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Total Number of lessons: 1080

Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein Source:

Lesson Length:

Hour and 8 minutes

What makes Purim a special yom tov and why is it a day of festivity and celebration? Why is Purim unique as opposed to other days of Jewish salvation? Why...

Reuven, Leadership, and Responses to Guilt

Rabbi Moshe Taragin Source:

Genesis 35, 22

Much of the narrative of the conclusion of Bereishit is dominated by the struggle between Yehuda and Yosef. Yet a third - and more natural candidate- is...

Reuven's Sin Yosef and his Brothers Yehuda Leadership Yehuda's Blessing of Leadership Yemei Iyun Study Days

Mirror Characters in the Bible: The Case of Samson and David

Dr. Yael Ziegler Source:

Judges 14

Lesson Length:

Hour and 8 minutes

There is a phenomenon of "mirror characters" in Tanakh - characters with many similar actions, personality traits, and characteristics, and often the...

Shimshon David Yehuda’s borders Yehuda and Dan Cycle of the Book of Shoftim The Era of Judges The Journey Through the Desert Yemei Iyun Study Days

Kayin and Hevel: Structure, Parallel and Drama

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Rabbi Chanoch Waxman Source:

Genesis 4

Through analyzing the story of Kayin and Hevel, we sketch the outlines of three different sub-schools of the literary method of studying Tanakh:...

primogeniture Cain and Hevel Literary Structure Drama as a Literary Tool Parallels Sin and Exile

Tehillim Book 4 - The Roadmap of Jewish History

Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky Source:

Psalms 90 - 98

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Numbers 20, 14 - 21

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Exodus 15

Lesson Length:

Hour and 10 minutes

In this shiur we examine what the fourth section of Tehillim is all about. Along the way, we discuss why we don’t mention Moshe in the Haggada on seder...

Tehillim Edom and Israel songs in the Torah The Song of the Sea Kabalat Shabbat Haggada Pessah

Truth, Perception, or Lies

Rabbi Gad Dishi Source:

Numbers 13 - 14

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Deuteronomy 1, 19

This lecture details the vast differences between how Sefer Devarim and Sefer Bemidbar recount the episode of the spies. Why aren’t they the same? If one...

Sin of the Spies Sin of the Spies - Devarim Compared with Bemidbar

Bringing up the Ark of God - On Failure and Success in Sefer Shmuel

Rabbi Chanoch Waxman Source:

II Samuel 5 - 6

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I Chronicles 13 - 15

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I Samuel 6

When Uzza dies after touching the Ark, David postpones the rest of the procession to Jerusalem. Why does David act so severely? What went so wrong in this...

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem Ark of the Covenant The Philistines Return the Ark

The 'Real' Story of the Exodus - Why the Book is Better than the Movie

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Source:

Exodus 7, 26 - 13

There are many questions we can ask about the Exodus story. For example, why didn't Moshe tell Pharaoh the truth about where the nation of Israel wanted...

Exodus from Egypt The Purpose of the Exodus Pharaoh Banishes Bnei Yisrael Yemei Iyun Study Days Three Days in the Desert

Parashat Noah: What is Wrong with the Tower of Babel?

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Genesis 11, 1 - 9

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Genesis 12, 1 - 9

Lesson Length:

30 minutes

What is the problem that God sees in the building of the city and tower of Babel? How is it that the generation of the flood were killed, but the people...

The Tower of Bavel After the Flood The New World after the Flood Vayikra be-Shem Hashem - Calling Out in the Name of God

The Role of the Watchmen in Shir Hashirim

Rabbi Moshe Taragin Source:

Song of Songs 3

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Song of Songs 5

The watchmen appear in Shir HaShirim at two extremely dramatic, pivotal moments. At these critical moments they are not passive bystanders, but actually...

The Relationship of God and the People of Israel The Marital Relationship rejecting the Land of Israel Returning to the Land of Israel Exile and Redemption

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