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Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana and “Kever Rachel”. “Kol Barama Nishma” – where is “Rama”? and what exactly happened there that is worth mentioning? How is “Rama” connected to Rachel? and what is the real reason for reading about this place and about Rachel on Rosh Hashana?
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Levanon – Hoshana Rabah
Levanon and Sukkot! Special lecture given on Hoshana Rabah night, in Hebrew, about the destruction of south Lebanon, in the prophets.
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Negev – lecture 6
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 that has already happened? Or a prayer for the future? We will compare the return to Zion in the days of the Second Temple, and the return to Zion in our days. In both cases we ask that it be like “Streams in the Negev”
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Levanon – lecture 16
Levanon, the Fast of Gedaliah and Yom Kippur What happens when brothers don’t act like brothers? King Hiram “did not remember the brotherly covenant.” We will see similar examples – from Joseph till the murder of Gedaliah. We will understand why the Fast of Gedaliah truly complements Rosh Hashanah and how it connects to the story of the ten Sages who were killed by the Romans (עשרת הרוגי מלכות), which is recited on Yom Kippur. The overall message of these days is that destruction comes from hatred of brothers – both in the past and in the present.
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Levanon – lecture 15
In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, we will learn from Levanon about the repentance needed in this special year (2023). The repentance within the Jewish people, and the repentance of all nations (Rosh Hashanah is a day of judgment for the entire world). And the answer: to renew brotherhood and friendship. We will see the difference between brotherhood and friendship in the Bible and the uniqueness of the Jewish people who need to be both brothers and friends – “למען אחי ורעי”. And finally we will ask – will Lebanon also repent according to the Bible?
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Negev – lecture 3
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 lived in the Negev. That explains why Isaac loved Esau, but what does it teach us about the essence of the Negev? How does the Negev produce a man like Isaac on the one hand, and Esau and Amalek – on the other?
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 6
Yam Hamelach and Hanukkah! Who is “King Jonathan” mentioned on coins from the Hasmonean period found near Yam Hamelach? And why are there hundreds of coins in an ancient fortress on the shore of Yam Hamelach – “Meitzad Kidron”? What was this fortress used for in the Hasmonean days? And how is all this related to the sea level of Yam Hamelach?
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Hevron – lecture 9
Hevron and Tisha B`Av A special lesson about the connection between Hevron and Tisha B’Av. Hevron as a place of unity opposed to hatred and discord. Hevron as a place that expresses family bonds.And another look at the tense relationship between Moshe, Yehoshua and Calev regarding the conquest of the land.
