Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 40 minutes
Noah is described as "righteous," but his life ends tragically. The beginning of the Noah story contains parallels with Abraham, but then there is a...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 14 minutes
Why are there numerous linguistic and thematic parallels between Adam and Kayin? The Torah vies moral-ethical sins at least as seriously as religious-...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
Rivka is often viewed as the heroine in the story of the blessings: she disguises Yaakov as Esav so that her younger son will receive Yitzchak's blessing...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Lesson Length: 13 minutes
Near the end of Moshe's life, God tells Moshe that coming generations will stray after deities of other nations. What is the source of Moshe's inner...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
What is the purpose and significance of the plastered stones and rough altar to be set up upon entry to the land? Comparing the ceremony at Mount Gerizim...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
In a number of cases of crime and punishment, the Oral Law seems to contradict the literal, plain meaning of the text. This shiur focuses on three cases...
Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein
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Lesson Length: 5 minutes
The image of the Israelite King as presented in Devarim emphasizes a command for him to write a Torah and study it constantly. Why do the laws upheld by...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 31 minutes
Is the manna a practical necessity? Or a miraculous sustenance? If it is a Divine test, what is the purpose of such a test, and of possible affliction?...
Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein
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Lesson Length: 7 minutes
Who is being seen during the Temple pilgrimage sacrifices—God or the members of Bnei Yisrael? The grammar and vocalization of the phrasing is strange and...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
Lesson Length: 24 minutes
What is the purpose behind the content and imagery of Moshe's last song to his people? Allusions to Sinai and comparisons to the Yaakov's blessings and to...
