A series built around one commentator
This is a focused series rather than a general collection: each week, Rabbi Glatstein takes up the Ramban's commentary on the parsha and works through it. Choosing a single meforash as the lens is a deliberate way to learn Chumash — instead of sampling many opinions, a listener follows one of the Torah's great commentators across the whole cycle, and comes to recognize how he thinks. Over a year, that consistency builds a real familiarity with the Ramban's method.
The format suits a family that wants its parsha learning to have a backbone. Because the series is tied to the weekly reading, it fits naturally into the rhythm of Shabbos, and because it stays with one commentator, each week's shiur reinforces the last. Rabbi Glatstein's role is to make the Ramban accessible — to slow down where the ideas are dense and to draw out the point so the commentary opens up rather than intimidates.
Who the Ramban was
The Ramban — Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman, known in English as Nachmanides — was one of the towering figures of 13th-century Spanish Jewry: a Torah scholar, halachist, physician and communal leader. His commentary on the Chumash is among the most influential ever written, valued for the way it combines careful attention to the plain meaning of the text with deeper, sometimes mystical, layers of interpretation.
What makes the Ramban distinctive is his willingness to step back and ask larger questions — about the purpose of a narrative, the meaning of the mitzvos, and the hand of Hashem in the events of the Torah. He also engages other commentators, especially Rashi and the Ibn Ezra, agreeing and disagreeing openly. A series devoted to him is therefore not only about the parsha but about entering one of the richest conversations in Torah literature.
What the weekly shiur offers
For a learner, the value of a series like this is direction. The Ramban's commentary can be demanding, and having a maggid shiur guide the way through it — deciding what to focus on each week and explaining the harder passages — turns a difficult text into a manageable weekly limud. Rabbi Glatstein's presentation is built to do exactly that, keeping the Ramban front and center while making him approachable.
It also rewards the long view. A single class offers one insight; a full cycle offers a relationship with a commentator and his worldview. Families who make this series their parsha learning gain more than isolated divrei Torah — they gain a growing sense of how the Ramban reads the Chumash, which deepens every future encounter with the text. That accumulation is the quiet advantage of committing to one series over a year.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- This is a weekly series teaching the Ramban's commentary on the parsha, not a general speaker.
- The Ramban — Nachmanides — was a leading 13th-century commentator on the Chumash.
- Following one commentator across the cycle builds real familiarity with his method.
- A maggid shiur's guidance makes the Ramban's demanding commentary approachable each week.
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