songs in the Torah

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  1. The Blessing, the King and the Torah of Moshe (Audio)

    Vezot HaBerakha

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 24 minutes

    What is the purpose behind the content and imagery of Moshe's last song to his people? Allusions to Sinai and comparisons to the Yaakov's blessings and to the Song of Haazinu provide hints to the meaning embedded in this farewell song. VeZot HaBerakha presents an idyllic vision of strength, loyalty and prosperity -a positive alternative to the dire warning scenario of Haazinu.

  2. Tehillim Book 4 - The Roadmap of Jewish History

    Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | | Hour and 10 minutes

    In this shiur we examine what the fourth section of Tehillim is all about. Along the way, we discuss why we don’t mention Moshe in the Haggada on seder night and we gain insights into the readings of Kabbalat Shabbat. We follow the premise that the five books of Tehillim parallel the five books of the Torah. 

  3. Our Father, Our King: The Difference Between Shirat Hayam and Shirat Ha’azinu

    Dr. Yael Ziegler

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour

    We will be looking at the  two major songs of the Torah - Shirat HaYam- the Song at the Sea, and Shirat Haazinu - the song of dire warnings before Moshe's death. These songs are strikingly different - from their respective literary tones to the way they are recorded on the parchment of the Torah scrolls, and yet each of them are viewed as a national anthem of Am Yisrael.   Somehow, these songs are intriguingly linked. We explore how each song represents a different situation and paradigm, and a important aspect of the relationship between God and His nation.

  4. The Testimony of the Song

    Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

    The song of Haazinu (Devarim 32:1-43) should be as familiar and habitual to us as is the recitation of Shema.[1] It is meant to serve as a witness – but what it is that this song testifies to? The song is a unique prophetic testimony given to Moshe to teach the people during the final days of his life, and it describes the history that will unfold after his death.

    Does the concept of exile exist in Haazinu? The model of “destruction, exile, and redemption” stands at the heart of the covenant of the curses (Devarim 28-30), but Haazinu is built on a different model: that of distress and salvation.