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Each week, a brief piece of torah from the minchat chinuch on a mitzvah related to the parsha, usually under 3 minutes in length. The Minchat Chinuch was published in the 19th century by Rabbi Yoseph Babad. It contains the authors thoughts and summaries o

Shai Goldman


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 3m AVG DURATION
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    266. The Mitzvah not to Engage Physically with a Forbidden Relationship (Mitzvah 188)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 2:04


    Acharei-Kedoshim 5785

    relationships engage physically forbidden mitzvah
    265. Tzriah - The Mitzvah to Bring a Korban After Giving Birth (Mitzvah 168)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 2:40


    Tazria 5785

    giving birth mitzvah korban tazria
    264. Shimini - The Mitzvah Not to Wear Torn Clothing in the Temple (Mitzvah 150)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 2:40


    Shimini 5785

    temple wear clothing torn mitzvah
    263. Pesach - The Mitzvah Not to Eat Chametz (Rasa"g Onesh 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 2:40


    Pesach 5785

    rasa pesach mitzvah chametz
    262. Tzav - The Mitzvah of the Sin Offering (Mitzvah 138)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 2:46


    Tzav 5785

    mitzvah tzav sin offering
    261. Vayikra - The Mitzvah to Salt the Korban (Mitzvah 119)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 3:04


    Vayikra 5785

    salt mitzvah vayikra korban
    260. Yitro, Tetzaveh, Ki Tissa, Vayekhel, Pekudei Quintuple Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 12:23


    Yitro, Tetzaveh, Ki Tissa, Vayekhel, Pekudei 5785

    tetzaveh pekudei yitro quintuple ki tissa
    Terumah - The Mitzvah Not to Make a Model Beis HaMikdash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 2:46


    Terumah 5785

    model mitzvah terumah beis
    Mishpatim - The Mitzvah of Paying Damages Caused by Goring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 3:17


    Mishpatim 5785

    paying damages mitzvah mishpatim goring
    257. Beshalach - The Mitzvah to Sit in the Sukkah (Mitzvah 325)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 3:23


    Beshalach 5785

    mitzvah beshalach sukkah
    256. Bo - The Mitzvah Not To Eat the Pesach Raw or Cooked (Mitzvah 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 3:23


    Bo 5785

    cooked pesach mitzvah
    255. Va'era - The Mitzvah of the Impurity of Certain Rodents (Mitzvah 159)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 2:45


    Va'era 5785

    va rodents mitzvah impurity
    254. Shmot - The Mitzvah of Circumcision (Mitzvah 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 3:26


    Shmot 5785

    circumcision mitzvah
    253. Vayechi - The Status of a Community Rabbi (Minchas Asher Bereshit 101)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 3:38


    Vayechi 5785, Two Minute Minchat Chinuch: Join us as we explore a fundamental question about rabbinic leadership from Minchas Asher (Siman 101). Should a rabbi be viewed as a servant of their community or as a prince among their people?

    community status rabbi vayechi bereshit
    252. Vayigash - The Mitzvah To Justify God's Righteousness (Sma"g #17, Sma"k #5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 3:11


    Vayigash 5785

    righteousness justify mitzvah vayigash
    251. Chanukkah - The Rabbinic Mitzvah Concerning Channukah (Rabbinic Mitzvah 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 3:35


    Chanukkah 5785

    mitzvah rabbinic chanukkah channukah
    Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 5 - The Mitzvah of Kiddush on Shabbos (Mitzvah 31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 25:24


    Its another exciting episode of the Two Minute Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition! Join cohosts/chavrutas Shai Goldman and Akiva Sturm as they dive into the intricacies of the Mitzvah of Kiddush on Shabbos!

    shabbos mitzvah extended edition kiddush chinuch
    250. Miketz - The Mitzvah to Free a Jewish Slave owned by a Non-Jew (Mitzvah 348)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 3:16


    Miketz 5785

    jewish jews slaves owned mitzvah miketz non jew
    Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 4 - Kidnapping (Mitzvah 36)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 18:03


    In this exciting episode, listen to Shai Goldman and Akiva Sturm discuss the intricacies of the prohibition of kidnapping in Halacha!

    kidnappings mitzvah halacha extended edition chinuch
    249. Vayishlach - The Mitzvah Not to be Hauty (Sma"k Mitzvah 22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 2:42


    Vayishlach 5785

    mitzvah vayishlach
    Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 3 - Gid HaNashe (Mitzvah 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 29:07


    In the Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 3, Shai Goldman and co-host/chavruta Akiva Sturm delve into the very exciting world of the prohibition against consuming the sciatic nerve!

    mitzvah extended edition chinuch
    248. Vayetzei - The Mitzvah to Appoint Judges (Mitzvah 491)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 2:58


    Vayetzei 5785

    judges mitzvah appoint vayetzei
    247. Bereshis - The Mitzvah To Add to the Shabbos (Netziv Emek She'elah 112)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 3:13


