Repetition of Stories
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The Differences Between Devarim and Earlier Accounts (audio)
Prof. Jonathan Grossman | 14 minutesDevarim includes a myriad of stories that are variations of earlier biblical accounts. This shiur explores the phenomenon of repeated stories. At times the two stories do not contradict each other, but leave out significant information that appears in the other version of the story. We can infer messages and arrive at a greater understanding of the whole story.
The Ten Dibrot (audio)
Prof. Jonathan Grossman | 13 minutesThis shiur compares the Ten Commandments as they appear in Devarim with their form in Sefer Shemot. Most significantly, there appears to be an entirely different explanation for the commandment of Shabbat. Is Moshe in his "repetition" deviating from the original commandments from the Revelation at Sinai? Why is he quoting from parashat Mishpatim instead of from parashat Yitro? What is the purpose of the disparity between Shemot and Devarim?
Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei - Why the Repetition?
Rabbi Alex Israel | 30 minutesVayakhel - Pekudei contains the precise dimensions of the Mishkan, but these already appeared in Teruma and Tetzaveh. Why did "Moshe followed the instructions" not suffice? We try to understand the secrets behind this "list - repetition" phenomenon in Vayakhel - Pekudei.
We relate to the question of the detailed language and repetition of our parsha by looking at the wider context of the latter part of the Book of Shemot.
Is this repetition part of the emphasis on the possibility of Israel's atonement for the Sin of the Golden Calf? Ultimately, the structure of the parasha and Sefer Shemot is such that it ends off with the message that God has come back to dwell within the midst of Israel, as the Mishkan is filled with a Divine cloud.
Chayei Sarah: More than a Story
Rabbi Jay Kelman