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Total Number of lessons: 1080
Chagai on Hoshana Rabba and Chanukah
Shani Taragin Source:
Haggai 2
 Lesson Length:
4 minutes
In the second chapter of Haggai, Rabbanit Shani Taragin notes how Haggai speaks on days that are significant to us today for different reasons. On the...
RainThe Return to ZionBuilding the Second Beit HaMikdashDedication of Beit HaMikdashThe Second Beit HaMikdashHanuka
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Chagai's Rosh Chodesh Elul Teshuva Derasha
Shani Taragin Source:
Haggai 1
 Lesson Length:
4 minutes
In this short shiur, Rabbanit Shani Taragin focuses on the first chapter of Haggai. Haggai tries to urge the returnees to Zion to recognize that God is in...
TeshuvaTeshuva and RedemptionElulThe Return to ZionBuilding the Second Beit HaMikdash
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Ramban on Vayishlach: The Massacre in Shechem
Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:
Genesis 34
 Lesson Length:
40 minutes
How Could the Sons of Yaakov Do What They Did at Shechem? Working with the assumption that the sons of Yaakov were generally righteous, Ramban asks how...
RevengeShimon and LeviDeena's Rape
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Shmuel David Luzzatto (Shadal) as a Bible Commentator
Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin Source:
Exodus 24, 7
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Deuteronomy 6, 1 - 9
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Exodus 22, 24 - 26
In this class, we will examine the unique approach of Shadal (Shmuel David Luzzato) in his Bible commentary. We will look at different texts that...
Shema YisraelLove of GodCovenant at SinaimarriagePeshat and HalakhaPeshat and DrashThe Path of Avraham - Righteousness and JusticeJustice and Kindness
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What Is the Story of Shimshon Doing in Sefer Shoftim?
Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:
Judges 13 - 16
Why does the Shimshon story exist? None of the other stories in the book of Shoftim have extended birth stories and such long accounts.The story of...
ShimshonRestraintFreedomSefer Shoftim
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The Legacy of Sinai
Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:
Deuteronomy 4 - 15
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Deuteronomy 5
How does the Revelation at Sinai help us in our days? What aspect of the experience helps with faith? Why is it that God promises Moshe that through this...
continuation of SinaiCovenant at SinaiProhibition to Forget SinaiMoshe at SinaiMa'amad Har Sinai
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The Ladder and the Well - Yaakov's Journey to Haran
Dr. Yonatan Feintuch Source:
Genesis 28 - 29
 Lesson Length:
53 minutes
The book of Bereishit tells of Yaakov's journey to Haran. In chapters 27-28 we learn about the different motivations that drove Jacob to Haran, which may...
Yaakov Journeys to HaranYaakov's Ladder DreamWell Scenes
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Kan Tzipor & Yaakov's Deception of Esav
Rabbi David Fohrman Source:
Deuteronomy 22, 6
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Genesis 32 - 33
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Genesis 27, 41 - 45
Can the Torah create an immersive, three-dimensional experience? We argue that yes, it does and look at certain methodology of doing so. We will see how ...
Yaakov and EsavRivkahBlessings
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From Sea to Sinai - Trials and Edification
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish Source:
Exodus 14 - 19
Between the two great revelations in the book of Shemot, the splitting of the sea and the Ten Commandments, the Torah describes a series of events in the...
The Journey Through the DesertAmalekMoshe and YitroThe Splitting of the SeaThe journey from Egypt to SinaiCovenant at SinaiMasa U-Meriva
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Ramban on Toldot: Did the Avot Keep the Torah?
Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:
Genesis 26, 1 - 5
 Lesson Length:
32 minutes
God promises to Yitzhak and give the Land to his descendants because Avraham kept God's commandments. - The Torah does not use only one word, but rather...
Did the Forefathers Keep the Torah?Promise to the ForefathersSanctity of the Land
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