Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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In this lesson, we will analyze the rhetorical style of the Oracles to the Nations at the beginning of Amos, specifically the opening formula of each. ...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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The reign of Ashurbanipal, the last powerful king of the mighty Assyrian Empire, marked both the pinnacle of the Assyrian Empire’s power and the beginning...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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Was Jacob right to take Esau’s blessing in disguise? Was he right to deceive his father and to take from his brother the blessing Isaac sought to give him...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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In Parashat Toldot, we encounter for the third time one of the patriarchs wishing to settle in a new place - where he introduces his wife as his sister,...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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Why did Yitzchak love Esav over Yaakov ? Did he not know about Rivkah’s oracle? Did he not know that Esau was wild and impetuous? Can we really take...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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In this chapter, we will introduce Amos’s famous prophecies against the surrounding nations, which make up the first twenty verses and comprise a “set-up...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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The extraordinary deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian army forms an important historical backdrop to the book of Eikha. An episode that began as an...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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When Avraham seeks to purchase the Cave of Makhpela as a burial plot for Sarah, Efron, one of the sons of Chet, offers it to Avraham for free. Avraham...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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For a variety of reasons, neither Abraham nor Sarah had an easy life. Theirs were lives of trial, in which their faith was tested at many points. How can...
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
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This chapter will present the historic background of Amos’s prophecies, along with a brief biographic sketch of the prophet. We will then look at the...
