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Podcast: The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
Episode: Shoftim – Crisper Genes (5783)
Description: The nation is on the doorstep of Canaan. In our Parsha, the people are instructed in how they must treat the Canaanite inhabitants of the land. It’s not pleasant. The people are told that they must engage in total war against these nations. How do we understand the requirement to be so violent and aggressive towards the Canaanite nations? What about the Canaanites who opt to join the nation? What is their status? In this podcast, we first explore the general notion of how to understand the Torah’s instructions regarding the Canaanite policy, and then we explore a ve...