Shani Taragin
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Lesson Length: 55 minutes
Two of the tragedies that befell Am Yisrael on 17 Tammuz are the breaking of the first set of luchot by Moshe following the Sin of the Golden Calf, and...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 17 minutes
Rashi, in a comment on the first verse of Parashat Mishpatim, explains the curious phrasing of the pasuk as a lesson from God: God sends Moshe a message...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 21 minutes
In this shiur on Parashat Yitro, we will discuss the interaction between common sense and the Divine Command. The tensions between them are evident in the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 17 minutes
A familiar midrash explains that on the 7th day of Pesach, we don't say Hallel because God's creations were drowning. But a less - widespread midrash has...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 19 minutes
Bnei Yisrael are about to leave Egypt, and in fulfilment of God's earlier statement, they ask their Egyptian neighbors for vessels and clothing. We return...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 18 minutes
What is a miracle? What is a prophecy? Both come up very strongly in this parasha. We look at some big ideas relating to these topics, and consider what...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 17 minutes
The Israelite slaves have no reason to think that things will change any time soon, and yet there is a change in the seemingly natural course of events....
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 14 minutes
Yosef and the brothers meet, and Yehuda pleads on behalf of Biyamin. Rashi give a harsh reading of Yehuda’s words, saying that he is expressing his...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 19 minutes
How willing and able is Yosef when it comes to forgiving his brothers? He tells his brother that ultimately God fit everything in to his greater plan....
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 21 minutes
What does Yaakov do to deserves Lavan’s treachery? Rav Medan points out that Yaakov quotes the angel who referred to God’s revelation in Beit El. Yaakov...
