Author: Ben Zion
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Derech Hayam – lecture 4
Why doesn’t “Derech Hayam”, go along the sea? Studying maps and understanding the topography of Biblical times will clarify many interesting things for us. We will focus on the question: Why does the road go eastward at a point called “Afek”? What is the strategic importance of “Afek” that made it such a central place…
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Derech Hayam – lecture 3
If avoiding the “Road of the Philistines” after leaving Egypt was to avoid war, then they also encountered war at the Red Sea! So what was the real reason for avoiding the short and direct road? We will see different explanations, arriving at an interesting hypothesis: The Israelites had to go through a long process…
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Shilo – lecture 2
In this lecture, we will begin to discuss in depth the questions from the quiz in the previous lecture: Is Shiloh a place that God chose? And if so, why? It is apparently not a significant place during the patriarchal period. Did Jacob speak of Shiloh in his blessing to Judah? Is there a “Shekhinah”…
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Shilo – lecture 1
Is Shilo mentioned in the Torah? Was Shilo chosen by God? How many years was the Mishkan in Shilo? This lecture will include a quiz that presents initial questions and answers about the site.
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Derech Hayam – lecture 2
We will get to know the route of the “Derech Hayam” – from Egypt to Mesopotamia. We will see on the map why this road is so important. We will start from its southern end, which is called in the Torah “The Road of the Philistines”. Why didn’t God take the Israelites from there when…
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Azza – special lecture
A special lecture given in Matnas Har Homa. The meaning of Azza and the “Gates of Azza”, from Biblical times to the present day. A relevant message that the Tanach conveys to us through the story of Samson in Azza, about the importance of unity and brotherhood in order to overcome the enemy in Azza.…