Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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As opposed to other deceased biblical characters whose futuristic appearance seems to be either metaphorical or referring to a future offspring of a...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The letter that is sent by Eliyahu to Yehoram King of Yehuda transpires at a point in time in which Elisha is the prophet and Eliyahu has already ascended...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Did Eliyahu die or not? The literal text implies that there was no physical death and he ascended with his body to the heavens. However, man, in his human...
After Eliyahu's Ascent (II)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The first part of our story concludes with Elisha's mourning. The second half of our story begins with the opposite action: the lifting and taking of...
After Eliyahu's Ascent (I)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The act of rending by Elisha is an outward manifestation of his sense that something inside has been rent; part of his own personality has been lost. A...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Elisha first expresses a repeated cry: "My father, my father." This expresses the personal, intimate relationship that Elisha felt towards Eliyahu, like a...
The Dialogue on the Other Side of the Jordan (II)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Elisha requests Eliyahu's recognition of him as his successor, although it is clear to both of them that Elisha is different from his master, and is not...
The Dialogue on the Other Side of the Jordan (I)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Elisha requests "Pi-Shnayim" - a double portion of Eliyahu's spirit. Four interpretations of this request are raised: Double of what Eliyahu himself had;...
Eliyahu and Elisha On Their Way to the Jordan River
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu's recurring "rejection" of Elisha in our chapter carries the distant echo of his rejection of him in their initial meeting. In this story they...
Eliyahu's Journey to His Place of Ascent (IV)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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the second part of the "three and four" model serves as a framework for a description of the change in the attitude of the apprentice prophets towards...
