Episodes
Cautionary tails from mistakes of years past. Follow along in Bereshit 23:14, 24:25, 24:49, 24:54, 30:25. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 11/22/24
On the range with "el" and the sensitivity to narrative. Follow along with Bereshit 18:7, 20:2, 19:8, 20:7, 20:17. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 11/14/24
Why I avoid reading Lech Lecha, and a parsing so unusual is godly. Follow along in Bereishit 11:29, 12:5, 12:6, 13:13, Yona 3:3. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 11/07/24
Some classic examples and one unusual form. Follow along in Bereshit 8:3, 8:5, 8:7, 8:22, 8:8, 10:10, 8:12, Shemot 19:13. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 10/31/24
Getting to know the boring parts. Follow along in Bereshit 5:1, 5:6, 5:32, 6:1, 10:1, 11:10, 1:1, 1:3, 5:2, 2:4.  Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 10/25/24
Knowing, names, and revelations. Follow along in Shemot 33:13, 17, Bereshit 1:5, 2:20, Shemot 3:13-14, 33:19, 34:5, Bereshit 12:8. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 10/15/24
Hashem is (or it, will be?) sanctified with righteousness. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 10/10/24
Pronouncing the patah genuva, alternative forms on "grapes," and a cautionary tale of confusing a pashta for a kadma. Follow along in Devarim 32:15, 32, 47.  Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].    
Published 10/01/24
A kiddush for Rosh Hashana from Yotam Segel. Follow him on Facebook, here.  Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 09/26/24
Three things that catch my attention in Nitzavim-Vayelech. Follow along in Devarim 29:19, 31:2, 29:11, 30:19.
Published 09/26/24
Published 09/19/24
The forms for "son," and the known and unknowns of the telisha gedola. Follow along in Devarim 21:18, 16, 25:2, Yona 4:10, Devarim 21:21, 22:21. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].    
Published 09/12/24
The lengthening of the prepositional lamed, and a cautionary tale for Bible scholars. Follow along in Devarim 17:8, 17:1, Bereshit 1:6, Yeshayahu 28:10, 52:2. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 09/05/24
The late breaking etnachta. Follow along in Devarim 14:21, 11:21, 22:28. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/29/24
Unexpected starts and stops. Follow along in Devarim 8:15, Shemot 30:3, Devarim 7:15, Bereishit 30:35, 47:14, Devarim 11:4. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/21/24
Parsing examples: annoying, satisifying, and complicated.  Follow along in Devarim 6:6-7, 5:29, Yeshayahu 40:13. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/15/24
Watching the pauses in Chapter 3, especially if you are using a different tune.  Follow along in Eicha 3:55, 3:64, 3:59 and Bereshit 27:19. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/13/24
A mysterious dagesh chazak at the beginning of word. Follow along in Devarim 2:24, 1:22, Tehillim 118:25, Shemot 12:31, 12:15. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/08/24
A karnei para quick refresher (see the full treatment here and here), better parsing in the better manuscripts, and a theory to explain trup inconsistency. Follow along in Bemidbar 35:5, 31:6, 30:5, 8, 12. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 08/01/24
Parsing questions and qualifying syllables for a zaqef. Follow along in Bemidbar 27:2, 26:12-13, 17, 26, 31, 38, 40. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 07/25/24
To infinitives and little bit beyond.  Follow along in Bemidbar 22:13-15, Bereshit 29:19, Bemidbar 22:37. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 07/18/24
A bit of trup mix up and where to put context setting verses. Follow along in Bemidbar 21:34, 22:1-2, Bereshit 43:15, 12:9-10, 20:1, 19:38, 37:1-2, 36:43, 36:1, 35:22. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 07/11/24
The parsing of dangling subjects. Follow along with Bemidbar 16:16-18. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 07/04/24
A counter point to the mappiq hay, and re-learning what's not a correctable mistake. Follow along in Bemidbar 13:32, 15:28, 31, Vayikra 13:4, and Bemidbar 13:20. Provide your feedback or join the WhatsApp group by sending an email to [email protected].  
Published 06/27/24