Bible Studies
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Like Lebanon | Haftarah
This week’s Haftarah begins with the call, “Return, Israel, to your G-d, for you have failed with your sin” [Hosea…
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Darkness and Light
The redemption of Israel has consequences not only for the nation of Israel, which returns to freedom and to its…
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“Not in Haste”
The word “chipazon” – haste – appears only three times in the entire Bible. Two of the times are in…
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“I am Their Deeds” | Haftarah
(Written for those whose custom is to read the Haftarah of Rosh Chodesh even for the month of Elul.) The…
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G-d of All Gods | Haftarah
The belief in “yichud” – G-d as something unique and special, with nothing else that can be compared to Him…
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Like Sodom | Haftarah
The strong words in the prophecy of Isaiah, son of Amoz, which include the harshest phrases ever to be used…
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Half of the Tribe of Manasseh | Haftarah
The tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses and asked to get possession of the land on the eastern…
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A Sound of Silence | Haftarah
What is the meaning of the Divine revelation to the Prophet Elijah at Mount Horeb? The explanation given by Rav…
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Jephthah in his Generation | Haftarah
Jephthah is not considered an especially outstanding man, not in Torah wisdom and not as a public leader. The sages…
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British turbulence | Haftarah
What I've learned from the British decision: On Friday, Great Britain decided to leave the European Union. What a crisis!…
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