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Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Lesson Length:

35 minutes

Parashat Vaethanan is filled with well-known passages, including the Ten Commandments and the Shema. Reciting the Shema is seen as fulfilling the mitzvah...

Parshat Devarim - Moses' Speech

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Deuteronomy 1 - 4

Lesson Length:

35 minutes

Sefer Devarim contains a series of speeches by Moshe Rabbeinu. The first few chapters seem to comprise an introduction to the second, significantly longer...

Moshe's Speech Comparing Different Biblical Accounts Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel

Ramban on Rosh HaShana: What is the Secret of the Terua?

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Leviticus 23, 23 - 24

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Numbers 29, 1

Lesson Length:

30 minutes

In the Torah, the holy day we call “Rosh HaShana” is referred to as “Yom Terua” and “Zikhron Terua”- a “Day of Loud Blasts” and a “Remembrance of Loud...

Rosh Hashana Shofar Blowing the trumpets for war Blowing the Trumpets while Sacrificing The Trumpets Trumpets to signal Traveling Trumpets to call the Nation Day of Judgment Judgment Divine Mercy

God's Voice Speaking from Amidst the Fire

Rabbi Amnon Bazak Source:

Deuteronomy 5

Lesson Length:

12 minutes

What is the meaning of the central role of fire and sound in the three descriptions of the Revelation at Sinai in Sefer Devarim?

Ma'amad Har Sinai Devarim vs. Shemot Fire Revelation

Mishneh Torah: The Book of Second Chances

Rabbi Yehuda Shaviv Source:

Deuteronomy 1 - 4

Lesson Length:

14 minutes

We survey a variety of issues raised throughout the book of Devarim, including: the Divine authorship of Devarim; the centrality of repentance; new...

Sefer Devarim Divine Authorship of Devarim Community Teshuva Mitzvot Moshe's Speech - The Mitzvot Address

Remembering Sinai (Audio)

Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:

Deuteronomy 4, 9 - 6, 3

Lesson Length:

13 minutes

The threefold repetition of Ma’amad Har Sinai in Moshe’s speech stresses the centrality and complexity of that event. One central message is that Moshe is...

The Ten Commandments Prohibition to Forget Sinai Ma'amad Har Sinai Idolatry

Moshe's Interpretation of the Torah (Audio)

Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:

Deuteronomy 1 - 3, 22

Lesson Length:

16 minutes

In Moshe's review of the events that occurred to the people of Israel in the wilderness beginning in Parshat Devarim, he seems to forget the exact nature...

Sin of the Spies - Devarim Compared with Bemidbar the appointment of judges in Devarim compared with Bemidbar Moshe's Speech

Al Naharot Bavel

Atara Snowbell Source:

Psalms 137

Lesson Length:

46 minutes

Psalms chapter 137 known as "Al Neharot Bavel" is commonly recited during the Nine Days - the period of mourning leading to Tisha B'Av. What are the main...

Tisha B'Av Tisha B'Av Study Psalms Destruction of the First Mikdash Babylonian Exile Eretz Yisrael Jerusalem

Parshat Masei - Journeys

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Numbers 33

Lesson Length:

32 minutes

Parashat Mas’ei opens with a rhythmic recounting of the 42 journeys of Israel. We are often taught that the Torah is careful with words. Why do we need...

The Journey Through the Desert the journey to Arvot Moav The Relationship of God and the People of Israel Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel

Parshat Matot - The Inauguration

Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:

Numbers 31 - 32

Lesson Length:

12 minutes

Parshat Matot contains numerous, seemingly superfluous details surrounding the battle with Midian and the two and a half tribes who settled east of the...

Midian The war against Midian Reuven Gad and Menasheh Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel Generation Entering the Land The Unity of Am Yisrael

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