Directions in Rashi

#36a The Ear that Heard at Sinai (Parashas Mishpatim) 12.02.2021 32:37 ↓

Rashi makes a magnificent exception to his rules. 

#35a The Missing Qualifications (Parashas Yisro) 05.02.2021 33:29 ↓

Moshe--apparently--only finds people who have one of the four qualifications for being a judge. 

#34a I will Build for Him a Mikdash (Parashas B'shalach) 29.01.2021 28:09 ↓

The inspiration to build the Beis Hamikdash

#33a For the Sake of This (Parashas Bo) 22.01.2021 25:08 ↓

The relationship between miracles and mitzvos

#32a Pharaoh's Free Will (Parashas Va'era) 15.01.2021 37:06 ↓

The Torah source for Free Will, and why it was taken away from Pharaoh

#31a Pharaoh's Infanticide (Parashas Shemos) 08.01.2021 27:00 ↓

Pharaoh's precise instructions for killing the newborn boys

#30a Yosef's Opponents (Parashas Vayechi) 01.01.2021 25:41 ↓

How to learn mussar from Rashi's grammatical comments

#29a Yaakov's Joy (Parashas Vayigash) 25.12.2020 30:53 ↓

The profound reason for Yaakov's joy at being reunited with Yosef

#28 Pharaoh's Ring (Parashas Miketz) 18.12.2020 28:22 ↓

What was the significance of Pharaoh giving his ring to Yosef?

#27a A Subconscious Prophecy (Parashas Vayeshev) 11.12.2020 27:00 ↓

Yaakov considers the worst-case scenarios regarding Yosef.

#26a From Yaakov to Yisrael (Parashas Vayishlach) 04.12.2020 30:17 ↓

When was Yaakov's name changed to Yisrael?

#25a The Complete Commentator (Parashas Vayetze) 27.11.2020 22:12 ↓

Yaakov tries to avoid being cheated by Lavan.

#24a Rashi's Glaring Omission (Parashas Toldos) 20.11.2020 34:38 ↓

Why does Rashi sometimes "fail" to take advantage of very interesting and relevant Midrashim?

#23a The Proper Order (Parashas Chayei Sarah) 13.11.2020 34:21 ↓

Eliezer arranged his actions and words in an order that was surprising, but appropriate. 

#22a Avraham's Reward (Parashas Vayera) 06.11.2020 28:43 ↓

Did Avraham serve Hashem in order to receive reward?

#21a Damesek Eliezer (Parashas Lech Lecha) 30.10.2020 23:23 ↓

Avraham "complains" about Eliezer.

#20a Life in the Teivah (Parashas Noach) 23.10.2020 22:02 ↓

 A comparison of two verses and two Rashi comments that seem almost identical. 

#19a Man and Woman (Parashas Breishis) 16.10.2020 27:33 ↓

The Torah ideal of the male-female relationship

#18a The Brachos of Yaakov and of Moshe (Parashas V'zos Habracha) 09.10.2020 29:12 ↓

The fundamental difference between the blessings of Yaakov and Moshe

#17a I will make them like Peah (Parashas Haazinu 2) 25.09.2020 21:36 ↓

According.to Rashi, the Jewish nation is compared, in its lowest moments, to Peah.

#16a The Rock (Parashas Ha'azinu) 18.09.2020 30:55 ↓

Rashi places his comments with precision.

#15a Who is "you"? (Parashas Nitzavim-Vayelech) 11.09.2020 24:56 ↓

Who is commanded to read the Torah as part of the mitzvah of Hakhel?

#14a Viduy Maaser (Parashas Ki Savo) 04.09.2020 31:01 ↓

The key to complete observance of the Mitzvos

#13a Reasons that are not reasons (Parashas Ki Setzei) 28.08.2020 23:30 ↓

A new category of Rashi comment

#12a A Fraction of the Whole (Parashas Shoftim) 21.08.2020 28:27 ↓

Serving Hashem with Fractions