Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
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Devarim 18 both prohibits turning to the necromancer or soothsayer and commands listening to the prophet. Does this contrast portray the prophet as...
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper
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The covenant between G-d and Israel is a basic underpinning of the Jewish tradition. The Torah contains two covenants: one immediately after the exodus,...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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This famous declaration/Tefillah uttered by Yehoshua presents a literary challenge, due to internal contradictions and an unexpected choice of words. By...
Rabbi Moshe Shulman
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We take a methodological look at “Midrashic stories” and how our Sages used these stories, often borrowed or reframed from completely different parts of...
Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler
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Turning to the book of Zekharya, we begin with a question posed to the prophet: are the fast days still to be in place after the exile? An ambiguous and...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Why is Chapter 20 of Melakhim located where it is? It appears to be a battle narrative that is out of place with the surrounding chapters. And why is...
Dr. Avigail Rock
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Throughout the trials and tribulations of the Jewish nation, the story of the Akeida has always been a source of inspiration and a model of absolute...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Mordekhai's refusal to prostrate before Haman is the key to the plot of the Megilah - if he doesn't refuse, there is no decree, no Purim - and no Megilat...
Rabbi Meir Lichtenstein
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The three Patriarchs were faced with famine followed with the dilemma of staying in Eretz Yisrael as opposed to possible descent to Egypt. The lesson will...
Dr. Ruth Walfish
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The story of Bilaam raises some intriguing questions: why does the Torah dedicate three chapters to this story (Numbers, chapters 22-24)? What kind of...
