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Erev Shabbat Program | Toldot | Yaakov Becomes Esav: The Two Blessings of Toldot

Toldot | Yaakov Becomes Esav: The Two Blessings of Toldot, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Tzvi Chaim Kaye Yaakov, the man of truth, dressed as Esav. What if that was exactly

Toldot | Stolen Blessings: The Sefat Emet on Yaakov's Deception

Toldot | Stolen Blessings: The Sefat Emet on Yaakov's Deception, by Rav Eli Weber Did Yaakov steal Esav's blessing, or rescue it for every Jew who would ever need a way

Toldot | Do You Have But One Berakha, My Father?

Toldot | Do You Have But One Berakha, My Father? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why did Yitzchak have "only one Berakha" to give?  This shiur examines the complex dynamics

Mind of a Monotheist | 6 | Toldot 5787 | Accidents at Birth

Mind of a Monotheist | 6 | Toldot 5787 | Accidents at Birth, by Rav David Debow This week, we explore the advantages of being first and of being last. Is being granted

Talking Machshava | 4new | Adding to the Infinite: How We Bring God Into the World

Talking Machshava | 4new | Adding to the Infinite: How We Bring God Into the World by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber Our apologies for the delay. God is perfect, so w

Talking Machshava | 4 | Beyond the Written Word: Ethics, Intellect, and the Akeda

Talking Machshava | 4 | Beyond the Written Word: Ethics, Intellect, and the Akeda, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber God never told Cain not to kill. So how was he sup

The Weekly Mitzva | Toldot | Mitzvat Talmud Torah and Spiritual Fatherhood

The Weekly Mitzva | Toldot | Mitzvat Talmud Torah and Spiritual Fatherhood, by Rav Binyamin Tabory Yitzchak was not just a physical continuation of his father, but a sp

Erev Shabbat Program | Chayei Sara | Mastering the Fire Within: Avraham's Final Blessing

Chayei Sara | Mastering the Fire Within: Avraham's Final Blessing, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Yair Kahn A person with no yetzer is hardly human. What made Avraham's final

Sefat Emet | Chayei Sara | From Servant to Son: The Sefat Emet on Eliezer

Sefat Emet | Chayei Sara | From Servant to Son: The Sefat Emet on Eliezer, , by Rav Eli Weber Is a loyal servant worth more than a beloved son? The Sefat Emet's surpris

Chayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak

Chayei Sara | Finding a Wife for Yitzchak, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Did Rivka think she was marrying the man at the well? A hidden twist in the Torah text. Rabbi Yitz

Mind of a Monotheist | 5 | Chayei Sara 5787 | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom

Mind of a Monotheist | 5 | Chayei Sara | Of Fish, Fox and Martyrdom, by Rav David Debow What if we've had the fox and the fish backwards all along? A new reading of Rab

The Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim

The Weekly Mitzva | Chayei Sara | Nichum Avelim, by Rav Binyamin Tabory God visited the sick and comforted the grieving, and so must we. 

Talking Machshava | 3 | Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer

Can Human Reason Know God's Will? Avraham's Answer, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Eli Weber Avraham raised the knife with tears in his eyes. What was he still holding on to?

Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter

Vayera | Partners with God: Tzedaka, Mishpat and Laughter, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Avraham Wein Justice in Sedom, laughter in Avraham's tent: two lessons on what it me

Sefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida

Sefat Emet | Vayera | Request, Not Command: Two Readings of the Akeida, by Rav Eli Weber God asked, but didn't command. Why did Avraham go to the Akeida anyway? The Sef

Mind of a Monotheist | 4 | Vayera | Avraham - Antimartyr

Mind of a Monotheist | 4 | Vayera | Avraham - Antimartyr, by Rav David Debow Is the Akeida really about martyrdom? A close reading reveals the Monotheist's life-affirmi

Vayera | Sodomy?

Vayera | Sodomy? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom How can we make sense of Lot's offer to the townspeople of Sodom? This lecture re-evaluates the narrative of Sodom, challeng

The Weekly Mitzva | Vayera | Deviation from the Truth

The Weekly Mitzva | Vayera | Deviation from the Truth, by Rav Binyamin Tabory Did God "lie" to Avraham?

Erev Shabbat Program | Lekh Lekha | Hearing the Call and Working for God

Lekh Lekha | Hearing the Call and Working for God, by Rav Ezra Bick and Rav Yonatan Shai Freedman God's call is always broadcasting. Why was Avraham the one who heard i

Mind of a Monotheist | 3 | Lekh Lekha | Egyptian Beauty Bias

Mind of a Monotheist | 3 | Lekh Lekha | Egyptian Beauty Bias by Rav David Debow What does Sarai's beauty in Egypt teach about racism? Rabbi David Debow reads Lekh Lekha