Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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The Talmud asks: “What is Chanuka?” One is immediately struck with the strangeness of the opening question: is it possible that the questioner had not...
Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun
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Before the Hasmonean rededication of the Temple, Haggai began uttering his prophecy concerning the laying of the foundation of God’s Sanctuary around the...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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How can the numbers in the census in Bemidbar be identical to the numbers at the end of Shemot? And why is there a need for another census seven months...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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The lashes is the focal point of a discussion regarding the difference between Peshat and Derash. According to the text - one who sins receives lashes,...
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
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Bnei Yisrael were unprepared for their redemption from Egypt, and God places them in various situations of peril, encouraging Bnei Yisrael to raise their...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Why does the Torah repeat the requirement to distance the nation from the mountain? Is this the first arrival of Bnei Yisrael at Sinai, or had they been...
A Harmonious Story, Part II
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Ruth’s decision to accompany Naomi to Bethlehem does not produce the expected negative results. Ruth's determined kindness devotion to Naomi ultimately...
A Harmonious Story, Part I
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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The structure of Ruth is a chiastic one. Repetition of key words and phrases is one of many linguistic techniques used. Boaz and Ruth's shared trait of...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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In Ruth and Naomi's struggle for food and progeny, God gives both through his agent Boaz. The story is filled throughout with blessings symbolizing the...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Elimelekh's abandonment of his personal and national house and Ruth and Naomi's homelessness come full circle with Ruth entering Boaz's house. In the book...
