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Podcast: The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
Episode: Vezos Haberacha – An Offer You Can Refuse
Description: The final Parsha of the Torah contains the blessing of Moshe to the nation, his death, burial, and eulogy. Rashi tells us that his blessing began with a recounting of the offer of the Torah to the Nations and to Israel. Before the Sinai Revelation, God offered the Torah to every other Nation, and they all refused. Only our people accepted. What is the salience of this anecdote? Why must we be told about God’s offer of the Torah to the other nations? Why, in fact, was the offer rejected? In this final episode of year six of th...