Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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Lesson Length: 16 minutes
The details of the story of the spies in Parashat Shelachare notoriously difficult to understand. How can we make sense of the episode's various...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Lesson Length: 14 minutes
What is the meaning of Moshe and Aharon's silent reaction to the nation's complaint at Mei Meriva, and what does this tell us about the nation's evolving...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 38 minutes
This shiur examines Moshe’s recounting of the spies. Why is this story found here in Devarim? Why does Moshe decide to recount this story now, on the cusp...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 37 minutes
How are we to evaluate Pinhas’s zealous actions and reconcile Moshe’s concern and God’s reward? How are we to approach zealotry in general? We begin by...
Rabbi Francis Nataf
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Lesson Length: 58 minutes
An analysis of the composite picture that emerges from a tribal study of Binyamin as the background to the countertextual rabbinic preference for Shaul...
Ramban on Parshat Devarim
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 37 minutes
Perek Bet (Chapter Two) of the Book of Devarim starts with Moshe summarizing the voyages of Bnei Yisrael in the desert. As his narrative reaches the point...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 32 minutes
We examine exegetical comments by Ramban on two different pesukim in Mattot- Mas’ei. First, we look at something strange in the lists of cities, formerly...
Ramban on Parshat Pinchas
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 37 minutes
God tell Moshe to fight the Midianites, but the sin of Ba’al Pe’or occurred with the daughters of Moav. Furthermore, God specifically says not to attack...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
This lesson will focus on the dialogue between Balak and Bilam throughout the parasha, which frames the story. Balak presses Bilam to curse Israel, and...
Rabbi Daniel Wolf
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In this shiur, we take a closer look at the mysterious Urim ve-Tumim. What are they? Why do they have a double name? What is their purpose? Strangely, it...
