Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 19 hours
In this shiur, we analyze the story of Dina, Shimon, Levi, and Yaakov. Were Shimon and Levi in the wrong, or was Yaakov? What should have been the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
Parashat Vayeitze seems to be the parasha of galut. Both forced and voluntary aspects of exile are present. We attempt to define "galut" and ask why...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 22 minutes
In this shiur, we ask: What happened? After the prophecy Rivka received about the struggle of her two sons, and the fight over the birthright, what is the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Parashat Hayyei Sarah includes significant life-cycle events, such as death, burial, (implied) mourning, and marriage. It also seems to place significance...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
What pulls Parashat Vayera together is moral dilemmas. In this shiur we will identify them, look at how Avraham faced them, and see what we can learn from...
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
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Lesson Length: 51 minutes
Amid the looming threat of Assyria, Hizkiyahu prepares to commemorate a national Pesach sacrifice and festival on a grand scale, inviting those from the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 21 minutes
The two sections of Parashat Para end off in with a conclusion that they are "hukkat olam" - an eternal laws. Hazal say that the commandment of the Para...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Lesson Length: 51 minutes
Although traditionally Psalm 137 is seen as a sad and mournful psalm, through a close examination of the psalm we can view it in a completely different...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 22 minutes
In Vayakhel-Pekudei, there is an interesting phenonenon of the repetition (in certain places) of "as God commanded" - mostly occuring in the descriptions...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
In this shiur, we focus on Purim and Megillat Esther, with a closer look at the backround and content of the first chapter of the Book of Esther. The...
