Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson will discuss the command regarding cities of refuge, and the link the texts creates between the Levites and the assignment of these cities, as...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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With the completion of the border descriptions of Yehuda and Yosef, the text now turns its attention to the territories of the remaining tribes. That...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson will focus on the wider ramifications of the mass circumcision performed by the people of Israel immediately after they had crossed the Yarden...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson compares the biblical text with the archeological findings in Jericho, and then proceeds to explore the story of Akhan and his trespass, and...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson considers the trespass of Akhan and its terrible consequences for the entire people of Israel. The core lesson of this tale is the...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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At Jericho, the victory was God's alone. It was precipitated by His Ark, the symbol of His earthly throne, and resulted from the miraculous collapse of...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson continues the discussion about circumcision by investigating the people's failure to practice circumcision during the sojourn in the...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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The text highlights the moral dimension of the conflict, emphasizing that Israel's wars of conquest must not be exercises in gratuitous bloodshed,...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson will discuss the appearance of God’s angel on the eve of the conquest wars. Yehoshua’s discussion with the angel will be compared to Moshe’s...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson discusses the rite of circumcision the nation undergoes after crossing into the Promised Land. The Covenant of Circumcision is reviewed from...
