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  1. "And Chanoch Walked With the Lord"

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Among the various characters in Parashat Bereisheet, the Torah briefly mentions the mysterious Chanoch son of Yered. Chanoch is clearly a unique personality, who was said to "walk with God." What is the meaning of the verse "And Chanoch walked with the Lord, and was no more, for the Lord took him"? Why did the Lord take him? Why was Chanoch's life shorter than other men of his generation? And what is the significance of the brief episode about Chanoch? This lesson links four central characters in the beginning of Sefer Bereisheet - Adam, Chanoch, Noah, and Avraham - and questions man's place before God, and his position in the world.

  2. Chanukah's Biblical Roots- Part II

    Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

    Why was the 25th of the ninth month chosen for the foundation (and re-dedication) of the Second Temple, and why did the holiday of Chanukah continue after the destruction of the Second Temple? As we explore these questions, we find that they are related to stories of much earlier and much later- a midrash about Adam haRishon and the miracle of the Chanukah story, as well as a miracle in the time of the first Temple. What emerges is an enduring message of the importance of hope in a time of darkness.

  3. Hineni: Prepared for Prophecy and for God's Command

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. Not Good for Man to be Alone

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  5. The World of Adam and the World of Noah

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  6. Metzora: Mark of Adam

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  7. Why was Adam Prohibited from Eating from the Tree of Knowledge?

    Rabbi Gad Eldad

    Why was the Tree of Knowledge forbidden? Was humanity meant to be no different from the animals, with no special intellect? We shall attempt to seek an answer to this question within the plain text itself.

    Fascinating linguistic parallels allude to a connection between eating manna in the desert and eating from the Tree of Knowledge. The Torah offers an alternative or substitute for the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, in the form of the manna.  

    The gap between these two types of eating teaches us that knowledge is not merely a neutral item of consumption that comes to satisfy an intellectual desire. It must be acquired on a moral platform, with an understanding of its place in the life of the human race, with all its risks and opportunities.

  8. Codename: Adam

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky

  9. Bereishit: Does Man 'Acquire' Woman?

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    It seems troubling that in a Jewish marriage, a man ‘acquires’ a woman – is Judaism really so archaic? In this lecture, Rabbi David Fohrman explores this question in the context of God’s creation of Eve, the first woman, and shows that true acquisition is not about control, it’s about completeness of the self.

     
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