third paragraph of Shema

נמצאו 3 תוצאות חיפוש

1. The Story of the Spies: Between Fact and Opinion

   Rabbi David Debow | 30 דקות

   In this shiur, while reading the classical commentators, we take a modern close reading of the story of the spies. Where did the spies begin to sin—when did they change the facts of their tour to a biased description with a negative slant? When did they stop being objective? Should they have been aiming for objectivity from the beginning, or for something else?

2. Korach and the Power of Democracy

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 39 דקות

   One troubling aspect of Parshat Korah is that the rebellion never dies down. That seems to be because there are real issues here - Moshe and Aharon seem to have all the closeness to God, and the people do not share in the leadership or decision-making. So what was the problem with Korach? Is it possible for non-Leviim to attain holiness? The example of Shmuel ha-Navi provides a key.

3. Eikev: The Sweat of Your Brow

   Rabbi Jay Kelman