Category: Torah

The Prayer of Hannah (Hebrew)

by Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin-Nun Posted on December 9, 2016

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Judges and Spies: Creative History

by Rabbi Zvi Grumet Posted on December 9, 2016

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Miriam’s Leadership and Legacy

by Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz Posted on December 9, 2016

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What Is the Purpose of Animal Sacrifice?

by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper Posted on December 9, 2016

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Yirmiyahu, Habakuk and Zephaniah: When Did They Take Place? (Hebrew)

by Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin-Nun Posted on December 9, 2016

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Fasting and Feasting in Navot’s Vineyard

by Rabbi Nachman Levine Posted on December 9, 2016

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The Personalities of Shimshon and His Parents

by Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Berger Posted on December 9, 2016

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Structure and Context in Parashat Mishpatim

by Adina Luber Posted on December 9, 2016

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Yaakov: A Bitter Old Man in Pharoh’s Court?

by Dr. Leeor Gottlieb Posted on December 9, 2016

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How a Baby Is Made

by Rabbi Dov Linzer Posted on December 8, 2016

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How is a Baby Made?  More specifically, what determines the future characteristics of the child?  One answer emerges from the story of Yaakov’s breeding of the sheep, an answer that seems to be endorsed by the Talmud: a child’s character is shaped by what the mother and father were thinking and doing at the time of conception.…

On the Symbolic Acts Done By Yirmiyahu (Hebrew)

by Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Brandes Posted on December 7, 2016

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The Cannanite god—Baal vs. the God of Israel

by Dr. Deena Grant Posted on December 7, 2016

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