Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:

Emunah,  Israel 

Parsha:

Chukat 

Personalities:

Ramban,  Rashi 

Description

What was the sin of the Mei Meriva? The Ramban reviews the various explanations, including those of Rashi, the Ibn Ezra, and the Rambam, but will reject them one by one. His own approach is predicated on the insight of Rabbenu Chananel into the statement "will we be able to draw water from this stone?" This statement diminished the level of Kiddush Hashem that was meant to be achieved by this miracle. We will compare the Ramban to the approach of the Seforno.