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1. Chapters 16-17 - Part 1: Yehuda and Yosef

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   Chapters 16 and 17 of Sefer Yehoshua spell out the tribal boundaries of Yosef. Yehuda and Yosef were the most important tribes in ancient Israel. Their pivotal tribal roles were already indicated by the Divinely-ordained arrangement of the camp of Israel, during the peregrinations in the wilderness. This lesson will explore the traditional roles of the two tribes in earlier sources, and the effect of these roles on the boundaries on the two tribes in the division of the land.

2. Chapters 16-17 - Part 2: The Tribe of Yosef

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson will examine the detailed borders of Yosef, and compare them with those of Yehuda. Both accounts preserve very lengthy and detailed descriptions of the respective tribal boundaries. The tribal portion of Yosef mirrors that of Yehuda, with several unique and parallel features. Both also include an emphasis on the challenges in inheriting and settling the land.

3. Gideon and Saul: The Search for the Ideal King

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   תאריך פרסום: תש"ע | |

   Is having a king a positive or negative situation? What type of person is fit to be a king? By exploring the characters of Gideon and Shaul we can learn an important message as to the crucial qualities of a successful king of the Jewish nation, and the reasons why they did not succeed as ideal leaders, but rather laid the groundwork for the successful kings that followed them. 

4. Reuven, Leadership, and Responses to Guilt

   Rabbi Moshe Taragin |

   Much of the narrative of the conclusion of Bereishit is dominated by the struggle between Yehuda and Yosef. Yet a third - and more natural candidate- is discarded without the drama surrounding his brothers. Why is Reuven stripped of his natural license, ceding leadership to his two younger brothers? By closely exploring the characters of Yehuda, Yosef, and Reuven, we can understand why Reuven was deemed unworthy to be a leader, and learn about the importance of failure, guilt, and forgiveness in leadership. 

5. Yaakov and Yehuda

   Rabbi Ezra Bick

   Why is Yehuda considered the leader of the brothers? The answer to this question will give us a key to understanding the trait of leadership in general, and why the tribe of Yehuda is the tribe of kingship.

6. Yehuda's Descent - The Danger of Indifference

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. Yehuda's Responsibility for Binyamin - and Yehuda's Sin

   Rabbi David Silverberg

8. Vayigash: Preparations

   Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky