The Tanakh Podcast

Today we discuss the Shelamim, a joyous sacrifice, eaten with friends, expressing the bond that humans make with God.

Vayikra ch.2 describes and outlines the FIVE types of Korban Mincha - an offering of flour and oil. Why does it come in five recipes? What does this vegetarian korban represent?

We haven't brought sacrifices-korbanot for 2000 years.What does the word "korban" mean?And how have major Jewish thinkers understood the rationale for Korbanot? Can we, as modern people, come to an appreciation of their significance?

Shemot ends with the assembly of all the constituent parts of the Mishkan and God's "glory-Kavod" resting within the Mishkan.We spend todays podcast discussing the structure of Shemot according to two systems - that of Ramban and that of Rashi. They each teach different messages about the spiritual thrust of the book.

What is the connection between the Mishkan, Creation, and Shabbat?