Yochanon Joseph

Directions in Rashi

Religion EN ↓ 265 episodes

Learn how Rashi wrote his commentary--and how you can unlock its meaning. By Yochanon Joseph, author of: Directions in Rashi (https://bit.ly/3YCiuti); Hamikraos al Sidram (https://bit.ly/458JiUs ); Hakol Bi'chtav (https://bit.ly/3L8Mc3R)

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Author

Yochanon Joseph

Category

Religion

Podcast website

www.rashicomments.com

Latest episode

May 22, 2025

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Episodes

#111b Midos and Mitzvos (Parashas Ekev) 18.08.2022

The first verse in Parashas Ekev

#110b The Ten (?) Commandments (Parashas Va'es'chanan) 11.08.2022

What did Moshe receive on the day of the Giving of the Torah?

#109b Words Matter (Parashas Devarim) 04.08.2022

Two verses in Moshe's recounting of the sin of the Spies. 

#108b The War Against Midian (Parashas Matos-Masei) 28.07.2022

Bilaam's two plots against Am Yisrael

#107b The Sun and the Moon (Parashas Pinchas) 21.07.2022

Bringing a korban for Hashem

#106b Silver and Gold (Parashas Balak) 13.07.2022

Rashi proves that Bilam was greedy. 

#105b He has defiled the Sanctuary of Hashem (Parashas Korach) 06.07.2022

Is it forbidden to remain in a state of ritual impurity?

#104b Korach the Scoffer (Parashas Korach) 29.06.2022

How did Korach the entire nation to join his rebellion?

#103b Which came first--the fear or the rebellion? (Parashas Shlach) 23.06.2022

A fundamental disagreement about the Meraglim

#102b Purifying the Levi'im (Parashas B'haaloscha) 16.06.2022

Rashi adopts and defends a midrashic interpretation. 

#101b The Singers and the Doorkeepers (Parashas Naso) 09.06.2022

How the Leviim were registered and appointed

#100b TMI: Too Much Information (Parashas B'midbar) 02.06.2022

How B'nei Yisrael encamped and traveled

#99b A Casual Attitude (Parashas B'chukosai) 26.05.2022

The Torah promises that we will be punished while in the act of fulfilling a halacha. 

#98b Two Types of Mistreatment (Parashas B'har) 19.05.2022

The Torah's prohibitions of monetary mistreatment and verbal mistreatment. 

#97b A Superfluous and Misplaced Verse (Parashas Emor) 12.05.2022

Rashi raises a question on the text and a question on himself. 

#96b The Judge and the Deli Man (Parashas Kedoshim) 05.05.2022

The consequences of judging incorrectly

#95b The Sensitive Land of Israel (Parashas Achre Mos) 28.04.2022

A new principle of Rashi's commentary on the Torah

#94b Do not defile my Mishkan (Parashas Metzora) 07.04.2022

Rashi explains a verse differently than the Gemara does. 

#93b Scriptural Decrees (Parashas Tazria) 31.03.2022

Rashi seems to break his silence regarding the reasons for mitzvos. 

#92b Ruminations (Parashas Shmini) 24.03.2022

Thoughts on split-hooved, cud-chewing animals

#91b The Korban of Aharon and his sons (Parashas Tzav) 16.03.2022

A fundamental disagreement about how to read a verse in the Torah

#90b Rashi's Novel Definition (Parashas Vayikra) 10.03.2022

Rashi translates a word in an original way, and then supports his proposal. 

#89b Mishkan-Mashkon (Parashas Pekudei) 03.03.2022

The connection between two well-known Rashi comments

#88b Faulty Leadership (Parashas Vayakhel) 24.02.2022

An investigation of various forms of past tense verbs

#87b The Egel and the Sotah (Parashas Ki Sisa) 17.02.2022

Moshe grinds the Golden Calf into dust, mixes it with water, and makes the people drink. 

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