The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 8 minutes
Second Asaf Collection A2 (73-83) and Mizmor 72
The second Asaf collection paints a depressing picture of the destruction of the Temple, the exile of the...
The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 12 minutes
Asaf Collections (50, 73-83); Focus on 77-79
As we light the Chanukah candles this week and recall the miracle of the oil lasting for 8 nights - join us...
The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 7 minutes
The ending of this mizmor is dramatic. How appropriate is it to serve as the closing of D2 and the ending of Book II? And how does it fit into the overall...
The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 9 minutes
Mizmor 50 and the 2nd David collection D2 (51-72) – its Structure and Story
Why would the mizmorim of David be presented in separate collections from the...
The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 8 minutes
Psalm 51: A Paradigm for Repentance
What thoughts went through King David’s mind after being rebuked by Natan the Prophet? What did he say to show that he...
The Structure & Story of Books books II (42-72) & III (73-89)
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 9 minutes
The Rosh Hashanah Mizmor
Mizmor 47, its Context with 46-48 and the 1st Korach collection (K1)
What are the unique messages of mizmor 47? (And how to...
Structure & Story of Books II-III
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: 56 minutes
Why would the mizmorim of Asaf, the sons of Korach and David be presented in separate collections in Books II and III of Tehillim? Wouldn’t it make more...
The Structure & Story of Book I
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 13 minutes
Mizmor 40, Intertextuality and a Summary of Book I
How do words in one mizmor fit with other books in the Tanakh? What messages can we learn for ourselves...
The Structure & Story of Book I
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 9 minutes
Unit IV, Tehillim 35-41
Tehillim 35-41, the last unit in Book I, close both the unit and the entire first book. The spiritual development of the...
The Structure & Story of Book I
Dr. Beni Gesundheit
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Lesson Length: Hour and 4 minutes
Unit III, Tehillim 25-34
What structural elements define a pair of psalms as fraternal twins? How does such a framework help us better understand the...
