The nation of Israel and the nations of the world

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1. "For the Lord's Portion is His People"

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

   Shirat Ha'azinu (the poem in Parashat Ha'azinu) is unique among all sections of the Torah, in that Moshe received an explicit command to write it and teach it to Bnei Yisrael. The shira will thereby be eternalized both in written form as well as orally - in the mouths of Bnei Yisrael. To this we must add God's explicit promise that the shira will never be forgotten from the nation. These details reflect the importance the Almighty afforded the shira. This article discusses the shira's function and its primary contents, in an attempt to explain its unique significance.

2. Hoshea 7-8 - Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   In perakim 7-8 Hoshea rebukes the people of the kingdom of Israel and their leaders for the
   evils which have spread among them. Perek 7 begins with a description of the decay of the
   political system in the kingdom of Israel, which we see from how often the kings change, the
   different rebellions and coups and the alliances forged with the local nations. Deceit and
   falsehood are the main features of the political culture in Israel: treachery and intrigue prevail
   in the internal leadership and betrayal is found of both the political treaties and of God.

    

    

3. The Haftora for Shabbat Chanuka

   Rabbi Yehuda Shaviv

   There are many lessons to be gleaned from the passage in Sefer Zekharya that we read as the haftara for Shabbat Chanuka. Through a close examination of the text, we learn important messages about Jewish identity and the uniqueness of the nation of Israel in the world. We also learn about the ideal model of leadership: spiritual leadership alongside social leadership, the former embodied by the Leviim and the latter by the sons of Yehuda.

4. As an Ox Licks

   Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky

5. Paving the Way to God’s Kingdom over Israel and the Nations

   The Structure & Story of Book IV (90-106)

   Dr. Beni Gesundheit | Hour and 7 minutes

   Mizmorim 95-100: The Second Unit of Book IV

   How does God’s sovereignty affect the Jews, all the peoples of the world and their relationships? Will there be changes in the world order?

   Mizmor 95 is a song of praise and warning. Mizmorim 96-99 serve as the internal axis for Book IV , while 96-97 primarily address the nations and 98-99, Am Yisrael. Mizmor 100 expresses thanks to God in the past and future. Contextual interpretation of the unit will show the progression of God’s kingdom in the world as part of the rehabilitation of Israel from the terrors of the exile. In the closing Mizmor (100), all nations will join Am Yisrael in accepting Hashem’s Kingdom and eventually thanking and praising Hashem for being together with Am Yisrael in the Temple. Contextual interpretation also sheds a fascinating light on the inclusion of Mizmorim 95-99 together with Mizmorim 92-93 by the Kabbalists in the weekly Kabbalat Shabbat prayers.