Category: shilo
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Shilo – lecture 13
Why does the Tanach give such a central place to Eli’s sons in the story of Shilo? We know that they were wicked and perhaps because of their sins Shilo was destroyed, but did Eli himself also have responsibility here? The prophet says harsh things to Eli and predicts punishment that will come upon him…
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Shilo – lecture 12
Shilo and Rosh Hashanah What is so special about Hannah’s prayer? Why did Chazal learn from Hannah the essence prayer? The structure of the Rosh Hashanah prayer? and why is Hannah’s story the Rosh Hashanah Haftara? We need to understand the worldview of all the people in the story – Elkanah, Pnina, Eli the priest.…
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Shilo – lecture 11
Shiloh and Tisha B’Av. Tisha B’Av was defined by Chazal as a day of weeping for generations. But surprisingly, Chazal describe Yosef and Benjamin as weeping for the destruction of the Temple along with the destruction of Shiloh. What does this mean? The answer is related to “שנאת חינם” (hatred for no reasobn), the reason…
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Shilo – lecture 9
Shiloh is a bridge, also from a halakhic perspective. We will study the Mishnah and Gemara that describe the holiness of the Tabernacle of Shiloh, as well as the structure of the Tabernacle. Based on these sources and archaeological findings, we will find out where exactly the Tabernacle stood in relation to the city of…
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Shilo – lecture 7
Shilo as a Bridge We will begin to understand why Shilo is a bridge in many ways. Geographically – Shilo connects Nablus and Jerusalem. Chronologically – the period of Shilo, which corresponds to the period of the Judges, connects a period of separation, where “everyone will do what is right in his own eyes” to…
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