The Eternal Nation

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  1. In the Lions' Den - Part 1

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    The phenomenon of Anti-Semitism did not exist during the first Beit HaMikdash period. The Babylonian conquest of Yehuda was part of a regional struggle, and not aimed specifically at the Jewish faith. The rise of Anti-Semitism during the Second Beit HaMikdash period may relate to the fact that the Jewish Nation was the first nation to be exiled and still retain its national spirit. Its people, as Daniel and his companions demonstrate, were shown to be courageous and talented. This was a threatening phenomenon, which might have given rise to hatred.

  2. How Sefer Tehillim interprets Sefer Breishit

    Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

    תאריך פרסום: 2022 | | Hour and 5 minutes

    Even though Sefer Breishit clearly tells the story of how God chose our forefathers to start a nation; the underlying thematic question of why God chose them remains unclear. In this lecture, we will turn to several key chapters in the book of Tehillim that allude to those stories, to see how they can help us answer that fundamental question.