Eli's attitude toward Hannah

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1. The Character of Chana (part II)

   Chana's Vow

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   Hannah's powerful character is at the center of the first story in the Book of Shmuel. Hannah copes with emunah and extraordinary strength of character with extreme difficulties, while forging new paths toward Avodat Hashem.

2. Hannah

   HaTanakh.com Staff

3. Why Did the Sages Compare Chana to a Sotah Woman?

   Dr. Adina Sternberg | Hour and 8 minutes

   How is Chana's story portrayed in midrashic literature, and what can we learn from this portrayal? A close reading of the text of the story reveals how the sages came to their surprising interpretations, and teaches us how to view the goals and purposes of midrashim.  

4. The Anatomy of Prayers in I Shmuel Chapters 1-2

   Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish | Hour and 11 minutes

   What makes Chana's prayer unique? What spiritual messages and inspiration can we learn from Chana's story? Through a close reading of the text as well as an examination of parallels with Sefer Shoftim, we learn about the essence of prayer, and about the power of prayer in changing God's decrees. 

5. The Eternal Curse of Eli the Kohen Gadol of Shiloh

   Rabbi Daniel Wolf

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | | 51 minutes

   Eli, the Kohen Gadol who accuses Channah of drunkenness in the sanctuary and, after realizing his mistake, blesses her – is later told in two different, lengthy accounts that he and his line will be cursed. Why is Eli punished so severely by God – with a curse that seems unprecedented?

   We examine the difficulties that come up in the narrative about Eli and, with assistance from a salient reference in the Book of Yirmiyahu, discover that Eli’s erroneous philosophy is the belief in an immoral, capricious god whose sole desire is to be satiated with sacrificial meat. Unlike Shmuel and Channah, who see sacrifices as symbolic and to be accompanied by tefilla and teshuva, Eli and his sons believe that sacrifices are real acts and are given to appease God.

    The Tanakh’s emphasis on the curse sends a message telling us how worship of God is meant to be carried out; that God does want us to carry out rituals, but ritual is meant to be imbibed with devotion, kedusha and morality.

6. Lesson 2: The House of Eli

   Prof. Yehuda Elitzur

   The story of King Saul is the story of a chosen leader who is put to the test and is found wanting. Eli too is a chosen leader who fails in his task. The story of Eli is a kind of prelude, foreshadowing the great tragedy of Saul.