Rabbi David Sabato
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As a continuation to the rebuke which was addressed to the kings in prakim 21 and 22, perek 23 rebukes the leaders of the nation. The leaders are...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Perakim 21-22 are comprised of a unit of prophecies rebuking the kings of Yehuda for their sinful behavior. These prophecies, which are not organized in...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The mizvah of eradicating Amalek is mentioned twice; First in Exodus, and later in Parshat Ki Tetze. Why are the details of the mitzva found so much later...
Rabbi David Sabato
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One of Yirmiyahu's harshest prophecies of rebuke appears in perek 19, addressing the worshippers of Ba'al in the Valley of Ben-hinnom who sacrifice their...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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The principle of "lo dibra Torah ela keneged yetzer ha-ra" (the Torah is speaking to counter the evil inclination) seems to imply that the Torah lowers...
Rabbi Yair Kahn
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Throughout Sefer Devarim, and particularly in Parashat Ekev, an emphasis on what the "eyes" of the people of Israel had seen in Egypt and in the...
Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot
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Parshat Shoftim details the system of authority and public administration, whereby we learn that the king is commanded to be subservient both to the Torah...
Rabbi David Sabato
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The two concluding perakim of Yeshayahu include both rebuke of the nation’s sinners and discussion of the goodness bestowed on the righteous. The first...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Article Length: 4 Pages
Chapter 61 begins with the heralding of the redemption and continues with the transformation of all of Israel to Priests of God.
Chapter 62 depicts the...
Rabbi David Sabato
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Chapter 58 deals with the question of the nature of Fast Days, and ends with the ideal characteristics of Shabbat.
Chapter 59 describes the redemption as...
