Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein
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Lesson Length: 56 minutes
By examining the story of the "dudaim", we notice Yaakov's complex familial relationships: the parent-child relationships of Leah and her children, and...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
The principle of" lo dibra Torah ela keneged yetzer ha-ra" (the Torah is speaking to counter the evil inclination" seems to imply that the Torah lowers...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Parashat Ki Tavo features a ceremony with the list of curses at Mount Gerizim and Eival. Ramban seeks to explain the meaning of “yakim” in the final...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Lesson Length: 8 minutes
It is clear that the breaking of the heifer's neck in the egla arufa ritual is a highly symbolic act. But what does each of the elements of this seemingly...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
What is at the heart of the differences in perspective on the sacrificial offerings between Sefer Vayikra and Sefer Devarim, and what can this teach us...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Lesson Length: 11 minutes
Throughout Sefer Devarim, and particularly in Parashat Ekev, an emphasis on what the "eyes" of the people of Israel had seen in Egypt and in the...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: Hour
This shiur explores Ibn Ezra's exegetical methodology. By closely examining his commentary, we notice that Ibn Ezra can be viewed as both a traditional...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Lesson Length: 11 minutes
A court system and administering justice are basic needs for any society in Eretz Yisrael or abroad. The Torah’s emphasis on Eretz Yisrael in this regard...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Lesson Length: 13 minutes
What does Parashat Re'eh's seemingly repetitive use of the phrase "the place that Hashem will choose" teach us about the prohibition on bringing...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 40 minutes
Why does Parashat Re’eh cancel the prohibition (mentioned in Vayikra) of eating meat outside of the Mishkan? Upon closer examination, there appears to be...
