Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun
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In the Torah, Pesach (Passover) and the Feast of Matzot (Chag Ha-Matzot) are two connected holidays, rather than a single holiday that begins with the...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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As we consider the oracle of Amos against Israel, we puzzle over the first charge of the indictment: selling the innocent for silver and the poor for...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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Having considered the seven oracles with which Amos opens his book, we now turn to the rousing conclusion: the oracle against Samaria. What does its...
Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun
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Some of the words and phrases in the opening verses of Parashat Va'era are taken from the covenant of circumcision, while others are taken from the...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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After a brief glance at the exiles in verse 3, we will soon return our attention to Jerusalem, but not immediately. First, we experience the eerie...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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As we prepare to consider the final oracle of Amos, against Israel, we take a moment to consider the structure of the preceding oracles. Where does the...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Picking up the theme of loneliness from the previous verse, this verse emphasizes the haunting absence of comforters. Tears remain undried on Jerusalem’s...
Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun
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Who was Moshe in the early part of his life – in his own eyes, in the eyes of his surroundings (in Egypt/in the wilderness), in the eyes of his people,...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” said Moshe to God. “And how can I possibly get the Israelites out of Egypt?” On the surface the meaning is clear....
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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In this lesson, we will analyze the rhetorical style of these prophecies, specifically the opening formula of each. In the next lecture, we will study the...
