Daniel's Prayer

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1. Daniel's Prayer (continued)

   Part 2

   Rabbi Yaakov Medan

   An assumption is made that Daniel’s prayer in chapter 9, a prayer that was necessary in order to bring redemption, was uttered at the time when prayer was prohibited with punishment of death in chapter 6. In Daniel’s prayer, a confession and acceptance of Divine judgment is followed by his supplication. Gavriel the angel relates to Daniel a time of ‘seventy weeks’. The Sages and commentators interpret this to mean a time period of 490 years between the destruction of the two Batei Mikdash. There are several difficulties with this approach and alternative suggestions are raised, but the ultimate meaning remains a mystery.

2. He Who Answered Hananya, Mishael and Azarya - He Who Answered Daniel

   HaTanakh.com Staff

3. Routine in Tanakh

   Elisheva Brauner

4. Intermarriage During Shivat Tzion

   Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky

   The books of Ezra and Nehemya put a new emphasis on the sin of intermarriage, including seemingly harsh responses. The leaders of Shivat Tzion seem to present the sin somewhat differently than earlier Biblical works.

   According to the Torah, exogamy is prohibited so as not to lead one’s children toward idolatry. In contrast, the leaders of Shivat Tzion seem to speak with a different point of emphasis, introducing new terminology implying that the sin is not so much about the concern for idolatry or otherwise sinful lifestyle, but runs counter to the holiness of the Jew, an act of betrayal.

   For arguably the first time in history, during the period of Ezra and Nehemya, the temptation of idolatry no longer looms large. Therefore, whereas Devarim and Melakhim tended to stress the lure of paganism, Ezra, Nehemya and Malakhi, no longer confronting this threat, emphasized the inherently objectionable nature of the proscription.

   What does emerge with clarity from Ezra-Nehemya is that there are times, especially when the Jewish community faces an existential challenge, when an unyielding approach is necessary. Although many might take offense to such a “heavy-handed” response, sometimes proper leadership demands an approach that closely follows the firm stand taken by Ezra and Nehemya.

5. Tefilla in Tanach: The Character of Prayer

   Debra Geller

   תאריך פרסום: 2023 | | Hour and 5 minutes

   In this lecture, we will be examining the “narrative” prayers, that is, those that appear within a story, of Eliyahu, Elisha, and other characters in Tanakh. By looking closely at the prayers, both for the individual and the nation, we will reveal how the prayer impacts the one who says it and its functions as an integral part of the narrative.