Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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The story of Micha and his mother, the story of the young Levite, and the men from the tribe of Dan seeking a new inheritance all meet at the new temple...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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The turbulent character of Shimshon is revealed to us in these perakim through tales of wars, women, and entrapments that accompany the last judge to his...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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Perek 13 describes the tidings of the miraculous birth of Shimshon, a Nazirite from the time of conception. The tempestuous and enigmatic figure of...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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In these Perakim we meet Yiftach, a figure whose leadership begins with high hopes but ends with both personal and communal tragedy.
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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In Perek 9, we encounter the murderous leadership of Avimelech, who rules until he himself was murdered. Perek 10 briefly describes periods of rule by...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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What is the link between the stories of the Flood and the Tower of Babel? Through an understanding of the balance between personal and societal...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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Why was the Tree of Knowledge forbidden? Was humanity meant to be no different from the animals, with no special intellect? We shall attempt to seek an...
Prof. Yoel Elitzur
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What aspect of the festival of Sukkot pertains to the nation of Israel and its history? The verse, “I made the Israelite people live in booths” (Leviticus...
Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun
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The Torah associates the three pilgrim festivals with two distinct concepts. First, the Torah relates them to the Exodus from Egypt. The Torah also...
Dr. Yonatan Feintuch
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Sukkot follows almost immediately after Yom Kippur and both share in the atmosphere of Tishrei – one of soul-searching, gazing at the year gone by,...
