Seven year cycle

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1. The Fall of Yericho

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson considers the strategy employed for Yericho's capture, and the extremely harsh 'ban' proclaimed by Yehoshua against its spoils. The story of Yericho is Israel's first encounter on the battlefield with the Canaanites. After circling the stout ramparts of Yericho for seven consecutive days, the walls of the city came crashing down. We will discuss the encirclement of the city, the motif of the number seven throughout the bible, and its application in the conquest of Yericho. 

2. Between Sabbath and Sanctuary (Audio)

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 18 minutes

   This shiur explores the striking “shabbat” motif in Vayikra's presentation of the Shemitta year (as opposed to the Shemitta laws in other books), in Parshat Behar and in the punishment section in Bechukotai, and reveals how the Seventh Year expands on and fuses together the themes of “holiness of time” and “holiness of space.”