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  1. Yehuda's Plea and Its Audiences (Audio)

    Rabbi Chanoch Waxman | 23 minutes

    Yehuda’s plea to the second-in-command of Egypt is reminiscent of Abraham’s prayer for justice. The tripartite structure of Yehuda’s plea includes appeals to mercy and to justice. But there is a third part which does not seem to belong - a spontaneous outburst about his father. What does this surprising addition reveal?

  2. Nevukhadnetzar's Second Dream

    Part 1

    Rabbi Yaakov Medan

    Nevukhadnetzar’s second dream seems easy to interpret. The special skill needed by Daniel, that Nevukhadnetzar’s other servants lacked, was the courage to say the harsh message to the king. Nevukhadnetzar’s arrogance demanded humiliation. The legitimacy and correctness of Daniel’s advice to him to give charity is questionable. Twelve months later, once the charity ceases and Nevukhadnetzar’s arrogance is still in place, as is seen by his rooftop statement, the punishment is carried out. His rooftop show of arrogance raises an association to David’s rooftop arrogance prior to his sin with Bat Sheva.

  3. Implications of the Akeida Part 10: Mei HaShiloach and the Obscured Vision

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 30 minutes

    In this shiur, we will discuss comments by the Mei HaShiloach on the Akeida – different from anything we have seen thus far. What was the big test of the Akeida? In the face of radical uncertainty, the challenge for Avraham was to eliminate personal bias or consideration from affecting his decision.

    According to the Mei HaShiloach, Avraham was unsure whether it was really God’s command to sacrifice his son – he had an unclear prophetic vision. He spent three days neutralizing his feelings to arrive at an objective stance. He had to completely negate his feelings for his son to determine what God was commanding.

    At times it can be difficult to know what to do – when mercy will lead to cruelty, and when harshness will lead to goodness. When in doubt, it is better to be wrong, but merciful – because that is the essence of the Divine.