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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the double torah portion Acharei Mot and Kedoshim.
The word that Amichai chooses to explore this week comes from Vayikra, Chapter Eighteen, Verse twenty-two. This verse discusses relationships between two men.
Listen to Amichai explore the word Toyva “Abomination” in this week’s Verse Per Verse.
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Tazria-Metzora.
The word that Amichai chooses to explore this week comes from Vayikra, Chapter Thirteen, Verse Fourty-Six. This verse discusses the way that a person with leporacy must live.
What does Badad mean? Listen to Amichai explore it all in this week’s Verse Per Verse.
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Shemini. The word that Amichai chooses to explore this week comes from Vayikra, Chapter Ten, Verse One and Two. These verses discuss the priestly offering that was made of a fire that was Zara. What does Zara mean? Translations are as far as […]
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Tzav.
As we are only days away from the start of Passover, Amichai, not surprisingly, delves into the word “Matzot”. This staple of Passover, has a much deeper meaning in the Jewish texts. In Leviticus, Chapter Six, Verses 7 and 8, Matzot are discussed.
While some would merely translate this word as unleavened bread, what would you think of a translation that says that it means “holy things”?
Listen to this weeks episode to delve deeper with Amichai, “Verse Per Verse.”
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Vayikra, the first portion in the bok of Leviticus.
The word that Amichai chooses to explore this week comes from Vayikra, Chapter One, Verse Two. The word is Korban. It is most often translated as offering, or sacrifice. Amichai explores the background to those words, and asks us to consider what they could mean, and how we could make the word personal to us today.
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Ki Tisa.
Amichai focuses on Exodus, Chapter 32, Verse 6, and specifically, as his wont to do, on the translation of the word “Litsachek”. How would you translate this word? How did Amichai?
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Tetzaveh.
This portion deals with the garments of the high-priest, and Amichai explors Chapter 28, but focuses on the Urim and Tumim, words which are not translated well at all?
What do these two “mystical” words mean? Listen in to learn more.
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In this episode of Verse Per Verse, Amichai explore the torah portion Mishpatim.
More specifically, “Lauviticus” explores Exodus, Chapter 23, Verse 12 and the word Nafesh. Nafesh has many possible translations, but Amichai explores the connection between this word and it’s root word Nefesh. How do these two words connect?
Listen in to how Amichai explores grapples with this question.
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