Vayeshev: Debts We Carry
Unperplexed: Parsha Lessons from Maimonides's Guide of the P... by Yitzchak Sprung
Episode notes
The Rambam argues that sin offerings are so often goats because the brothers dipped Joseph's coat into goat blood. In fact, in just a few words, he reframes our understanding of offerings, sin, repentance, and Jewish peoplehood. And we learn of the debts we carry.
Sources: Guide 3:46, Gen. 37:31