    Bereshis 5784 make-up episode

    shabbos mitzvah emek bereshis
    246. Toldos - The Mitzvah to Honor One's Parents (Mitzvah 33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 2:27


    Toldos 5784

    parents mitzvah toldos
    245. Chayei Sarah - The Mitzvah Not to Overcharge (Mitzvah 337)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 3:10


    Chayei Sarah 5784

    mitzvah chayei sarah overcharge
    244. Vayera - The Mitzvah of the Olah (Mitzvah 115)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 3:10


    Vayera 5785

    mitzvah vayera
    243. Lech Lecha - The Mitzvah (Perhaps) To Accept Converts (Mitzvah ??)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 2:33


    Lech Lecha 5785

    accept converts mitzvah lech lecha
    242. Noach - The Mitzvah to Marry and Have Children (Shi'iltah 165)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 2:19


    Noach 5785

    children marry mitzvah noach
    241. Ha'azinu - The Mitzvah Not to Drink Libated Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 2:30


    Ha'azinu 5784

    wine drink mitzvah
    240. Vayelech - The Mitzvah of the Sabbatical Public Torah Reading (Mitzvah 612)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 1:53


    Vayelech 5784

    public sabbaticals mitzvah vayelech torah reading
    239. Ki Tavo - The Mitzvah of the Prayer of First Fruits (Mitzvah 606)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 1:55


    Ki Tavo 5784

    prayer first fruits mitzvah ki tavo
    238. Ki Teitzei - The Mitzvah to Allow a Worker to Eat (Mitzvah 576)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 1:44


    Ki Teitzei 5784

    worker mitzvah ki teitzei
    237. Shoftim - The Mitzvah To Listen to the Rabbis (Mitzvah 495)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 3:26


    Shoftim 5784

    rabbis mitzvah shoftim
    Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 2 - Egla Arufah (Mitzvah 530)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 50:45


    Welcome to episode 2 of our special extended edition series, with co-host Akiva Sturm. Today we will be exploring the mitzvah of the Egla Arufah!

    mitzvah extended edition chinuch
    236. Re'eh - The Mitzvah Not to Eat a Limb From a Live Animal (Mitzvah 452)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 2:27


    Re'eh 5784

    animal limb mitzvah
    Minchas Chinuch Extended Edition Episode 1 - Not to Erase God's Name (Mitzvah 437)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 25:54


    Welcome to episode 1 of our special extended edition series, with co-host Akiva Sturm. Today we will be exploring the mitzvah not to erase God's name!

    god erase mitzvah extended edition chinuch
    235. Ekev - the Mitzvah of Revering Torah Scholars (Beha"g Mitzvat Aseh 154)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 3:28


    Ekev 5784

    torah scholars mitzvah beha ekev
    234. Ve'etchanan - The Mitzvah of Reciting the Shema (Mitzvah 420)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 3:35


    Ve'etchanan 5784

    ve shema mitzvah reciting
    233. Dvarim - The Mitzvah of the Laws of War (Mitzvah 527)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 3:28


    Dvarim 5784

    laws mitzvah
    232. Masei - The Mitzvah of Exile for an Accidental Murderer (Mitzvah 410)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 3:01


    Masei 5784

    exile accidental murderer mitzvah
    231. Pinchas - The Mitzvah to Blow the Shofar (Mitzvah 405)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 2:31


    Pinchas 5784

    blow mitzvah shofar pinchas
    230. Balak - The Mitzvah to Help Unload a Donkey (Mitzvah 80)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 2:31


    Balak 5784

    donkey balak mitzvah unload
    229. Chukas - The Mitzvah of the Red Heifer (Mitzvah 397)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 3:34


    Chukas 5784

    mitzvah red heifer chukas
    228. Korach - The Mitzvah that a Stranger Cannot Do Service in the Temple (Mitzvah 390)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 2:43


    Korach 5784

    service temple stranger mitzvah korach
    227. Shlach - The Mitzvah to Wear Tzitzis (Mitzvah 386)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 3:10


    Shlach 5784

    wear mitzvah shlach
    226. Beha'alotcha - The Mitzvah to Blow Trumpets (Mitzvah 384)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 3:11


    Beha'alotcha 5784

    blow trumpets mitzvah beha
    225. Naso - The Mitzvah Not to Put Oil in the Sotah's Flour Offering (Mitzvah 366)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 3:11


    Naso 5784

    offering flour mitzvah naso sotah
    224. Bamidbar - The Mitzvah to Redeem the Firstborn (Mitzvah 392)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 3:38


    Bamidbar 5784

    redeem firstborn mitzvah bamidbar
    223. Bechukotai - The Mitzvah of the Laws of Erechin (Mitzvah 350)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 3:28


    Bechukotai 5784

    laws mitzvah bechukotai
    222. Behar - The Mitzvah Not to Work Land on the Shmita (Mitzvah 326)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 3:42


    Behar 5784

    land behar mitzvah shmita
    221. Emor - The Mitzvah not to Eat Untithed Produce (Mitzvah 284)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 3:22


    Emor 5784

    produce mitzvah emor

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