Vayera: Rabbi Ikey Tawil on Akedat Yitzhak

06/11/2025 22 min Temporada 2 Episodio 4

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Raymond Ashkenazie, Emma Dayan, and Henry Esses are joined by Rabbi Ikey Tawil for a fresh interpretation of the famous story of the Akedah. Through a close reading of the text, Rabbi Tawil reveals how a deeper understanding of the peshat can resolve some of the story’s classic moral dilemmas.Rabbi Ikey Tawil is the head Rabbi at Kol Israel Congregation, Mashgiach Ruchani at the Yeshivah of Flatbush Elementary School, and head of the SCA summer learning program.