by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on April 29, 2021
Does the Torah advocate or permit a person to sacrifice obligations to the family if he or she devotes himself or herself to serving God? This question comes up in the context of the giving of the Torah, which we are about to celebrate on Shavuot.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on February 4, 2021
Can someone from the outside see better than those on the inside? The word that introduces and is the catalyst for Yitro’s advice to Moshe is va’yar, to see -. “וַיַּרְא חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה – Moshe’s father-in-law saw.” (Exodus 18:14) This seeing is not merely observing.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 7, 2021
With the opening of the book of Shemot, we transition from Bereshit, the story of the family, to Shemot, the story of the nation. It is a shift in the meaning of “Bnei Yisrael,” from “the children of the man named Yisrael (Yaakov),” to “The Nation of Israel (the Israelites).”…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 17, 2020
Our clothes are closely connected to our body and our identity. They have the power to disguise who we are, represent who we are, and even shape who we are. Clothing plays an important role in this week’s parsha and in the prior ones as well.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 19, 2020
Are you a seeker or a dweller? Scholars of religion have noted that religious people can be categorized as either seekers or dwellers. Seekers are the ones who are looking for G-d, meaning, and truth. They wonder about how religion’s messages and teachings can play out in their lives, and they look to bring a religious ethos into the world.…
by Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff
Posted on September 15, 2020
A recording of this shiur is not available, but you can find the source sheet through this Sefaria link.…
by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper
Posted on September 15, 2020
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by Dr. Yael Ziegler
Posted on September 11, 2020
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by Dr. Shalom Holtz
Posted on September 11, 2020
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by Dr. Yonatan Grossman
Posted on July 20, 2020
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by Dr. Yael Landman Wermuth
Posted on July 20, 2020
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by Dr. Daniel Rynhold
Posted on April 17, 2019
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