Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel. 5-10 mins. One chapter a day. 929 schedule.
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Every two weeks, we ponder, riff and consider 4 chapters of the Tanakh, starting in Genesis and finishing in 2 Chronicles. It might take a while. Please be patient.
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Tehillim. Psalm 13 - Hope is Mandatory!
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This chapter turns from deep despair to exaltation. How does it happen? How does one have faith that fortunes will reverse, that exile will become redemption? - That might well be the secret of Pesach. Yonatan Razel - link Aharon Razel - link
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Tehillim. Psalm 12 - Slippery Lips or Pure Words?
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When speech loses its integrity, society abandons trust. What happens when language is abused, and instead of truth, it is merely about what gets me ahead?
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Tehillim. Psalm 11 - "Flee Like a Bird!"
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What does a person do when society turns to violence, when law and order fall apart? Does one "run to the hills" or does one stay and have faith in God?
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Tehillim. Psalm 10 - "Why God do You Stand at a Distance?"
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Is it blasphemy to challenge God in times of distress? In this chapter the author of Psalms challenges God with the question as to why the innocent suffer, and the butchers of history are not brought to justice? This is a question asked from the Israelites in Egypt to the works of Elie Weisel. "On Being" Interview with Elie Weisel is here Opening m…
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Tehillim. Psalm 9 - Youthful Exuberance
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A chapter of joy, of victory against our enemies, of the restoration of justice and order in the world, an almost messianic reality.
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Tehillim. Psalm 8 - Majesty and Humility
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Is humankind insignificant and lowly, or just a little lower than God?
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Tehillim. Psalm 7 - Lies and Accusations
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What does a person do when they are falsely accused, pursued for no fault of their own?
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Tehillim. Psalm 6 - Tachanun. Falling Down
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This chapter is the text that we use for Tachanun, in the rabbinic phraseology, "Nefilat Apayim - falling on one's face." As we shall see, this chapter tells a tale of intense dejection and sudden salvation.
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Tehillim have fascinating and complex headings known as superscriptions. But what do they mean? Do they denote authorship, musical notation or historical context?
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What does a person do when they are falsely accused? How do they cope with the emotional fallout? Our chapter divides into two sections (with two inclusios) v.1-4 prayer against those who defame v.5-9 - sleeping soundly due to trust in God
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David is pursued into exile by his son in a mutiny, and he cries out to God. This psalm reassures the person in distress: "I lie down, and I sleep; I awake, for God supports me." Due to this verse, this chapter is included in the prayers before a person goes to sleep at night.
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This "royalty psalm" underscores the intimate relationship between God and the king.
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Our Psalm/Mizmor contrasts the path of the wicked with that of the righteous.The wicke dlook active, but it is all bluster. Only the person attached to Torah is genuinely rooted, and will endure.Our Patreon page is here if you would like to offer some financial support.https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51407457…
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What is Psalms about? Who wrote the Psalms? Today we introduce this important book.
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Trei Assar: Malachi ch.3 - The End of Prophecy
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Malachi is the final prophet. After this, there is no prophecy. But why did prophecy end?
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Trei Assar: Malachi ch.2 - Like an Angel
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Today we speak of: 1. The role of priests 2. The impeccable standards necessary for Torah teachers 3. The debate in Malachi about intermarriage.
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Trei Assar: Malachi ch.1 - A Polemical Book
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Today we introduce Malachi and the period in which he prophecizes. We then move to explain the first two polemics of ch.1
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Trei Assar: Zecharia ch.14 - The War to End All Wars
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War in Jerusalem. Revelation. Universal recognition and worship of God
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.13 - Cleansing Jerusalem
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We are still on "that day" - a day which is part apocalypse, part redemptive. This chapter speaks about the purging of Jerusalem.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.12 - Armageddon!
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Chapter 12-14 describe an "end of days" global battle against Jerusalem in which God will fight the nations, save his city and his people. Today we study the first installment of this heady drama.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.11 - Failed Leadership
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The "sheep of the slaughter" - one of the most mysterious and cryptic chapters in Tanakh.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.10 - Fate and Destiny
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We visit the debate of when Zechariah ch.9-14 was written.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.9 - Mashiach's Donkey
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Today we discuss the notion that the future king who will bring peace to Jerusalem will be "poor and riding a donkey" (9:9) - an image which has often been seen as associated with the Mashiach.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.8 - Truth vs. Peace
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Today we discuss the phrase (8:16) "Truth, Justice and Peace" and the inherent tensions between them.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.7 - Fasts, Truth, and Peace
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It is the 4th year of Darius. The Temple is not yet completed but the structure is already standing. People are asking: Will we need to fast on the 9th of Av this year? The prophet responds. What do you think he said?
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.6 - Chariots and Crowns
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Two prophecies: Chariots (again) - and Crowns. What are the messages behind these prophecies? In our reading, both are prophecies encouraging the returnees to Jerusalem that God is backing the enterprise of the Return to Zion, and the project of rebuilding the Temple.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.5 - Purging Wickedness
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A flying scroll; a female figure of evil transported in a lead cauldron - these are the strange and colourful images of our chapter. But What do they mean?
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.4 - Not by Might Nor by Strength
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An image of a golden Menorah with two olive trees. This prophecy has become the basis of the national crest of the State of Israel. But what does it all mean?
