Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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What compels Rashi to insist that the stories of the command to build the Mishkan and the Sin of the Golden Calf are not presented in chronological order...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 21 minutes
After the Sin of the Golden Calf, the Torah relates that the people took off their jewelry at Horeb. Why is this emphasized in the midst of Moshe's...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
Why, for meal offerings, are se’or and devash (grain and honey) forbidden? This shiur looks at explanations of commentators such as Maimonides, and then...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 13 minutes
This shiur examines the placement of the formalistic “brit” sprinkling of the blood story as it is juxtaposed with Moshe's spiritual mountain ascent. What...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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This shiur examines the Biblical type-scene of the well as a meeting place for future spouses, with a view to analyzing the form of the scene appearing in...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Why are Chazal extremely critical of Orpa? Looking back at Lot’s separation from Avraham, we see that catastrophe followed Lot’s decision to live in cruel...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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David, the royal progeny of Ruth, and Shimshon, the last shofet in Shoftim, have some striking similarities. Comparing the two, and examining the critical...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Key words and motifs in the story of Ruth and Boaz are compared with two earlier Biblical stories: the story of Lot and his daughters (Ruth’s ancestors)...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
Do Moshe’s hands really determine the battle outcome? This shiur offers a three part comparison among the events Amalek War, Masa u-Meriva, and Yam Suf....
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
This parasha seems to starts out with a grand statement but then fizzles out, pausing to list geneology, and then repeats Moshe's worry about his speech...
