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1. The Hidden Face of Eliyahu

   Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

   תאריך פרסום: תשעב | |

   Eliyahu is one of the most misunderstood characters in all of Tanach. Misunderstood by his contemporaries, he has been misunderstood by students of Tanach throughout history (including in our day). This shiur offers a fresh perspective on this fascinating and important personality, shedding much light on the Eliyahu narratives in Sefer Melakhim.

2. Introduction

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Sefer Melakhim dedicates two literary sections to the activities of two prophets. Eliyahu and Elisha perform many miracles and Elisha is Eliyahu’s successor. Eliyahu begins his prophecy when the Kingdom of Israel was politically stable, but had reached new spiritual lows. Eliyahu and Elisha seem to perform their miracles without an explicit command from God. A Divine message can be delivered orally or through action – even an action that is not explicitly commanded by God. At times God may not accept the independent action of a prophet. Other times God may help the prophet preform a miracle, even if God is not in complete agreement with the prophet’s action. The majority of prophetic actions preformed without an explicit command reflect the Divine will, and achieve the objective of the prophet’s mission.

3. The Drought (part 14)

   Eliyahu Revives the Widow of Tzarfat's Son (VII)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   While both exist within a similar general framework, clear differences exist between the resurrection performed by Eliyahu and the resurrection performed by Elisha. Each description is constructed around a challenge which the prophet must address by mobilizing all his energies. Eliyahu is in conflict with God and therefore his challenge focuses on his prayers to God. Elisha bares a personal responsibility for the dead child himself and therefore his challenge focuses on his actions to revive him.

4. Espionage in the House of Ahab

   Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ד | |

   Beginning with the “oil miracle” for the wife of one of the “Bnei ha-Neviim” in the stories of Elisha the prophet, we ask a number of questions that lead us to the individual Ovadya mentioned in the stories of Eliyahu. Who is Ovadya? Ovadya is a senior official of Ahab, but he also secretly hides and sustains hundreds of prophets-in-training. How did he come to be so trusted by King Ahab, whose fault it was that the prophets feared for their lives? Classic commentators assist us in painting a portrait of Ovadya, who becomes the insider agent who connects the dots between seemingly unrelated stories, personalities and events.

5. Yitzhak and the Shunamite: Loving Kindness and Giving Life

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Eliyahu's Journey and Elisha's Plowing

   Rabbi David Silverberg