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Jeremiah ch.21 - Life or Death?
Suddenly the book of Jeremiah lurches forward twenty years or so, to the final months of the kingdom.
King Zidkiyahu asks Jeremiah to beseech God for…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.20 - Prophet vs. Priest
Jeremiah preaches his prophecies of invasion and national defeat in the Temple compound.
He is arrested, beaten and jailed.
He emerges from prison wi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.19 - Child Sacrifice
The prophet condemns the people of Jerusalem, including its royalty, for practicing the cult of child sacrifice.
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.18 - Like Clay in the Potter's Hands
Jeremiah takes a visit to the local pottery and compares Israel to clay in the potter's hands.
We contrast the message of our chapter with the piyut …
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.17 - God. Hope of Israel!
God is the Hope - or Mikve - of Israel.
How did Rabbi Akiva take a line from this chapter and use it as a key concept of the closeness between God an…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.16 - Children: Faith in the Future
Jeremiah is instructed not to marry nor to bear children. Why? Because the future will simply be carnage and suffering.
Today we discuss the connecti…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.15 - Who by the Sword? Who by Famine?
Today, as we approach Rosh Hashannah we discuss our chapter in the light of the piyut, "Unetane Tokef", which seems to draw on the language and image…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jeremiah ch.14 - Jeremiah - The People's Advocate
In the shadow of a debilitating famine, Jeremiah pleads with God to rescind his harsh actions, and refuses to stand down, even after God instructs hi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Jeremiah ch.13 - The Curious Case of the Loincloth
In our chapter, Jeremiah is instructed to engage in two symbolic acts:
1. Purchase a loincloth. Wear it until it is sweaty and dirty. And then place …
2 years, 11 months ago
Jeremiah ch.12 - A Prophet in Danger
In Chapter 11 and 12 we hear how the people of Anatot want to murder Jeremiah. Today we discuss 3 responses by Jeremiah to the threats on his life.
2 years, 11 months ago