Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Lesson Length: 31 minutes
What is the purpose of the text of Haazinu and the "heavens and earth" serving in a witnessing capacity? Haazinu presents divine justice - and reminds...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
Why is parashat Nitzavim juxtaposed to a lengthy section of curses? Our parasha is a direct continuation of last parsha’s covenant, albeit providing...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
Moshe speaks of Bnei Yisrael being singled out “on this day” and commands them to set up stones and an altar at Mount Ebal upon entering the Land of...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
In part 3 of this series, we ponder the idea that the same God who is all powerful and involved in the universe is also a God who is ethical, despite the...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 35 minutes
In the second part of this series, we challenge and reject the notion that Abraham forfeits the ethical in order to obey God, or that it is impossible for...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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Lesson Length: 33 minutes
This first part of a series about the philosophical implications of the Akeida considers the ethical implications of Avraham’s choice. How should one act...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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Lesson Length: 30 minutes
This class deals with the troubling case of the “Eishet Yefat To’ar”—the beautiful woman from battle. We explore and analyze the differing approaches of...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 9 minutes
This parasha, which deals with laws relating to courts, death penalties, and runaway slaves, contains phrases quoted and related to in later books of...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 17 minutes
Our parasha discusses the egla arufa- the calf that is killed in a ritual outside town, after someone has been murdered by an unknown perpetrator. This...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Lesson Length: 12 minutes
This shiur compares and contrasts the presentation of the rules of the Hebrew slave (eved ivri) here and elsewhere in the Torah. What accounts for the...
