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Total Number of lessons: 1080

Sefer Devarim: The Beginning of the Oral Law

עב 179-Berman-Devarim-Oral Law-Source Sheet.pdf (format PDF / 37 KB)

Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman Source:

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This shiur will give us insight into the Mesorah and the way we think about Halakha. Sources from Rav Tzadok of Lublin and the Netziv which are not...

David's Division of the Spoils of War

182-A Sternberg- David-Division-Spoils-Source Sheet.pdf (format PDF / 78 KB)

Dr. Adina Sternberg Source:

I Samuel 30

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Genesis 14, 11

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I Samuel 15, 13 - 24

This shiur looks at David’s divisions of the spoils after the war to retrieve the captives taken by Amalek. But wasn't Amalek supposed to be destroyed by...

Amalek David and Amalek Shaul and Amalek David - Spoils of War Division of Spoils Captives Avraham - The War of the Kings Political Leadership Yemei Iyun Study Days Leadership

Is God a Judge, an Enemy, or a Source of Faith?

R A Israel-Is God a Judge-an-Enemy-or-a-Source-of-Faith- Source Sheet 180.pdf (format PDF / 73 KB)

Rabbi Alex Israel Source:

Lamentations 1 - 3

Lesson Length:

Hour and 10 minutes

Our aim is to look into the heart of the collection of laments in the book of Eikha and to seek Hashem. We embark on a daring study wherein we ask: Where...

Eikha Divine Justice National punishment punishment and exile Hurban theodicy Yemei Iyun Study Days

Bilam and the Daughters of Moav

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

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Lesson Length:

38 minutes

Though "no other prophet like Moshe arose among Bnei Yisrael", a Talmudic saying suggests that a prophet parallel to Moshe arose among the other nations:...

Clarity of Prophecy Bilam Divine Message through the Prophet

Why is Para Aduma Called "Chuka"?

Rabbi Ezra Bick Source:

Numbers 19

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Numbers 20, 23 - 29

Lesson Length:

36 minutes

We examine the commentary of Ramban on the beginning of Parashat Hukkat about the strange and perplexing aspects of the “Para Aduma” ritual. We explore...

Para Aduma Aharon's Death Death Tum'ah and Tahara Tumat Met

Mother Without a Name: The Story of Samson's Birth

Dr. Yael Ziegler Source:

Judges 13

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I Samuel 1

Why is Shimshon the last major shofet in the book of Shoftim before a state of apparent anarchy? His story, which spans several chapters, begins with a...

Barren Women in Tanakh The appearance of the Malakh Shimshon birth symbolism Hannah's Infertility Hannah and Shmuel The Tidings of Yitzhak's Birth Yemei Iyun Study Days

The Entire Nation is Holy (Audio)

Rabbi Yair Kahn Source:

Numbers 16 - 18

Lesson Length:

14 minutes

Despite Korach's rebellious intentions, he had a legitimate complaint. How can we answer Korach's charge that "the entire nation is holy"? By examining...

Korah Sanctity Kohanim

Tum'a - Metaphysical Pollution or Halachic Construct

Rabbi Daniel Wolf Source:

Genesis 35, 1 - 5

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Exodus 19, 10 - 24

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Numbers 19

Is the state of “Tum’a” merely a post-Sinaitic halakhic construct, or is it something else, something that existed earlier? We focus on the passage of...

Tum'ah and Tahara Tumat Met Para Aduma Three Days of Separation purification Yemei Iyun Study Days

Espionage in the House of Ahab

Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler Source:

II Kings 4, 1 - 7

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I Kings 18, 1 - 18

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Obadiah

Beginning with the “oil miracle” for the wife of one of the “Bnei ha-Neviim” in the stories of Elisha the prophet, we ask a number of questions that lead...

Ovadyahu Ovadyahu Saving the Prophets Ahav Bnei HaNeviim Elisha Elisha's Miracles Yemei Iyun Study Days Fear of God

Peshat and Midrash Halakha

Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin Source:

Leviticus 21, 1 - 4

Lesson Length:

Hour

What are students of “pshat” (the “simple” reading of Tanakh) to do when one’s “pshat” reading of the Torah contradicts the “reading” of halakha? With...

Peshat and Halakha Peshat and Drash Contradictions in the Torah midrash halakha

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