Author: Ben Zion
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Israeli Sea Coast – lecture 5
Is the sea itself part of the Land of Israel? And if so, to what extent? Has someone who bathes in the sea gone abroad? We will look at the different opinions that already appear in the Mishnah – from the opinion that only the sea adjacent to the coast is considered part of the…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 2
“Kol Baramah Nishma…” – “A voice was heard in Ramah…Rachel weeping for her sons” Is it possible to learn from this psalm where Rachel was buried? There seem to be two opposite interpretations, both by the same commentator: the Ramban. The first interpretation – Ramah is in the land of Benjamin and Rachel’s sons, for…
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Israeli Sea Coast – lecture 4
What are the halachic implications of the surprising discovery from the previous lecture? We will examine the halachic discussion on the question – what blessing do we say when we see the Mediterranean Sea and what blessing do we say when we see the ocean? What do we mean when we say, in the blessing:…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 1
Our new site: Bet Lechem! We Will ask a few questions for a start: Where exactly is the biblical Bet Lechem? Did anything significant happen there in the time of the Bible? Was Rachel really buried in Bet Lechem? We will go through all the verses that mention Bet Lechem in the Bible and begin…
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Israeli Sea Coast – lecture 3
Why is the Mediterranean called “the last sea”? A surprising explanation that appears in our sources in several places is that the Mediterranean Sea was created last, long after the creation of the world, when the Atlantic Ocean flooded the area between Europe and Africa, which was until then dry! Even more surprising – this…
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Israeli Sea Coast – lecture 2
Everyone knows that the tribe of Zebulun sits on the seashore. This is how Jacob and Moses blessed him. But on the maps showing the settlement of the tribes, Zebulun sits inland, and the tribe of “Asher” sits on the seashore! We will offer various answers to explain this, and finally present a geographical study…
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Israeli Sea Coast – lecture 1
Introducing the site: The sea and the sea coast. Which tribes lived on the sea coast? Why did Judah the Maccabee destroy the port of Yaffo? Who was the first Jew to see the mediterranean? This lecture will include a kahoot quiz that presents initial questions and answers about the sea and the sae coast.
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