Rabbi Alex Israel
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The Dedication of the Mikdash, the dedication of the Mishkan and Matan Torah at Sinai, the three foundational national events of collective revelation are...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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The description the building of Shlomo's palace - The House of the Lebanon Forest - interrupting the detailed description of the of the building of the...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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The Mikdash is much larger than the Mishkan and is filled with a disproportionate number of vessels in comparison to the Mishkan. The dating of the...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Shlomo's government, free of military conflict, can turn itself towards a different set of priorities; it is primarily engaged in the Temple and affairs...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Shlomo's public spectacle in Givon is essentially his announcement of his initiative to transfer the altar to Jerusalem and eventually build the Mikdash...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Yoav's murders of Avner and Amassa exhibit the simple act of dishonor to the king, and also jeopardize the prospect of national peace and unity. Yoav's...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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The first half of chapter 2 articulates David's final will and testament to Shlomo, and the second describes how Shlomo acts to secure his position as...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Two approaches exist to the story of the contention over David's throne. One approach describes a political struggle with rivalries and palace intrigue,...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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Shimshon's nazirite status is unique and peculiar. The nazir is by definition a person who is profoundly driven towards an encounter with the Divine....
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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Once again, in the Book's final gasp, the sorry cycle of Israelite treachery and Divine counter-wrath is stated, but this time the oppressors have a new...
