5 Minute Tanach Chapter - Yitzchok Lowy

This lecture covers Deuteronomy Chapter 21, examining three distinct laws: the ritual of Egla Arufa (the beheaded calf) when a murder victim is found with no known killer,…

This shiur covers Deuteronomy Chapter 20, which presents the Torah's laws of warfare. The chapter addresses three main areas: maintaining morale through the prohibition against fear and exemptions…

This lecture covers Deuteronomy Chapter 19, focusing on the cities of refuge, boundary laws, and witness testimony. The cities of refuge represent society's transition from private blood vengeance…

This study covers Bamidbar Chapter 26, the second census of the Israelites taken in preparation for entering and dividing the Land of Israel. The census represents a transition…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 25, the story of Baal Peor and Pinchas's zealous response. The chapter addresses the spiritual threat of Israel's neighbors through intermarriage and idolatry,…

This study covers Bamidbar Chapter 24, focusing on Bilam's final prophecies to Balak. The third prophecy describes Israel's beautiful encampment and military strength, culminating in the blessing "those…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 23, focusing on Bilam's first two prophecies and the setup for the third. The chapter reveals that sacrifices serve as a vehicle for…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 22, the beginning of the Balak and Bilaam narrative. The story fulfills the prophecy from Shirat Hayam about nations fearing Israel, serving to…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 21, examining the fragmentary narratives at the threshold of entering the Promised Land. The chapter includes the war with the King of Arad,…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 20, marking the transition to the 40th year in the desert as the generation prepares to enter the Land of Israel. The chapter…

This shiur covers Bamidbar Chapter 19, the laws of the Parah Adumah (red heifer) and purification from corpse impurity. The chapter appears out of sequence with the surrounding…

This class covers Bamidbar Chapter 18, which addresses the aftermath of Korach's rebellion and establishes the responsibilities and compensation of the Kohanim and Leviim. The chapter teaches that…

Bamidbar Chapter 17

Bamidbar Chapter 16 covers the rebellion of Korach, the most significant and explicit challenge to Moshe and Aharon's leadership in Sefer Bamidbar, involving three distinct groups: Korach and…

Bamidbar Chapter 15 covers the laws of menachot (meal offerings) and nesachim (libations) that accompany every korban, explaining why these agricultural offerings — flour, oil, and wine —…

Bamidbar chapter 14 covers the aftermath of the spies' report: the people's universal complaint against Moshe and Aharon, Yehoshua and Calev's counter-argument rooted in trust in God, and…

Bamidbar Chapter 13 covers the story of the scouts (commonly called the Meraglim, though that word never appears in the text) sent to assess the Land of Canaan.…

Bamidbar Chapter 12

Bamidbar chapter 11 presents the trials in the desert not simply as failures of faith, but as a crisis of leadership — the people's complaints about the manna…

Bamidbar Chapter 10

Bamidbar Chapter 9 covers the command to perform the Korban Pesach in the desert and the origin of Pesach Sheni — a second chance in the second month…

Bamidbar Chapter 8 covers the mitzvah of placing the lamps on the menorah — a command repeated multiple times in the Torah, likely because it belongs to the…

This deep dive into Bamidbar Chapter 7 explores why the Torah dedicates its longest chapter to repeating the identical offerings of the twelve tribal princes during the Mishkan's…

This chapter explores the laws of the Nazir — a person who voluntarily takes on a form of priestly holiness through vows of abstaining from wine and grape…