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Ramban on Acharei Mot Kedoshim - Sa...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
Lesson Length:
32 minutes
We look at the two goats - one "to God" and one "to Azazel." They appear as part of the Yom Kippur service.  Ramban sees this as a sensitive topic, with elements that can be...
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Social Justice...and Sacrifices?
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Social justice laws are discussed side by side with laws relating to animal sacrifices. What connects the two? The Torah is doubling down on important principles - that can be found just...
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The Yom Kippur Service
Rabbi Yair Kahn
Lesson Length:
12 minutes
The tragedy of Nadav and Avihu highlights the tension between the concepts of the “thirsting for the living God” and “No man shall see me and live”. Our parasha continues from where Shemini...
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Dealing With Crisis – David Hamelekh as a Model
Rabbi Dr. Yehoshua Reiss Source:
I Samuel 30
King David is presented in the Tanakh as a figure who is successful in coping in times of crisis and distress – both on an individual level and as a...
response to crisis
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From Bnei Yaakov to Ezra – Tanakh’s views of Intermarriage
Dr. Adina Sternberg Source:
Ezra 9 - 10
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Genesis 24, 3 - 4
The lecture deals with the question of intermarriage throughout the Tanach - from the question of who the sons of Jacob married to the heated argument of...
Intermarriageassimilation
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Mizmor le-Todah (Tehillim 100): On the Significance of Gratitude
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Source:
Psalms 100
The lecture analyzes the very strong duty of Gratitude. Why is expressing gratitude so important? How is it different from other duties?     This shiur is...
Gratitude
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Revealing the Tetragrammaton: The Problem of a New Divine Name
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman Source:
Exodus 6, 2 - 8
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 5 minutes
The lecture begins in discussing the sixth chapter of Sefer Shemot and explores the revelation of God's proper name to Moshe throughout the sefer. The...
God's nameKnowing God
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Wiping out Amalek: Vendetta or Virtue?
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Source:
Deuteronomy 25, 17 - 19
How can the same section in Sefer Devarim which forbids 'punishing children for the sins of their parents' also demand that we wipe out the descendants of...
AmalekFear of God
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To Life! A Model of Female Biblical Heroism
Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble Source:
Genesis 38
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Ruth 3 - 4
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Esther 2, 5 - 7
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Esther 4 - 6, 1
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Esther 7, 5 - 8
 Lesson Length:
56 minutes
This lecture looks at different ways women are represented in Tanakh, By comparing the narratives of Esther, Rut, and Tamar, we'll gain a deeper...
Role of Women in TanakhYehuda and TamarRuthEsther
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Architecture and Identity: How Buildings and Structures Shape Shir Hashirim
Rabbi Moshe Taragin Source:
Song of Songs 1
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 10 minutes
When reading Shir Hashrim you have to read it in two lights, one, the literal story itself, and two, reading the characters as a representation of the...
Shir HashirimThe Relationship of God and the People of Israel
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Between Rashi's Torah and Nakh Commentaries: Similarities, Differences and Rationale
Dr. Lisa Fredman Source:
Genesis 27, 15
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Genesis 27, 41
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Genesis 32, 8
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Isaiah 27, 11
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Zechariah 2, 12
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 3 minutes
Thousands of studies have been dedicated to Rashi's Torah Commentary, much fewer have been written about his commentary on the rest of the Tanakh, and...
רש"יMidrashic InterpretationYaakov and Esav
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Evening and Morning, Meat and Bread
Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:
Exodus 16 - 17, 7
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 4 minutes
As the nation wanders through the desert, it encounters multiple crises. This lecture will analyze the complex and bewildering response to their request...
The Journey Through the DesertMaracomplaint about lack of food and water
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Running Away from God? Tehillim 139
Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble Source:
Psalms 139
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Jonah 1, 1 - 3
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 5 minutes
Tehillim 139 is commonly perceived as a psalm filled with unbridled praise for God. However, this lecture will present an alternative perspective,...
TehillimThe Relationship of God and the People of Israel
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