Nations will Worship God

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1. Yeshayahu 19-20

   Matan Al HaPerek

   Rabbi David Sabato

   This prophecy, which describes Egypt’s replacement of polytheistic worship with worship of Israel’s God, completes Yeshayahu’s vision for the End of Days. The prophecy is comprised of two sections the first section (1-15) describes the stages of destruction which will be brought upon Egypt, and the second section (16-25) discusses ,the gradual process of rehabilitation which will bring Egypt and eventually Assyria, to a devoted commitment to God. This process is paralleled to Israel’s exodus from Egypt, beginning with enslavement, the harsh rule of a despot, and plagues which bring about recognition and worship of God. The surprising twist of this perek is that it is Egypt itself who undergoes this transformative process. Beginning from the time of Avraham, Egypt symbolized the spiritual, moral, and religious antithesis of the Jewish people. The exodus from Egypt was not simply a freedom from slavery, but represented redemption from everything Egypt symbolized. Many commandments in the Torah are presented as contrasts to the immoral behavior typical of Egypt. Yeshayahu’s prophecy transforms Israel’s exodus from Egypt into the paradigm of redemption which Egypt itself will one day merit.

2. Rain: Danger of Destruction or Dawn of Redemption?

   Elisheva Brauner

3. Avraham's Eshel and the Central Beam of the Temple

   Rabbi David Silverberg

4. Esav - Potential and Fulfillment

   Rabbi Shlomo Dov Rosen

5. Structure and Meaning of Sefer Shemot

   Dr. Yael Ziegler | 36 minutes

   This shiur looks at some of the broader themes in Sefer Shemot, the story of Bnei Yisrael’s development into a nation. Why was the nation created? What was the purpose of the idea of a nation with a special relationship with God? The Book of Shemot can be divided into three broad sections, but how do the stories between the Song at the Sea and Mount Sinai fit into these categories? We return to some of the motifs in the first section of Shemot in order to answer our questions.

   The story of Yitro serves as Shemot’s finale to the universalist goal of the Exodus story—that Egypt will recognize God. The rest of Shemot – the Giving of the Torah and the setting up of the Mishkan – begins to fulfill the other goal of the Exodus story: helping the People of Israel cultivate their own recognition of and relationship with God.

6. The Ultimate Hallel: Praising God in Zion by All Peoples and Creation

   The Structure & Story of Book V (107-150)

   Dr. Beni Gesundheit | Hour and 20 minutes

   Pesukei deZimra: the Concluding Mizmorim of Tehillim (145, 146-150)

   How do these concluding Mizmorim of the Book of Tehillim contribute to the narrative of the book? And why were they chosen to be an integral part of the daily Shacharit prayers?

   In Tehila 145 David praises God for the last time and invites the entire world to follow him; indeed in 146-150, that is what King David's audience does. The final Mizmorim that conclude the Book of Tehillim display a subtle tension between God’s unique covenant with the Jewish people and the universal vision for the future of the world. Intertextual and contextual observations reveal the historical background of the 2nd Temple period and the philosophical messages of this final unit of the entire book of Tehillim: everybody - Jews and Gentiles alike - are encouraged to join King David's praise of God  in the rebuilt city Zion; all citizens of Zion and all nations will join till the entire universe and every soul will praise God - HALLELUYAH.