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...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
Yaakov is ready to leave Lavan’s household. But then Yaakov consents to stay.
Rav Samet points out that Yaakov is now primarily focused on making money....
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 20 minutes
We look at the episode of Yaakov impersonating Esav, and focus on the issue of Yaakov lying. How could Yaakov lie to his father? We grapple with the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 16 minutes
Last week, Parashat Vayera we talked about the first and last test- of Avraham. Some view this parasha as a continuing test – purchasing land for his wife...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 16 minutes
This parasha contains the second "Lekh Lekha" story - God once again commands Avraham to go forth on a mission. But is Rashi's comment on the first "Lekh...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 18 minutes
We see from last week’s parsha that Avraham has picked up and headed for Canaan, even before receiving a commandment from God.
This parasha is full of...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 5 minutes
Most of Parshat Ki Tavo is composed of the Tokhekha -the rebuke and the curses detailing what will happen if Bnei Yisrael do not keep the Divine Covenant...
Rabbi Moshe Taragin
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Lesson Length: 31 minutes
Touching on the meaning of the different holidays, we look at three perspectives on Teshuva highlighted by Hazal, which find expression in Tanakh. We...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Lesson Length: Hour and 6 minutes
What is the goal of Sefer Iyov? What is the historical context? Did Iyov actually exist, or is the book allegorical? An examination of the various answers...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 6 minutes
This year, Nitzavim is the parsha read on the Shabbat right before Rosh HaShana. There is an interesting repetition of “today" in this parasha. It is a...
