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Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy
Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Who were the "Beitusin" who challenged rabbinic authority about the date o…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora
Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why is the law regarding the Yoledet presented immediately …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption
Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Miriam is a somewhat difficult character to follow in the text; she is first…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last"
Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last", by Rav Eli Weber
Yeshayahu 43:21 - 44:23
Why do we offer korbanot?
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael
Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael, by Rav Eli Weber
The Inauguration of Beit Hamikdash. 1 Melakhim 7:51 - 8:1-21
7 months ago
Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites
Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What is development of the Karaite-Rabbanite dispute about fire on Shabbat?
The ope…
7 months ago
Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting
Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why are the Luchot consistently referenced as "Luchot Even"?
In the aftermath of t…
7 months, 1 week ago
Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel
Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel, by Rav Eli Weber
Melakhim I 5: 26-32 - 6: 1-13
Between the Mishkan and the Mikdash.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek
Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek, by Rav Eli Weber
Zakhor | Shmuel I 15:2-34
What caused Shaul's downfall?
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Megillat Esther | Esther's Brilliant Plan
Megillat Esther | Esther's Brilliant Plan, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why do we need to hear so many details of the Persian court in Esther 1 and 2 - w…
7 months, 3 weeks ago