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  • 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…

  • Levanon – lecture 23

    Levanon – lecture 23

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    Tyre and Sidon – in which tribe’s inheritance were they? In Jacob’s blessing to his sons, it is explicitly mentioned that Sidon is in Zebulun’s portion. But in the book of Joshua we see that the tribe of Asher received Sidon! Surprisingly – the answer is related to…the prophet Jonah. According to the Sages, he…

  • Levanon – lecture 22

    Levanon – lecture 22

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    Joshua cursed the Gibeonites to work in the Temple. What happened many years later that caused King David to prohibit the Gibeonites from joining the Israelite Nation? And will the people of Tyre and Sidon also be removed from their role in building the Temple in the future? We will see what the prophets say…

  • Levanon – lecture 21

    Levanon – lecture 21

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    Will the people of Tyre participate in the building of the Third Temple? How does all of this relate to Noah’s curse of his grandson – Canaan? And how does this curse relate to the curse that Joshua cursed the Gibeonites – that they would be…workers in the Temple!

  • Levanon – lecture 20

    Levanon – lecture 20

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    We will offer an explanation for the repeated use of the name Hiram and what it teaches us about the Jews. New discoveries about King Hiram will provide us with an explanation – why Hiram and Solomon are called brothers. It turns out that they really were relatives! We will explain why it is really…

  • Negev – lecture 9

    Negev – lecture 9

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    After all the explanations we saw for Moshe’s instruction – “Go up to the Negev”, we understand that the Negev is a place of preparation, progress and dealing with difficulties towards reaching a goal. I will share my family’s story of immigrating, which also began in the Negev! The next stage in the “Book of…