Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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Shaul’s first failure as king creates tension between him and Shmuel and seals his reign’s ominous fate. Yonatan, son of Shaul, triumphs in a brilliant...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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Shaul realizes the dreams of the nation, achieving a brilliant victory against Bnei Ammon. Shmuel inaugurates Shaul for the third time and delivers a...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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Seeking lost donkeys and the origins of royalty, standing head and shoulders among the people yet hiding himself among the baggage: Introduced in this...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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Under Shmuel’s leadership, the nation triumphs over the Philistines, and a sense of normalcy is restored. However, Shmuel’s sons do not follow in his ways...
Rabbi Gad Eldad
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The story of the Tower of Bavel is one of the great mysteries of the Torah. The initiative of the human race at the time seems, on the face of it,...
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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How did the flood change our perspective of the human condition? Through an examination of the text we understand that after the Flood God taught Noach...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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These chapters follow the journey of the Ark after being captured by the Philistines. Through the attitude of the Philistines toward the Ark and their...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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The induction of Shmuel into the exalted world of prophecy renews the relationship between God and His nation which had been weakened during the period of...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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The story of Shmuel’s birth begins a new chapter in the history of the Jewish people. Both the book and the influential character of Shmuel serve as the...
Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira
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The story of the concubine of Givah (“Pilegesh ba-Givah”) is one of the most difficult and shocking stories in the entire Tanach. The terrible abuse in...