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.3 - A Fresh Beginning
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Zechariah sees a celestial hearing in which the High Priest stands before Satan. God rebukes Satan and says that he doesn't want to hear any accusations against the Jewish People who have endured so much! Instead the High Priest is given fresh, clean clothing, symbolizing God's forgiveness of His people and his intent to offer Israel a fresh start,…
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.2 - A Wall of Fire
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We continue with Zechariah's visions which express the end of Israel's oppression and dispersion, and promises both God's and Israel's return to Jerusalem.
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.1 - From Anger to Mercy
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Zechariah 1 offers a cryptic image of white and red horses and a mystery man who reports: “We have roamed the world, and have found it dwelling in tranquility.” To which Zechariah's angel blurts out: "How long will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, to which you have been furious for seventy years already?”…
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Trei Assar: Haggai ch.2 - From This Day Forth...
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In chapter 2 we hear Haggai actively encouraging the Jews of Judea to build, lifting their hopes with promises of a better future.
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Trei Assar: Haggai ch.1 - To Build or Not to Build?
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The year is 520 BCE. the second year of the reign of Darius. Jews returned to Judea 17 years previously. But the Temple project has stalled ... Haggai quotes the people who say that "It isn't the right time to build the House of God."Haggai communicates that God feels differently: "Build the House and I will be pleased and glorified..." TO DONATE V…
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Trei Assar: Zephaniah ch.3 - One Language
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From the day of destruction to the day of jubilation, Tzephaniah charts the process whereby Jerusalem will be purged of its evil elements and will return in joy and safety to God's protection and service.
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Trei Assar: Zephaniah ch.2 - Set a Personal Example
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We focus on the difficult phrase which opens ch.2 and the moral lessons that we can learn from it.
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Trei Assar: Zephaniah ch.1 - Judgment Day
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Zephania predicts a terrifying apocalypse that will be visited upon Jerusalem Music: Noga Erez
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Here is Habakkuk's prayer. Is he continuing to challenge God or has he submitted? As we will see his prayer calls on Jewish history and askes God: "In anger; recall Your compassion!"
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Trei Assar: Habakkuk ch.2 - Wait for It!
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What does God answer Habakkuk's protest about the prevalence of evil in the world? This answer becomes the basis of one of the most famous pronouncements in Judaism.
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Trei Assar: Habakkuk ch.1 - Holy Protest!
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Habbakuk opens his book asking God how it can be that "the evil surround the righteous - that is why Torah is weakened!" How can God allow evil and bloodshed to gain the upper hand in our world?
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Trei Assar: Nahum ch.3 - Justice not Vengeance
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Chapter 3 describes: 1. Nineveh as the City of Blood 2. Her promiscuity and witchcraft - possibly a reference to her idolatrous culture, or to he double-dealing in international relations (Radak) 3. The Assyrian conquest of Thebes, and that the same fate will befall Nineveh 4. The siege of Nineveh 5. The collapse of the leadership, the economy and …
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Trei Assar: Nahum ch.2 - The Fall of Nineveh
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Our chapter begins with the restoration of the fortunes of Judah and Israel. It then proceeds to portend the fall of Nineveh.
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Trei Assar: Nahum ch.1 - Retribution
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Chapter one of Nahum presents God as filled with Fury and vengeance, and predicting the demise of the Assyrian empire and its capital city Nineveh.
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Trei Assar: Micah ch.7 - Falling Down. Rising Up
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This chapter contains the famous lines that we recite at Tashlich on Rosh Hashanna. Music: שבק ס נופל וקם
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Trei Assar: Micah ch.6 - Walking Humbly with God
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God says that he has an argument with the people! What is it? What's the connection with the Exodus, with Bilaam, and with Sacrifices?
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Trei Assar: Micah ch.5 - 7 Princes and 8 Shepherds
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This is another chapter about redemptive, messianic times. But the text is at cross purposes: Will the future be one of war or peace? Why would shepherds and princes (rather than warriors) be the correct way to fight Assyria? In this podcast we relate to Rav Amital's Hesped for the 8 soldiers from Yeshivat Har Etzion who fell in the Yom Kippur War.…
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Trei Assar: Micah ch.4 - Judaism and Other Faiths
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Chapter 4 communicates the messianic vision of a Jerusalem of lawfullness, peace and divine presence. Today we discuss verse 5 and its messages about Judaism's independence and we articulate a theology of religious tolerance.
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Trei Assar: Micha ch.3 - Speaking Truth to Power
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Micah accuses the leadership - royalty, aristocracy, priests and prophets - of corruption. He issues a warning that Jerusalem will be destroyed. Did his words make an impact?
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Trei Assar: Micah ch.2 - Fraudulent Desires
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Chapter 2 presents a biting social critique of the injustices of society.
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Micah is the fourth of the prophets who predicted the rise of the Assyrians and the downfall of Shomron and the ravaging of Judah. Today we discuss Micah's geography, imagery, empathy, poetry, and a little about archaeology as well.
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Trei Assar: Yonah ch.4 - Truth and Mercy
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Yonah is furious that God has forgiven Nineveh. Why is he so angry? Now Yonah reveals why he ran away to Tarshish. And God teaches him an important lesson about Justice and Mercy and what it is to be human.
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