Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
This shiur compares and contrasts the presentation of the rules of the Hebrew slave (eved ivri) here and elsewhere in the Torah. What accounts for the...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 14 minutes
This shiur discusses the nature of the covenant as expressed in Parashat Eikev. What is the meaning behind the aparent emphasis of the juxtaposition of...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 22 minutes
The description of the final days—and deaths—of Yaakov and Yosef share linguistic and symbolic similarities, but these similarities show that many details...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 23 minutes
Yehuda’s plea to the second-in-command of Egypt is reminiscent of Abraham’s prayer for justice. The tripartite structure of Yehuda’s plea includes appeals...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 24 minutes
The brothers’ sacks should contain grain, or cash, but not both. When they find their money (which Yosef had slipped into the sacks) along with the grain...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 24 minutes
Yosef finds favour while he is a slave in Egypt - in Potiphar’s house, and in jail. The text emphasizes again and again how God is helping Yosef. But if...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
Yaakov is left alone and struggles with a mysterious figure. Why are they struggling and why does Yaakov insist on receiving a blessing from this stranger...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 25 minutes
The end of the Parshat Vayetzeh contains significant motifs that parallel the beginning of the parsha. This structure highlights a contrast between Yaakov...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
The search for a wife for Yitzchak highlights the importance of finding key aspects of Abraham's personality in Rivka. But the narrative also contains...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 24 minutes
After the birth of Yitzchak comes the expulsion of Yishmael, which contains elements of a "danger and rescue" journey as well as parallels to Akeidat...
