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Prophet on the Run: Yonah and Yom Kippur

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

This class raises two major questions on the book of Yonah: 1) Why does Yonah run? Doesn't he know that running from God is futile, especially as he's a...

Sefer Yonah - Everyman's Teshuva

Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein Source:

Jonah 1 - 4

Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein analyzes the “pshat“ storyline of Sefer Yona and brings midrashic sources, too, to tease out the big ideas about teshuva that...

Yonah and God Yonah and Teshuva Yonah and the Sailors Yonah on the Ship Divine Mercy Divine Justice Teshuva Levels of Teshuva Yom Kippur

Creation of World and Man in the Midrash

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Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish Source:

Genesis 1

Lesson Length:

59 minutes

In this lecture we will explore some of the main ideas that Hazal sought to teach in their midrashic exegesis of the story of creation. We will examine...

Creation Midrashic Interpretation Creation of Man Yemei Iyun Study Days

Commitment to God (Audio)

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Deuteronomy 29, 9 - 30

Lesson Length:

15 minutes

Much of the content of Parashat Nitzavim, relating to the message of sin and punishment, seems to have been covered already last week in Parashat Ki Tavo...

Covenant between God and Israel Sin and Punishment Covenantal Commitment Coming Close to God Moshe's Speech - The Covenant Address

The Covenant of Moav (Audio)

Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:

Deuteronomy 28

Lesson Length:

13 minutes

What are the fundamental ideas that underpin the blessing and curse sections of Parashat Ki Tavo, and how can we make organizational sense of these...

Blessings and Curses The Relationship of God and the People of Israel Rebuke - Tokhaha

Of Concealed and Revealed

Rabbi Chanoch Waxman Source:

Deuteronomy 29

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Deuteronomy 27

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Joshua 7

Verse 28, the final verse of Chapter 29 in Devarim states that "that which is concealed is for God, and that which is revealed is for us and for our...

curse Covenant Covenant between God and Israel Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel Private Sins

Parshat Haazinu - God's Children

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Deuteronomy 32

Lesson Length:

36 minutes

The Song of Haazinu is to serve as a witness for future generations. It tells a historical tale of Bnei Yisrael. But what story does Haazinu tell? This...

The song as a testimony The song as a witness The song of Ha'azinu - structure Cycle of the Book of Shoftim Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel Defilement of the Land

Ramban on Shoftim - Does Jewish Society Exist in Chutz LaAretz?

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Deuteronomy 16

Lesson Length:

12 minutes

This shiur looks at the mitzva of setting up courts as it appears in Parashat Shoftim. The Torah presents the setting up of courts as a sequential next...

courts Function of the Kohanim Judges gate Appointment of Judges

Ramban on Parshat Nitzavim - Transcending Free Will

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Deuteronomy 30

In this shiur, we examine a famous, yet perplexing comment by Ramban on the description of the teshuva process detailed in Parashat Nitzavim. After the...

Teshuva Parashat Hateshuva Teshuva and Redemption Adam's punishment Reward and Punishment Free Will The messianic era

Literal and Exegetical Understandings of the Law of Lashes [audio]

Rabbi Amnon Bazak Source:

Deuteronomy 25, 1 - 3

Lesson Length:

13 minutes

The law of lashes is the focal point of a discussion regarding the difference between Peshat and Derash. According to the text - one who sins receives...

Lashes Peshat and Drash

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