Study Tanakh with Rav Alex Israel. 5-10 mins. One chapter a day. 929 schedule.
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Every two weeks, we ponder, riff and consider 4 chapters of the Tanakh, starting in Genesis and finishing in 2 Chronicles. It might take a while. Please be patient.
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Tehillim. Psalm 43 - Who are the "Sons of Korach"?
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Psalm 42-49 are all Psalms of the Bnei Korach. What is their story? Who is this group?
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"As the deer craves streams of water, so my soul craves for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God." Who is thirsting for God? Why? Where is he? What is the back-story?
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Tehillim. Psalm 41 - Blessings of Benevolence
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God helps those who help others!
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When one is saved by God, how does one respond? Sing God's praises? offer sacrifices? Or dedicate our lives and our lifestyles to God's laws and ideals? That is the topic of our chapter.
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This is a chapter of terrible suffering. What is the point of the short lifespan of our lives if it is filled with pain and torment. That is the question asked by our chapter.
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This chapter presents a sense of guilt and remorse for (an unidentified) sin. And yet, the sinner is suffering at the hands of violent enemies. Should past mistakes justify the violence perpetrated against him?? Should one perennially be a victim because one has erred? Or might one appeal to God to appreciate ultimately who is on teh side of good, …
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Our alphabetical Psalm is a meditation on divine justice - that evil will wane and disappear, and the righteous "will inherit the earth". "Don't envy the evil!" it preaches. In the long term, the virtuous will endure and prevail.
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There is good and bad. And our heart has to make a choice.
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This is a Psalm in 3 stanzas. David is being pursued, betrayed by his friends, and falsely accused. Each segment ends in words of praise to God. One of these features in our prayer "Nishmat" and reads "All my bones say - L-rd, who is like You?" Opening Music. Joey Weisenberg - Nishat Kol ChaiClosing Music: Hanan Ben Ari. Kol Atzmotai (Habad Niggun)…
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This chapter praises God for always assisting teh righteous and saving them from their pursuers and enemies. In the centre of the chapter though, David speaks of "guard your tongue from evil and your lips from falsehood - seek peace and pursue it!" How does this fit in?
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Justice rather than war, kindness rather than power, truth, the creativity of language, trust - this is the world-order that is called "yashar" - straight, or upstanding. It is for these values that God created His world.
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How do we make amends for our crimes and misdemeanours? How do we deal with guilt and remorse?
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Tehillim. Psalm 31 - "In his hand, I place my soul"
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This is a chapter of trust and faith in God in the face of violence, accusation and humiliation which the person of faith experiences. The statement here is one of absolute rock-steady reliance on God. For the Habad Niggun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQlvERRARWg&ab_channel=%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%…
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Tehillim. Psalm 30 - Human Complacency and Fragility
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This is a chapter we say daily, but it has an unusual flow of ideas - just when we think we are out of trouble, the chapter plunges back into despair! Why? And what does this have to do with the "Dedication of the House"?
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God's name appears 18 times in this chapter.The word for "sound" is repeated seven times.Does the power of God only manifest itself through noise?
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We study this exquisite chapter of prayer with its resonating vocabulary.We also talk about the biblical posture for prayer. Finally we discuss how Sefer Tehillim frequently describes God as hearing our prayers from the Temple.
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Tehillim. Psalm 27 - Seeking God; Seeking Myself
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Psalm 27 is recited during the month of elul in Ashkenazi congregations. From a place of absolute security in God, the Psalmist finds himself unmoored, insecure and distant from Hashem. How will he find his way back?
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Our chapter contrasts the evil of the outside world with the purity and comfort of God's sanctuary.We relate this contrast to reflect upon Yom Haatzmaut which we celebrate today.
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The author of this Psalm is far from perfect. But he has implicit trust in God. In God's forgiveness. In God's salvation. In God's covenant - truth, justice, kindness. In the idea that God will teach the people of his covenant and guide them in a path of betterment
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Tehillim. Pslam 24 - Gates! Raise Your Heads!
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Psalm 24 is the Mizmor for Sunday and the chapter recited in the synagogue when we return the Sefer Torah to the Aron Kodesh.
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One of the most famous Psalms - Green Pastures and Still Waters and the Valley of the Shadow of Death. We read this as expressing David's biography. Music: https://youtu.be/436giBnpszY?si=h4s7deqFkQMVNBUD
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One of the most desperate of the Psalms.
