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  • 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…

  • Negev – lecture 8

    Negev – lecture 8

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    Three beautiful explanations for Moshe’s command to the spies – “Go up to the Negev”. The first is based on the Gemara, which says that the goal was to follow in the footsteps of Avraham. Can we follow in Avraham’s footsteps today? The second – the goal was to tour – to see the beauty…

  • Negev – lecture 7

    Negev – lecture 7

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    So what does the Negev mean to us? We will examine this through the next Negev story – the story of the spies, in which Moshe commands: “Go up into the Negev and see the mountain.” What did David Ben-Gurion think of this verse? And what are the 2260(!) commentaries on this verse, according to…

  • Negev – lecture 6

    Negev – lecture 6

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    Negev and Yom Ha-Atzmaut! In honor of Yom Ha-Atzmaut, we will analyze the Psalm (שיר המעלות) – “When God restored Zion, we were like dreamers… God restored our captivity like the streams in the Negev.” What does the image mean? We will see a video that illustrates this! Is this a praise for an event…

  • Negev – lecture 5

    Negev – lecture 5

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    In this lecture we delve into the character of Isaac, “man of the Negev,”. It seems that Isaac is described as a copy of Avraham. Digging and naming the same wells, his similar encounter with the King of Grar, his desire to descend to Egypt. Even in the story of the Akedah – Isaac is…

  • Negev – lecture 4

    Negev – lecture 4

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    We saw that both Isaac and Esau were called “men of the field.” Today we will focus on the great difference between them. We will examine the many references in the Torah to Avraham in the Negev and ask – why did Avraham go to the Negev? And why is it important for the Torah…

  • Negev – lecture 3

    Negev – lecture 3

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    On Purim we celebrate the victory over Amalek, and Amalek – according to the Bible – lives in the Negev. It all starts with the ancient ancestors of Israel and Amalek – Isaac and his son – Esau. It is written about both Isaac and Esau, that they were “people of the field”, and both…

  • Negev – lecture 2

    Negev – lecture 2

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    What are the borders of the Negev according to the Torah? Why is the south sometimes called “Negev”, sometimes “Tayman” (Yemen) and sometimes “Yamin” (right, in English)? How does this relate to the name Jacob gave his son – “Binyamin” (son of “yamin”)? We will suggest some answers to the question that we have not…

  • Negev – lecture 1

    Negev – lecture 1

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    A preliminary analysis of the “Negev” in the Torah.Where exactly is the Negev? And what does the word “Negev” mean in Hebrew?And why, of all places, does Avraham decide to go to the Negev when he first arrives in land of Israel?