Rahav and the Spies

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  1. The Drama of Rachav

    Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ב | |

    Who is Rahav? Why does she help the Israelite spies? And why is it is necessary to mention her occupation? Our assumption is that the information is necessary for the story, and that more than merely explaining military techniques, we can learn something deeper about the human interaction between Rahav and the spies. Haza”l’s comments on Rahav’s background and our close reading of chapter 2 in the book of Yehoshua help us to discover how she may have come to be who she was at the critical moment where we meet her in the Biblical text. Our analysis of Rahav’s personality and her interaction with the spies leads us to explore topics such as societal alienation, corruption and contrasting values, and other biblical female models of self-sacrifice.

  2. David Crosses the Jordan

    Chapter 17 (II)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Despite the acceptance of Hushai’s plan, David flees toward the Jordan River. What is the meaning of his actions? Who assists David, and what is the symbolic significance of this assistance?

  3. Rahav

    HaTanakh.com Staff

  4. Yehoshua Perek 2

    Jesse Salem | 21 minutes

    This lecture provides an overview of Yehoshua Perek 2, which describes Yehoshua sending spies to Yericho, and also deals with the contrast between Yehoshua's spies and Moshe's spies in Sefer Bamidbar. 

     

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  5. Yehoshua Perek 6

    Jesse Salem | 24 minutes

    Yehoshua Perek 6 describes the miraculous conquest of Yericho and the saving of Rahav and her family. 

     

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