dream is about angels who serve Yaakov; Ramban/Ibn Ezra - it's a message about the total power of God; Rambam - the dream teaches philosophocal lessons This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. T...

Explanation of Ramban 25:34 - the debate between Ibn Ezra versus Ramban and Rashi as to whether Yitzchak was rich or poor This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Explanation of Ramban - 1) 23:2 - debate between Rashi and Ramban where Avraham was living when Akedat Yitzchak happened, and whether Sarah died because of the Akedah (and how old Yitzchak was at the Akeda), 2) 24:62 - where Avraham lived after Sarah's death and who he married This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please...

Did the story of the angels visiting Avraham (Bereshis ch. 18) happen on Succos or Pesach? This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Explanation of Ramban 18:1, 18:3 - Debate between Rambam and Ramban whether the angels appeared in physical form or in a prophecy, and debate between Rashi and Ramban whether Avraham knew they were angels or was fooled that they were people  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of h...

Explanation of Ramban 11:28, 11:32, 12:1, 12:2 - debate between Rashi/Ibn Ezra versus Ramban where Avraham was born, debate between Rashi/Ramban versus Ibn Ezra where he got commanded 'Lech Lecha', and debate between Ramban and Maharal why Avraham was the one chosen This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us co...

Explanation of Ramban - 1) 6:10, 9:18, 10:21 - debate between Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Ramban about the birth order of Noach's sons and debate between Rashi/Ramban/Rav Saadia Gaon versus Ibn Ezra about who defiled Noach (Cham or Canaan) and 2) 9:26 - Ibn Ezra and Ramban on the curse of Canaan. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this servi...

What was the 'tree of life' mentioned in the Torah alongside the 'tree of knowledge'? This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate