Sin of Sodom

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1. He Speaks in Allegories

   Dr. Tova Ganzel

   Throughout the chapters dating to the years prior to the destruction there is a motif of words and terms that relate to women. This image is fully realized with the death of the prophet’s wife, symbolizing the final destruction of the city.

   The detailed description of the unfaithfulness of this woman – Jerusalem – emphasizes the chasm between her humble beginnings, with no lineage and no identity, and the abundance God bestowed upon her and His favors done for her that ultimately end in her betrayal. God’s response is a detailed description of total annihilation.

   Yehezkel compares the deeds of the city of Jerusalem to those of Shomron and Sodom. The sin of Sodom, as depicted here, is that despite the economic stability and strength of its inhabitants, they did not support the poor and needy. Yehezkel attributes only social sins to Sodom in order to emphasize the more grievous sins of Jerusalem, which are described as unfaithfulness.

   Despite the people’s actions in the present, the covenant that God remembers and maintains even in the future is a covenant of youth, and even at the time of their sin, this historical covenant will stand. This is also why the nation is rebuked just as it is being forgiven.

2. God Descends to Judge Sodom - Seeking the Good

   Rabbi David Silverberg

3. Sedom: Institutionalized Corruption

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. Vayera and its Haftara: Creditors and Sodom, Avraham and the Shunamite

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. The Cry of Sodom

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Ramban on Vayeira - Sedom and Pilegesh baGiv'a

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 36 minutes

   Ramban has a lengthy comment comparing the story of Sodom to the story of the Concubine at Giveah. This shiur explores those parallels and raises questions about the various parties involved. Beyond the specific elements that are unique to both stories, they each involve a corrupt society. In the case of Sodom, God destroys the city, but in the case of Giveah, the rest of the tribes band together to wage war against Binyamin. But was this the right thing to do? Did they properly consult with God? When a society has a problem within it, it is the responsibility of that society to fix it. The story about Giveah is a tragedy wherein none of the survivors are blameless. Before embarking on something as severe as civil war, the parties involved must seriously and carefully determine whether it is something that God wants.

7. Vayikra: Salting Our Sacrifices

   Rabbi Jay Kelman

8. Jerusalem - City of Justice

   Rabbi Yitzchak Levi

   We attempt to show that the spiritual character of Jerusalem and the Temple are bound up with justice. Jerusalem is a place that expresses the source and essence of justice, and the absence of justice in this place leads to its destruction.

   Jerusalem – which is called tzedek, justice – fundamentally expresses the principle of justice; without it, this city cannot exist. 

   (This is an abridged selection from Rav Levi's VBM course on Jerusalem in the Bible.)

9. Parshat Vayera Part 2: Justice & Righteousness

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 29 minutes

   The latter half of chapter 18 reveals to us the remarkable character of Avraham and his steadfast commitment to justice and righteousness even when faced with the evil city of Sedom. 

   Courtesy of www.tanachstudy.com

10. Parshat Vayera Part 3: Escape from Sedom

    Rabbi Alex Israel | 32 minutes

    Chapter 19 describes the destruction of Sodom and Lot’s escape. This podcast compares Avraham’s hospitality at the beginning of Parshat Vayera with the hospitality Lot shows the angels in Sodom, and attempts to analyze Lot’s character through a close examination of the text and classical commentaries.  

    Courtesy of www.tanachstudy.com

11. Behaving like a Sodomite

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky