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Genesis 18:12-15 – The Subtle Rebuke

November 21, 2024November 14, 2024

Genesis 18 begins with Abraham sitting at the door of his tent and greeting three strangers. Abraham and Sarah prepare a meal for the visitors.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, angels - malachim, Sarah - Sarai

Genesis 12:7 – The Lord Appeared

November 21, 2024November 6, 2024

In Genesis 12:7 the Bible records that God appeared to Abraham. Previously, God spoke to him. What’s the difference?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Abraham - Avraham, altar - mizbeach, Land of Israel

Genesis 6:14 – Build the Ark

October 30, 2024

God tells Noah that He is going to destroy the world with a flood. Immediately after this announcement, He commands Noah to build an ark.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags ark, bitachon - trust, hishtadlut - effort, miracle, Noah - Noach

Genesis 4:9 – My Brother’s Keeper

October 22, 2024

In Genesis 4:9 God confronts Cain about the death of Abel. Cain asks God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” What is the answer to Cain’s question?

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Adam and Eve, Repentance - Teshuva, sin

Deuteronomy 33:12 – Blessing Benjamin

October 21, 2024

In Genesis 49 Jacob blessed his 12 sons. In a similar way, in Deuteronomy 33, at the end of his life, Moses blesses the 12 tribes.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Holy Temple, Land of Israel, Malbim, Solomon - Shlomo, Third Temple

Jonah 4:6-11 – Jonah and the Gourd

October 9, 2024

God sent Jonah to Nineveh with a prophecy of pending destruction. The people repented and God spared them.

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Categories Neviim - Prophets Tags Jonah - Yonah, miracle, prophet, Repentance - Teshuva, Yom Kippur

Deuteronomy 32:39 – I am He

December 5, 2024September 30, 2024

In Deuteronomy 32:39 God proclaims, “I, I am He.” Why is the “I” repeated? Who is the intended recipient of this message?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abarbanel, Daat Mikra, Rabbi Hirsch, Rashi

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 – Not in Heaven

September 24, 2024

In Deuteronomy 30:11-14 Moses teaches the Jewish people about repentance. Or, maybe he’s teaching about the importance of studying Torah. The verses aren’t clear.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy, Hashkafa Tags commandments, learning, Moses - Moshe, Repentance - Teshuva, sin, Torah

Deuteronomy 26:5 – The Aramean

September 18, 2024

The farmer who brought his first fruits to Jerusalem recited six verses beginning with Deuteronomy 26:5.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abraham - Avraham, Jacob - Yaakov, Land of Israel

Deuteronomy 23:10 – The Jewish Camp

September 10, 2024

Moses in Deuteronomy 23 warns the Jewish army to “beware of every evil.” What is the evil they should avoid?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags IDF - Tzahal, Rabbi Sorotzkin, Ramban - Nachmanides, sin, war - armed conflict
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