Ramban on the Torah

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Weekly recordings explaining the Ramban's commentary on the Torah, with Rabbi Elisha Friedman

  1. 3h ago

    Ramban #47 - Devarim: The Introduction to Devarim

    Explanation of Ramban - 1:1, 1:2 - debate between Rashi versus Ibn Ezra/Ramban how to read the first four verses in Devarim and what they are trying to accomplish and setup.

    54 min

  2. 6d ago

    Ramban #46: Masei - Why List the Stops?

    Explanation of Ramban - 33:1 - who cites Rashi and Rambam's explanations for why the Torah lists the locations where the Jewish people stopped in the desert.

    32 min

  3. 6d ago

    Ramban #45: Matot - Half of Menashe

    Explanation of Ramban - 32:33, 32:40 - debate between Ramban versus Ibn Ezra over the role of the half tribe of Menashe in the story in ch. 32, including the debate between Ramban and Rashi what percentage of Menashe lived outside Israel, and the debate between Meshech Chochma versus the Brisker Rav whether the half tribe of Mhenashe had the same status as the tribes of Reuven and Gad

    38 min

  4. 6d ago

    Ramban #44: Pinchas - Serach bat Asher's Lifespan

    Explantion of Ramban - 1) 26:46 - what made Serach bat Asher so unique? Three approaches of Rashi, Onkelos and Ramban. 2) 26:13 - discussion of Rashi (and R. Moshe Hadarshan) and Ramban what criteria the Torah used to identify and divide the families in the census.

    1h 5m

  5. 6d ago

    Ramban #43: Balak - Was Bilam a Prophet or Magician?

    Explanation of Ramban - 22:5, 22:31, 23:4, 23:16, 23:23, 24:1 - debate over what Bilam's abilities were: Rashi (prophet) vs. Ibn Ezra (astrologer) vs. Ramban (magician), and discussion of Bilam's prophetic abilities compared to Moshe.

    1h 2m

  6. 6d ago

    Ramban #42: Chukat - Does the Torah Quote Another Book?

    Explanation of Ramban - 22:13, 19 - debate between Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Ramban about the book cited in 21:14, and the meaning of the two poems recorded in the Sixth Aliyah.

    1h 1m

  7. 6d ago

    Ramban #41: Korach - When and Why Did Korach Rebel?

    Explanation of Ramban - 16:1, 4, 5 - 1) Debate between Ibn Ezra versus Ramban whether Korach's rebellion was before or after the spies, 2) Who joined Korach's rebellion and why? A) Rashi - Korach wanted power, and got his neighbors from Reuven to join. B) Rabbenu Chananel - Korach led Leviim in rebelling against the Kohanim's elevation. C) Ibn Ezra - Korach led firstborns in rebelling against the Leviim's elevation. D) Ramban - It was a disunited group, Korach wanted power, some people from Reuven opposed Moshe's leadership, and some firstborns opposed the Leviim's elevation

    54 min

  8. 6d ago

    Ramban #40: Shlach - Did the Spies Lie?

    Explantion of Ramban - 1) 13:2 debate between Rashi vs. Ramban about what the mission of the spies was, and whether sending spies was a mistake to begin with, 2) 13:27, 13:32, 14:37 - Ramban's theory that the spies told lies about the land of Israel

    1 hr
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Weekly recordings explaining the Ramban's commentary on the Torah, with Rabbi Elisha Friedman

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  • Creator
    Elisha Friedman
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
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