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Isaiah 66: The Temple of the Future Will Have Many Non-Jews (Haftarah Mishpatim)
G-d will reject the other religious groups who set up institutions on the הַר הַבַּיִת
2 years, 8 months ago
Parshas Mishpatim: Warning About the Keruvim in the Temple
Don't confuse keruvim with idols when you visit the Temple on שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים
2 years, 8 months ago
R’ Yehudah Moscato (1532-1590), Pt. 2: Famous Italian תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְדַרְשָׁן
A Renaissance Rabbi? Or a Rabbi who lived during the Renaissance?
2 years, 8 months ago
Yisro v. Ruth: Two Archetypes
Why does Yisro skip the מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי? Wasn't he a high religious figure?
2 years, 8 months ago
Haftarah Yisro:Unlike Moshe, the prophetic experience of יְשַׁעְיָהוּ is a mediated one
Characterized by the presence of others (מַלְאָכִים) and a smoke-filled room
2 years, 8 months ago
The Famous R’ Yehudah Moscato of 16th Century Italy: A Recently Discovered Remarkable Episode
Arrested by the Duke and tortured for trying to prevent a Jew from converting. It's like a novel!
2 years, 8 months ago
Was יִתְרוֹ a good guy? The arguments in favor.
When you swear by God, and then God says you don't have to keep your oath.
2 years, 8 months ago
Moshe Rabbenu: Intellectual or motion?
Two schools of thought re: the uniqueness of Moses, particularly in connection with the receiving of the Torah
2 years, 8 months ago
What is the meaning of the babyish truculence of the Jews at the Red Sea?
Why does Moshe (and God!) indulge their truculence?
2 years, 8 months ago
Parshas Beshalach: The connection between Circumcision and קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף
Removing עָרְלַת הַגּוּף symbolizes the drive to remove עָרְלַת הַלֵּב
2 years, 8 months ago