The long running Dvar Torah blog, "Ancient Ideas for the Modern Mind", is now a podcast! Listen as Yosef Segal gives his weekly Dvar Torah and also discusses a variety of Torah topics including Chumash, Hashkafa, and Halacha

The connection between the Kohanim and the Bnei Yisrael runs deep. As deep as...salt? (8 minutes) … [Read more...]

The meraglim make their journey through Eretz Yisrael and someone makes a stop in Chevron. But who was it and how many stopped there? (10 minutes) … [Read more...]

Moshe is called the most humble man in the world, in a pasuk he wrote himself! That doesnt sound too humble...(16 minutes) … [Read more...]

Perhaps the most famous and special bracha we have is Birkas Kohanim. Listen this week for a few special insights into this integral bracha. (7 minutes) … [Read more...]

Ever wonder why the Torah is so specific about where and how the Bnei Yisrael camped? Wonder no more...(8 minutes) … [Read more...]

Olam Haba is one of the most basic and important tenants of our faith. So how come it's not mentioned once in the entire Torah? (11 minutes) … [Read more...]

Parshas Behar begins with the mitzvah of Shmittah. It seems very similar to our mitzvah of Shabbos, but there's a key difference... (5 minutes) … [Read more...]

Moshe is commanded to tell Bnei Yisrael about the Moadim, and he did his job. He was instructed to tell the Kohanim the laws pertaining to them and the whole nation learned about it. How come the nation learned about the private laws of the Kohanim? (5 minutes) … [Read more...]