Iyov
One of the biggest questions that come up from reading Iyov is during what period he was in. Our Sages offer many opinions, including the suggestion that he was a contemporary of Avraham. Many questio…
Read more ›What is the goal of Sefer Iyov? What is the historical context? Did Iyov actually exist, or is the book allegorical? An examination of the various answers to these questions leads us to entertain many…
Read more ›Sefer Iyov is one of the more challenging books in Tanakh. What is the meaning of the conclusion and how does it solve the difficult problems raised throughout the sefer? This lesson focuses on Rav So…
Read more ›While Pharaoh’s dreams are a detail in the main story line of Yoseph’s rise to power, the story in Sefer Daniel stresses that God’s interest in communicating with Nevukhadnetzar is the primary purpose…
Read more ›We take a methodological look at “Midrashic stories” and how our Sages used these stories, often borrowed or reframed from completely different parts of Tanach, to interpret and highlight Biblical eve…
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