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  • Negev – lecture 13

    Negev – lecture 13

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    In this lecture, we will analyze another story related to the Negev – the story of the wedding of Achsa, the daughter of Caleb, to Othniel, who would become the first judge of Israel. Caleb promises his daughter to whoever conquers “Kiryat Sefer”. Why? The daughter – Achsa – theatrically falls off the donkey and…

  • Negev – lecture 12

    Negev – lecture 12

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    In this lecture, we will answer all the questions we asked about the story of the King of Arad. The connection between the death of Aaron, the war against the King of Arad, and the surprising and tragic journey of the Israelites south. Tragic, because the Israelites adopt “the way of the spies” – they…

  • Mt. Hermon – lecture 5

    Mt. Hermon – lecture 5

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    We will examine in depth the various suggestions for the identity of the brothers in Psalm 133. The suggestion that it refers to Moses and Aaron, and the suggestion that it refers to the relationship between the king and the high priest. We will argue that both interpretations are problematic. To find an answer, we…

  • Mt. Hermon – lecture 4

    Mt. Hermon – lecture 4

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    Psalms 133 is known for the first verse: “How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together.” The rest of the Psalm compares the dwelling of brothers together to…Mt. Hermon! We will ask – which brothers is the Psalm talking about? What is the meaning of the metaphor – the oil that…

  • Negev – lecture 11

    Negev – lecture 11

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    We will delve deeper into the question from the previous lecture – why did the Israelites move south from “Kadesh” towards Eilat and not north – into the land of Canaan? According to the maps, this doesn’t make sense, and according to the Torah, it doesn’t make sense: They had already defeated the king of…

  • Mt. Hermon – lecture 3

    Mt. Hermon – lecture 3

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    The names of Hermon – in the Bible and today. Who called Hermon – grandfather? And who called it “The eyes of the country”? And do the names represent a positive or negative attitude towards the mountain? What is the connection between Hermon and the “Manna” that the Israelites ate in the desert? (which is…

  • Negev – lecture 10

    Negev – lecture 10

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    We will examine maps of the Negev and ask – why didn’t the Israelites go through the Negev, but instead took a detour through Edom? And why is the story of the King of Arad so important? The Torah teaches us that the Israelites not only followed the path of the spies, but also followed…

  • Mt. Hermon – lecture 2

    Mt. Hermon – lecture 2

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    To begin with – we will learn where Mt. Hermon is on the map, and which importanat rivers surround it. 4 names for Mt. Hermon. We`ll study them and their meanings and ask – why does the Torah tell us about all these names? Is there a connection between the Hebrew name “Snir” and the…

  • Mt. Hermon – lecture 1

    Mt. Hermon – lecture 1

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    Introducing: Hermon. where is Hermon mentioned in the Bible? What other names does it have? Who was the first to capture the Hermon? View the Kahoot game, as an introduction to the new site lecture series.

  • Levanon – lecture 24

    Levanon – lecture 24

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    So how were the territorial lots of Asher and Zevulun exchanged ? The intriguing answer: The Land was allotted TWICE !. And what the tribes received changed between the first and the second. As a result the reality differed from the prophecy. We`ll see how this affected the status of Tyre and Sidon. We will…