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 sin of the Spies directly led to the Bnei Yisrael wandering for forty years in the desert. But why were they sent in the first place? (7 minutes) … [Read more...]

Parshas Behar contains many technical halachos of business and everyday life. One such example is the issur of lending with interest, Ribbis. Interest is a major part of business, what is wrong with doing business this way that the Torah tells us this is not allowed? (7 minutes) … [Read more...]

The Parsha ends with a story of a fight between two men, and develops into a show of holiness and commitment to Hashem from the entire nation (8 minutes) … [Read more...]

While tzara'as is most well-known for appearing on the skin, it also appeared in other places, including on buildings. We discuss how this happened and why is it specifically connected to Eretz Yisrael (9 minutes) … [Read more...]

During Magid, we find a three-way machlokes as to how many makkos there were in Mitzrayim and by Krias Yam Suf. What difference does it make how many there were? (7 minutes) … [Read more...]

Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei just seems to repeat everything we already know from earlier in the Torah. What can we learn from these parshiyos? (5 minutes) … [Read more...]

Purim is a day with the potential for great spiritual growth, but what exactly should we be focusing on? (7 minutes) … [Read more...]