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Moshe's Struggle to Attain Forgiveness after the Golden Calf

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Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper Source:

Why did Moshe Rabbeinu break the luhot habrit? Rabbi Daniel Tropper explores this question through the analysis of related midrashim, and explains Moshe's...

Angels In the Tabernacle? Part 2

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Exodus 25 - 26, 37

The mishkan is a human house built for God; the three partitions of the mishkan are each a way of peeling back a layer of creation - so we can truly...

Building the Mishkan Mishkan

Angels In the Tabernacle? Part I

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Exodus 25 - 26, 37

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Genesis 3, 22 - 24

The keruvim appear in three different places in the Mishkan. The meaning and significance of the keruvim are explored through a comparison to the original...

The Cherubs Building the Mishkan Garden of Eden Expulsion from Eden

Sefer Devarim, the Most ‘Misunderstood’ Book of the Bible

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Source:

Deuteronomy 5 - 6, 9

What is the purpose of Sefer Devarim? Rabbi Menachem Leibtag challenges the popular assumption that Sefer Devarim is a ‘review’ of the rest of Chumash,...

Sefer Devarim Chronology Mitzvot Covenant between God and Israel Bnei Yisrael prepare to enter the land of Israel The Ten Commandments

Lot's Separation from Abraham and Ruth's Return

Dr. Yael Ziegler Source:

Ruth 1 - 4, 22

The book of Shoftim ends on a dark and ominous note, describing an immoral and corrupt society that deserves destruction. Through the midrashic depictions...

midrashic views of Ruth and Orpah Midrashic Interpretation Kindness Avraham and Lot Ruth and the Book of Judges Yemei Iyun Study Days

Does Our History Become Laws?

Rabbi David Fohrman Source:

Exodus 21, 12 - 14

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Genesis 27, 1 - 46

Many of the laws given to the Jewish nation were actually based on the stories of our forefathers and foremothers. In this video, Rabbi Fohrman...

Yaakov and Esav Intentional Murder Unusual Verbs

Teruma: Carrying the Aron

Rabbi David Silverberg Source:

Exodus 25, 10 - 17

Lesson Length:

39 minutes

Parashat Teruma includes details of various items for the Mishkan. Some ambiguity in verses about the Ark of the Covenant (the Aron) prompts us to...

placement of the Aron Ark of the Covenant Mishkan Exegesis - Parshanut רש"י Ramban

Vayehi: What if Yosef bears a grudge?

Rabbi David Silverberg Source:

Genesis 50, 15 - 26

Lesson Length:

47 minutes

What suddenly prompts the brothers to fear that Yosef will take retributive action against them? We examine a midrash depicting Yosef’s changed behavior,...

Biblical personalities Revenge

Tefillin- a Remembrance

Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen Source:

Exodus 13, 1 - 16

Lesson Length:

30 minutes

We now encounter something new. Until now, we have seen continuing narratives in the books of Bereisheet and Shemot, but in Parashat Bo we begin to find...

Mitzvot Reasons for Mitzvot Tefillin

Yitro: Standing in Awe

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish Source:

Exodus 14 - 15, 27

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Exodus 19 - 20, 23

Lesson Length:

45 minutes

Parashat Beshallah and Yitro share a rare feature: for both parshiyyot, some have the custom to stand during one of the aliyyot during the Torah reading....

Matan Torah Faith in God Miracles Revelation Ma'amad Har Sinai

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