Simply Deep

Jan 31 2025 268 ep. 36 mins 10
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Although the words of the Torah, Chazal, and Rishonim may at times seem simple, they are deeply layered with profound insights and lessons. This podcast explores the hidden depths beneath seemingly straightforward statements in Rashi, Aggadata, and other Torah sources.

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Reward for Accepting, Going, and Doing

Jan 31 2025 11 mins  
This episode analyzes the various elements of reward that Rashi (Shmos 12:28) says the Jews received for doing the Korban Pesach.

Bechira and Hardening Pharaoh’s Heart

Jan 29 2025 34 mins  
In Shmos 7:3, Hashem tells Moshe that He’ll harden Pharaoh’s heart. Why is it just to punish him if he didn’t have free will? This episode discusses various answers to this question, with a specific focus on Rashi.

Stoning from Sinai

Jan 24 2025 16 mins  
The details of the mitzvah of stoning certain sinners are learned from how the Torah describes what would be done to someone who breached the boundary of Har Sinai (Sanhedrin 45a). This episode analyzes why the details of this permanent mitzva would be learned from the momentary event at Har Sinai. In doing so, we discuss some fundamental ideas about capital punishment in the Torah

Detecting Sheidim

Jan 17 2025 25 mins  
This episode analyzes the Gemara in Gittin 66a that discusses how to detect if someone is a sheid (demon) or a regular person: look if his shadow has a shadow.

Yaakov’s Gift of Shechem to Yosef

Jan 14 2025 41 mins  
In Bereishis 48:22, Yaakov gave Yosef one “Shechem” over his brothers. Rashi has two pshatim in Shechem: (1) the city Shechem; (2) a portion. This episode analyzes how each of these pshatim learn this passuk.

How Yosef Appeased his Brothers

Jan 10 2025 9 mins  
After Yaakov died, Yosef’s brothers worried that he would take revenge. Yosef appeased them by saying (Bereishis 50:19-20) two points: 1) Am I in place of God? 2) While you planned evil against me, God planned that this would be for the good, so that I can be here, in Egypt, to support our nation. On the surface, Yosef’s answers don’t seem compelling. This episode analyzes th

Pharaoh’s Prophecy

Jan 08 2025 35 mins  
Rashi in Bereishis 45:18 teaches that when Pharaoh told Yosef that he would give his family the good of the land of Egypt, he was unknowingly expressing a prophecy that the Jews would empty Egypt of all its wealth. This episode discusses the meaning and significance of this hidden prophecy.

Binyamin’s Ten Sons

Jan 03 2025 19 mins  
Rashi (Bereishis 43:30) tells us that Binyamin’s ten sons were all named for Yosef and the tzaros that happened to him. This episode analyzes these names to derive lessons about Binyamin’s relationship with Yosef.

Three Forefathers and the Many Similarities Between Yaakov and Yosef

Dec 31 2024 35 mins  
Rashi (Bereishis 37:2) quotes a Midrash that lists more than twenty similarities between the lives of Yaakov and Yosef. This episode analyzes the significance of these similarities and develops two perspectives for viewing the unfolding of our nation.

Tamar and Avraham’s Tent

Dec 24 2024 40 mins  
This episode analyzes Rashi’s (Bereishis 38:14) claim that Tamar chose to meet Yehuda at Avraham’s door.