Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Crucial to understanding the events of Shemot is understanding what is transpiring at the end of the book of Bereisheet to transform the situation from...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 34 minutes
Parashat Vayigash lists the seventy souls who came to Egypt with Yaakov. What is the significant difference between this list and the one in Parashat...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
In many ways, Yaakov's journey in Canaan is very similar to Avraham's journey. But Yaakov seems to stay in Shechem for too long. Why does Yaakov stay in...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 29 minutes
In order to understand this week's parasha, we must examine the context of the previous parshiyyot. Is it true that Yosef was sold by his brothers? Though...
Gina Junger
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Lesson Length: Hour and 40 minutes
Who is the author of Megillat Esther? What is the purpose of the Megilla, and why was it included in the Tanakh? This lecture places Megillat Esther...
Cultural and Historical Challenges of the Megilla Story
Rabbi Moshe Taragin
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Lesson Length: 54 minutes
In this shiur, we analyze two layers of the story of Megillat Esther: Events didn't occur in a vacuum, but as part of cultural struggles and historical...
Dr. Lisa Fredman
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Lesson Length: Hour
How do I know when a peirush or comment is authentic? How do I know when it is an interpolation or later additon? In most cases, we check the manuscript,...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Sefer Shemot describes how Bnei Yisrael baked matza as they were being rushed out of Egypt because they didn't have time to wait for the leavening process...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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What was the major sin of Bnei Eli, and why do some of their sins receive apparently greater emphasis in the text? What is the significance of their abuse...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Lesson Length: Hour and 4 minutes
Miriam is unique – she is the most central female character in the Torah after Bereisheet. In this shiur, we look at Miriam’s role in the story of the...
