IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE
At the beginning of Parshat Va’era, Moshe complains to God that He has set him up for failure. “Even the Jewish people won’t listen to me, how can you expect Pharaoh to listen to me?” Rashi suggests that this is one of 10 instances of “kal v’chomer” (a fortiori) logic being used in the Torah. Rabbi Dunner shares a powerful question on Rashi’s statement, and offers various solutions.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In Parshat Vayishlach, Yaakov embraces diplomacy eith Esav while Shimon and Levi choose confrontation with Shechem. What determines the difference? Rabbi Dunner explores the... Read More