Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 26 minutes
Through a close reading of the text describing the birth of Yaakov’s children in perakim 29-30, we can come to a deeper understanding of the relationship...
Rabbi Gad Dishi
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Lesson Length: 22 minutes
A close examination of perek 29 reveals clear parallels between the story of the switch between Rachel and Leah and the story of Yaakov stealing the...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Lesson Length: 34 minutes
At the beginning of Parashat Pinhas is the second Divine command to count Bnei Yisrael (the first at beginning of Bemidbar).) This event has far more...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
In this shiur, we will focus on a problem in the first half of the parasha, about the instructions for constructing the mishkan. A passage about giving...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 36 minutes
In this shiur, we will look at the notion of war as expressed in series of parshiyyot within Parashat Shoftim about Israel going to war.
These parshiyyot...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
We will trace the story of Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven asking for land holdings on the east side of the Jordan. We will evaluate the story and see what the...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 34 minutes
Parashat Balak is an island within the book of Bemidbar. What is it doing there?
We look at the story of Bilam's "negotiation" with God and discover that...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 28 minutes
We often view the Book of Bemidbar as characterized by the failings of Dor HaMidbar - the Desert Generation. But to understand the great disappointment of...
Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell
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Lesson Length: 28 minutes
The Leviim are at the centerpiece of Parashat Bemidbar – why? We will examine selection of the Leviim and the Kohanim, and compare with the selection of...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
Parashat Shemini contains the death of Nadav and Avihu. The standard question asks: why do they die? But we want to look at the context of story. What is...
