Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Chapter 4 describes one of the worst defeats Israel has known in the biblical era. The reason for the downfall remains vague: the text does not mention an...
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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What was the reason Moshe was not permitted to enter the Promised Land? Was it the Sin of the Spies, Mei Meriva, or perhaps neither?
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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What is the relationship between the mitzvah of tzitzit and the Sin of the Spies that precedes it? What links these two episodes with the previous ones –...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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An analysis of the episodes of the Mitonenim (the complainers) and the Mitavim (those who desired meat) clarifies the essence of the complaints, and...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Why was the episode of Kivrot Ha-Taava; Moshe’s breaking point? What is the essential difference between this episode and all of the other complaints of...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Why did the Torah position the episodes of Nazir and Sotah in proximity to the sanctification of the Levites? Apparently the Torah wishes to compare the...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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This article explores the meaning of the mitzvot in Parashat Naso, which define its significance of the Mishkan in day-to-day life.
Rabbanit Sharon Rimon
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There is a lack of balance in the Tokhaha (Rebuke) between the curses and blessings. Why are there more blessings than curses? Is this not a contradiction...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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An analysis of the position of Rabbi Yehuda ha-Levi in "the kuzari" regarding the verse "from the day following the Shabbat," which according to Hazal...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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What is "mikra kodesh"? Why is the parasha of Yom Kippur written is dual form? What is the relationship between Yom Kippur in and outside of the Mishkan?...
