Moshe Breaks the Tablets

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  1. Faces in the shadows: Decrypting Shir Hashirim

    Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ג | |

    We tend to sense Shir Hashirim’s holiness and majesty, but are perplexed by every aspect of this deeply cryptic ”love story”. Both the surface metaphor and its underlying message seem to elude our grasp. This shiur will BE"H present a holistic approach to the sefer, focusing on a half dozen keys that unlock the deeper meaning of the book, and lend coherence and cogency to both its metaphor and message. In the end, we will better understand of what this Song of Songs sings, and why Shlomo Hamelech’s was uniquely suited to compose it.

  2. Moshe's Prayer – Before or After the Sin of the Golden Calf?

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    After the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe prays and asks God to forgive Bnei Yisrael. According to Parashat Ki Tisa, Moshe prayed before he descended from the mountain. However, according to Parashat Eikev, Moshe prayed after he descended, saw the Golden Calf, broke the tablets and climbed the mountain a second time. When did Moshe pray? Why does the Torah describe this event in two different ways? Did God really contemplate destroying the nation altogether?

  3. The Third Tablets

    Rabbi Meir Spiegelman

    The four final parshiyot in Vayikra - Kedoshim, Emor, Behar and Behukotai - are a repetition of the Ten Commandments. Why does the Torah repeat the Ten Commandments a second time? Why is the wording different from the wording at the end of Yitro and Va'ethanan? This article raises the theory that these parshiyot were given between the first and second tablets.

  4. Moshe's Struggle to Attain Forgiveness after the Golden Calf

    Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper

    תאריך פרסום: תשסט | |

    Why did Moshe Rabbeinu break the luhot habrit? Rabbi Daniel Tropper explores this question through the analysis of related midrashim, and explains Moshe's role of reconciling God and Am Yisrael following the sin of the Golden Calf. Through a close reading of the story one can reach a new understanding of Moshe's strategic actions and powerful leadership skills as he defends his nation and mends the broken relationship between God and Am Yisrael. 

     

  5. Tablets, Temples, and Tefilot

    Shani Taragin | 55 minutes

    Two of the tragedies that befell Am Yisrael on 17 Tammuz are the breaking of the first set of luchot by Moshe following the Sin of the Golden Calf, and the beginning of the destruction of the first Beit Hamikdash. By placing the mourning for the luchot and the Beit Hamikdash on the same day, Chazal are pointing out important parallels between them, in order to understand the tragedy of the day. By exploring the differences between the first and second luchot and appreciating the relationship between them, we can better understand the differences between the first and second Beit Hamikdash, and learn about the partnership between God and Am Yisrael as we learn from the past and look towards the future. 

    Courtesy of  tanachstudy.com

  6. Shavuot: A New Holiday

    Rabbi Jay Kelman

  7. The Second Luchot and the Thirteen Middot

    Rabbi Yair Kahn

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour

    The Thirteen Middot (or the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy) occupy a very prominent position in Jewish liturgy, constituting a central part of Slihot, as well as the Torah reading on Fast days. Wh was this chosen? What singular theme did the Sages find expressed specifically here?  I believe the solution lies in a deep appreciation of the Scriptural context of the Thirteen Middot.

    We will examine this section in order to achiveve a more profound understanding that will hopefully lead to a more informed, inspired, and meaningful avodat Hashem whenever we recite Slihot.  We will also come to appreciate the added significance of Yom Kippur as the day that Israel received the Second Divine Tablets, the day that the covenant is renewed and completed, and the day that Israel first experiences the Thirteen Middot, as they achieve atonement before God - as they behold the Divine Presence.

  8. Pinchas: What Does It Mean To Be Zealous For God?

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    The midrash tells us that Pinchas, the title character of this parsha, and Eliyahu, the prophet of Kings, are one and the same. In this week's parsha video, Rabbi Fohrman compares these two characters and asks, what does it mean to be zealous for God?

     

     
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