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Directions in Rashi

by Yochanon Joseph

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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Episodes

  1. #18c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Behar

    A new aspect of the laws of Eved Ivri

  2. #17c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Vayakhel

    Rashi's repetitions and omissions

  3. #16c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Tetzaveh

    Pecularities in the inaugural korbanos

  4. #15c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Teruma

    Separating and protecting

  5. #14c Mini-Shiur on Parashas B'shalach

    What did the Jewish nation see at Yam Suf?

  6. #13c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Bo

    The origin of the mitzva of Matza

  7. #12c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Shemos

    From etymology to understanding

  8. #11c Mini-shiur on Parashas Vayechi

    A technical answer that leads us directly to a philosophical insight.

  9. #10c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Vayetzei

    Waiting seven years

  10. #9c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Chayei Sara

    Eliezer--titles and actions

  11. #8c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Vayera

    The rescue of Lot

  12. #7c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Ki Savo

    Contemplating the essence of a mitzva.

  13. #6c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Devarim

    Two types of prayer

  14. #5c Mini-shiur on Parashas Matos-Masei

    A question

  15. #4c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Naso

    Whoever sees a Sotah in her disgrace...

  16. #3c Mini-shiur on Parashas Bechukosai

    Clinging to Hashem and to Mitzvos

  17. #2c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Behar

    A Jew who was sold as a servant to a non-Jew

  18. #1c Mini-Shiur on Parashas Emor

    Shabbos and the Moadim

  19. #193b Cutting and pasting a verse - Parashas Acharei Mos

    Rashi and the Vilna Gaon

  20. #192b Rashi's Explicit Question - Parashas Metzora

    The purpose and function of tzaraas on a house

  21. #191b The Mother of a Newborn Baby - Parashas Tazria

    Niddah and Yoledes

  22. #190b Susceptibility to Tumah - Parashas Shmini

    A fundamental disagreement between Rashi and Ramban

  23. #189b Rashi Points the Way - Parashas Tzav

    Rashi tells us where to find information relevant to Scripture.

  24. #188b The Sin-Offering of the Kohen Gadol - Parashas Vayikra

    Rashi raises a question on his own interpretation.

  25. #187b Bigdei Serad - Parashas Pekudei

    What is being referred to by the name Bigdei Serad?

  26. #186b And Betzalel Built the Ark - Parashas Vayakhel

    Betzalel is mentioned specifically as the one who built the Aron Hakodesh.

  27. #185b Chronological and Anti-Chronological - Parashas Ki Tisa

    Comparing and contrasting two Rashi comments

  28. #184b The Choshen and the Ephod - Parashas Tetzaveh

    Rashi's reasons and the Torah's reasons

  29. #183b Mishkan Season - Parashas Teruma

    Rashi sticks to his principles, even during Mishkan Season.

  30. #182 Splitting a Payment - Parashas Mishpatim

    Understanding a long, complex Rashi comment

  31. #181 Judgement - Parashas Yisro

    The value of judgement

  32. #180b Manna and Matzos - Parashas B'shalach

    The spiritual purpose of manna and (some) matzos

  33. #179b Two Plagues of Locusts - Parashas Bo

    Comparing different narratives

  34. #178b Commandment and Fulfillfment - Parashas Va’era

    The unique accomplishment of Moshe and Aharon

  35. #177b Moshe's Parents - Parashas Shemos

    Determining the identity and age of Moshe's parents

  36. #176b Take them to me and I will bless them - P. Vayechi

    A cryptic exchange between Yaakov and Yosef

  37. #175b Grammar vs. Context - Parashas Vayigash

    A narrative flashback

  38. #174b A Disturbing Dream - Parashas Miketz

    Pharaoh reacts to his dreams

  39. #173b The meaning of "Toldos" - Parashas Vayeshev

    A systematic survey of the word "Toldos"

  40. #172b Esav and Elifaz - Parashas Vayishlach

    Rashi's complete commentary

  41. #171b Bridging the weekly readings - Parashas Vayeitzei

    Yaakov leaves Be'er Sheva

  42. #170b Avimelech and Friends - Parashas Toldos

    A phantom Rashi comment

  43. #169b Yishmael's Teshuva - Parashas Chayei Sarah

    Yishmael's complex character

  44. #168b Lot's Mitzvos - Parashas Vayera

    Lot greets his guests and bakes matzoh for them

  45. #167b Avraham's Journey - Parashas Lech Lecha

    What did Avraham gain and lose by leaving his family?

  46. #166b Rashi rejects the "simplicity" - Parashas Noach

    When and why did Noach enter the teivah?

  47. #165b People and Plants - Parashas Breishis

    The creation of humanity

  48. #164b Connections and pauses - Parashas V'zos Habracha

    טעמי המקרא ופרשיות פתוחות וסתומות

  49. #163 Crooked and twisted - Parashas Haazinu

    Rashi vs. the Targumim

  50. #162b Hakhel - Parashas Nitzavim-Vayelech

    Different categories of communal mitzvos

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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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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