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Korach: Can We Change God's Mind?
Rabbi David Fohrman
In this week's parsha video, Rabbi Fohrman points to two fascinating stories which seem to have contradictory lessons about the way we interact with God. These stories force us to ask a...
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What Happened to Korah?
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
Lesson Length:
18 minutes
What happened to Korach, and where was he during the deaths of the rebelling factions at the end of his saga? Was he swallowed up with his followers, or was he burnt with the givers of...
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The Incense Challenge
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
Lesson Length:
30 minutes
The rebellion of Korach, Datan, Aviram, and the 250 men offering incense is complex, with multiple agendas. The holiness incense “test” suggested by Moshe is perplexing, especially in light...
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Total Number of lessons: 1080
The Arei Miklat: How Our Stories Become Our Laws
Rabbi David Fohrman Source:
Deuteronomy 21, 15 - 17
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Deuteronomy 4, 41
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Deuteronomy 19, 1 - 13
The law of "כי את בן השנואה יכיר" is coming out of the passage of Yosef and his brothers. As well, the laws of the Arei Miklat connect to Israel's triumph...
Cities of RefugeRedeeming the Name of the Deceased Relative
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A Celebration of Possibilities: Between Tradition and Innovation in Parshanut HaMikra
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokolow Lesson Length:
59 minutes
The lecture discusses the understanding of the Oral Torah, examining the tension between tradition and innovation, and between authority and autonomy. It...
Dots on Words in the TorahEternal Nature of the TorahTorah She’Be’al PehTorah Speaks in the Language of Human Beings
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Yoav: The Ambiguous General – A Study of Contrasting Depictions in Sifrei Shmuel, Melachim and Divre
Dr. Nechama Price Source:
II Samuel 2 - 3
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I Chronicles 2, 16
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II Samuel 23 - 24
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I Chronicles 11, 2
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II Samuel 20, 23
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I Chronicles 18, 15
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II Samuel 5, 6 - 8
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I Chronicles 11, 4 - 7
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II Samuel 10 - 12
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I Chronicles 19 - 21
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II Samuel 11 - 12
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II Samuel 14
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II Samuel 18 - 20
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 1 minutes
The lecture presents a comprehensive discussion of the complex character of Joab ben Zeruiah, King David’s army commander, as described in various...
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From Hesitation to Pursuit: The Searching for her Husband in Shir HaShirim
Rav Moshe Taragin Source:
Song of Songs 3, 1 - 2
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Song of Songs 5, 2 - 6, 3
 Lesson Length:
Hour
After hesitating to open the door to her husband, the woman embarks on a desperate search to find him. She enlists others in this pursuit. She portrays...
The Song of SongsLove of Goduniversalism
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Moses’ Successor: Joshua’s Indirect Path to Leading the Jewish people
Nissim Bellahsen Source:
Numbers 27, 15 - 23
 Lesson Length:
Hour
The lecture deals with the verses in Num. 15-21 dealing with Moses asking God to choose his successor and God’s subsequent answer to Moses. Joshua, in...
Leadership
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And it was in the Middle of the Night- Miracle and Human Effort: In Those Days, In This Time
Rabbanit Esti Rosenberg Source:
Exodus 12, 29
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Exodus 12, 41 - 42
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 8 minutes
The Bible describes Israel's exodus from Egypt in the middle of the night, while on the other hand it is said that Israel left at the height of the day....
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“Sarah Rabeinu?" – The Eish Kodesh’s Radical Interpretation of Sarah Imeinu's Death
Prof. Daniel Reiser Source:
Genesis 23, 1 - 2
 Lesson Length:
56 minutes
Theological protest against God, often exemplified by figures such as Abraham, Moses, and Job, has deep roots in the Jewish tradition. This lecture...
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David, Saul, and the Wars that Shaped the Kingship: Amalekites and Philistines in the Book of Shmuel
Dr. Yael Ziegler Source:
I Samuel 10, 5 - 8
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I Samuel 13, 2 - 4
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I Samuel 30, 1 - 17
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I Samuel 15, 1 - 31
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 5 minutes
The lecture focuses on Saul’s encounters with the Amalekites and Philistines as key tests of the newly established kingship. These military confrontations...
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Yom Kippur - 'Once a Day' or 'Once a Year': Thematic Connections between "K
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Source:
Leviticus 23, 26 - 32
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Leviticus 25, 7 - 11
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Leviticus 16, 1 - 31
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 6 minutes
The very concept that God would forgive all or our sins ‘once a year’ simply by the sprinkling of the blood of a goat in the Temple, appears to contradict...
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Rav Amital’s Radical Reading of the Akeidah
Rabbi Alex Israel Source:
Genesis 22, 1 - 19
 Lesson Length:
Hour and 9 minutes
The lecture offers a unique and profound interpretation of the Akeidat Yitzhak. It highlights Rabbi Amital's view of the story as a transformative...
Akeidat YitzhakMoralitySacrifices
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