Rabbi Yisrael Motzen - Ner Tamid Congregation

Yechezkel 7 - inspired enough to cry, appreciating what we have before it’s too late

Yechezkel 7 - inspired enough to cry, appreciating what we have before it’s too late

Yechezkel 6 - Internalizing the suffering of others

Yechezkel 6 - Internalizing the suffering of others. A daily chapter of Nach with Rabbi Yisrael Motzen of Ner Tamid Congregation, Baltimore.

Yechezkel 5 - Know Thy Audience

Yechezkel 5 - Know Thy Audience. A daily chapter of Nach with Rabbi Yisrael Motzen of Ner Tamid Congregation, Baltimore.

Chayei Sarah Parsha Shiur

Parshas Chayei Sarah. A weekly parsha shiur with Rabbi Yisrael Motzen of Ner Tamid Congregation, Baltimore.

Yechezkel 4 - Performance Art and a Return to Prophecy

Yechezkel chapter 4: performance art and a return to prophecy. A daily chapter of Nach with Rabbi Yisrael Motzen of Ner Tamid Congregation, Baltimore.

Yechezkel 3 - Tel Aviv, Kedusha

Yechezkel chapter 3: Tel Aviv and kedusha. A daily chapter of Nach with Rabbi Yisrael Motzen of Ner Tamid Congregation, Baltimore.

Yechezkel 2 - Mission Impossible? The purpose of Yechezkel’s Prophecies

Yechezkel's mission seems impossible: stand up, find strength and courage, and speak to a rebellious people who will not listen, even at the risk of his life. Along the w

Yirmiyahu 52 - The Anticlimactic Climactic Ending

The 52nd and final chapter of Sefer Yirmiyahu. Thank you for joining this journey through all 52 chapters - next we begin Sefer Yechezkel. Part of an ongoing series throu

Yirmiyahu 51 - Yirmiyahu’s Final Lessons

Yirmiyahu chapter 51 is the final chapter written by Yirmiyahu himself - the next and last chapter is a later add-on. We hear the Navi's final lessons. Part of an ongoing

Yirmiyahu 50 - The Downfall of Bavel

Yirmiyahu chapter 50 turns the Navi's attention to Bavel - the empire that destroyed the Beis HaMikdash and decimated the nations around us - and prophesies its downfall.

Yechezkel 1 - maaseh merkava

Mazal tov to all those who finished Sefer Yirmiyahu - today we begin Sefer Yechezkel. The first psukim introduce Yechezkel HaNavi and open the Maaseh Merkava, the vision

Yirmiyahu 49 - Edom/ Rome/ The Western World

Yirmiyahu chapter 49 opens with Ammon, Israel's neighbor and relative through Lot, taken to task for seizing the land of Gad after its tribes went into exile. The rest of

Yirmiyahu 48 - The Destruction of Moav - and Canada

Yirmiyahu chapter 48 is a long prophecy about Moav, Israel's close neighbor, whose downfall comes not from a lack of kindness but from too much comfort, pictured as a dri

Yirmiyahu 47 - Palestine and the ancient Philistines, Bald Egyptians

Yirmiyahu chapter 47 is a short prophecy about the Philistines, who face an Egyptian attack and then destruction by Babylon. We cover why the ancient Philistines are not

Yirmiyahu 46 - Downfall of the Egyptian Empire and its Modern Relevance

Yirmiyahu foretells Egypt's downfall and reminds the Jewish people that even the mightiest empires do not last. Through the Radak, Malbim and the chapter's closing promis

Yirmiyahu 45 - Baruch and the End of Prophecy

Baruch ben Neriah longs to become a prophet, but Yirmiyahu brings him an unexpected message. This chapter explores why Baruch's hopes go unfulfilled, how prophecy is tied

Yirmiyahu 44 - The Egyptian Exile, G-d is Not a Vending Machine

Yirmiyahu addresses the Jewish community in Egypt about idolatry, repentance, and the mistake of treating our relationship with G-d as a transaction. The chapter closes w

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