Ki Seitze - Moshiach Comes When We Go To The Root

What is the depth of the mitzvah of the sending away the mother bird if one wants to take the chicks or the eggs? Why do we 'honor' the mother bird in 'the merit' of her children? How is the mitzvah of sending away the mother bird related to respecting one's father and mother? Why does the Midrash state that fulfilling this mitzvah leads to the coming of Moshiach? What is the idea of 'sending' that is found both in the context of the mother bird as well as Moshiach? Why does Yaakov talk so much about his future offspring when he returns to Israel and encounters Esav? How does Yaakov counter Esav's claim of having respected his father by talking about his offspring? Why does the mitzvah of honoring one's parents come in the context of keeping Shabbos? Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Parsha Podcast with Ari Goldwag