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1. Parashat Yitro

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   "When the horn ("yovel") sounds long, they shall ascend the mountain." What is the sounds that permits the nation to ascent onto the mountain that was previously forbidden to touch? After the divine presence had descended, the nation was meant to climb the mountain and meet God’s presence “face to face.” But the nation was scared and requested continued mediation from Moshe. While the fear of God is positive, there is a spiritual price to pay for preventing the direct encounter with God.

2. The Angel of the Lord and the Battle of Yericho

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson will discuss the appearance of God’s angel on the eve of the conquest wars. Yehoshua’s discussion with the angel will be compared to Moshe’s revelation in the Burning Bush, including the command to both to remove their shoes. The sanctity of the land that Yehoshua stands on - Eretz Canaan - demands that despite the upcoming warfare, the people and their victorious armies must never lose site of the land's sanctity, of a man's inherent worth, of the vision of a better world in which warfare is outdated and killing obsolete.

3. Boaz: If the Shoe Fits

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   The significance of the Narrator's parenthetical remark is examined. The removal of the shoe might be an act of property transaction, symbolic of a spiritual state or a legal symbol in a transaction against the spirit of the law. The identity of the owner of the shoe is debated but the text appears to be purposefully ambiguous.