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The King's power and his victories are by the blessings bestowed by God
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Tehillim ch.20 is part of our daily liturgy. We also relate to this Midrash: Another interpretation: "The Lord will answer you on a day of trouble." A father and son were traveling when the son became tired and asked his father, "Where is the country?" The father replied, "My son, if you see a cemetery in front of you, know that the country is clos…
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This psalm that we read every Shabbat morning declares how the heavens in their movements and regularity, the sun in its heat - all declare the power and honour of God. But then the chpater starts talking about Torah. What is the connection?
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Chapter 18 is David's victory song, found also in 2 Samuel ch.22. It is a long chapter. Today, we break it down into its component segments and explain the biographical and ethical messages behind this poetry.
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Tehillim. Psalm 17 - Honesty. Straight and Round
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The poet in this Psalm appeals to God for assistance, and affirms his personal integrity, his honesty and decency. As a result he anticipates that God will support and protect him form those who seek to harm him.
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Today we discuss the verse שויתי ה' לנגדי תמיד
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Who may dwell in God's tent, Who may dwell on His holy mountain? Is it the person who brings the fattest ram or the finest goat? Or possibly some other requirement?
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Tehillim. Psalm 14 - "There is No God": Theology or Ethics?
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This Psalm closes the series of Psalms dealing with the righteous being victimized by the evil. We will address the question of how "There is no God" relates to unscrupulous conduct.
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This chapter turns from deep despair to exaltation. How does it happen? How does one have faith that fortunes will reverse, that exile will become redemption? - That might well be the secret of Pesach. Yonatan Razel - link Aharon Razel - link
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Tehillim. Psalm 12 - Slippery Lips or Pure Words?
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When speech loses its integrity, society abandons trust. What happens when language is abused, and instead of truth, it is merely about what gets me ahead?
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What does a person do when society turns to violence, when law and order fall apart? Does one "run to the hills" or does one stay and have faith in God?
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Tehillim. Psalm 10 - "Why God do You Stand at a Distance?"
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Is it blasphemy to challenge God in times of distress? In this chapter the author of Psalms challenges God with the question as to why the innocent suffer, and the butchers of history are not brought to justice? This is a question asked from the Israelites in Egypt to the works of Elie Weisel. "On Being" Interview with Elie Weisel is here Opening m…
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A chapter of joy, of victory against our enemies, of the restoration of justice and order in the world, an almost messianic reality.
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Is humankind insignificant and lowly, or just a little lower than God?
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What does a person do when they are falsely accused, pursued for no fault of their own?
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This chapter is the text that we use for Tachanun, in the rabbinic phraseology, "Nefilat Apayim - falling on one's face." As we shall see, this chapter tells a tale of intense dejection and sudden salvation.
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Tehillim have fascinating and complex headings known as superscriptions. But what do they mean? Do they denote authorship, musical notation or historical context?
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What does a person do when they are falsely accused? How do they cope with the emotional fallout? Our chapter divides into two sections (with two inclusios) v.1-4 prayer against those who defame v.5-9 - sleeping soundly due to trust in God
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David is pursued into exile by his son in a mutiny, and he cries out to God. This psalm reassures the person in distress: "I lie down, and I sleep; I awake, for God supports me." Due to this verse, this chapter is included in the prayers before a person goes to sleep at night.
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This "royalty psalm" underscores the intimate relationship between God and the king.
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Our Psalm/Mizmor contrasts the path of the wicked with that of the righteous.The wicke dlook active, but it is all bluster. Only the person attached to Torah is genuinely rooted, and will endure.Our Patreon page is here if you would like to offer some financial support.https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51407457…
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What is Psalms about? Who wrote the Psalms? Today we introduce this important book.
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Trei Assar: Malachi ch.3 - The End of Prophecy
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Malachi is the final prophet. After this, there is no prophecy. But why did prophecy end?
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Today we speak of: 1. The role of priests 2. The impeccable standards necessary for Torah teachers 3. The debate in Malachi about intermarriage.
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Today we introduce Malachi and the period in which he prophecizes. We then move to explain the first two polemics of ch.1
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Trei Assar: Zecharia ch.14 - The War to End All Wars
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War in Jerusalem. Revelation. Universal recognition and worship of God
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Trei Assar: Zechariah ch.13 - Cleansing Jerusalem
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We are still on "that day" - a day which is part apocalypse, part redemptive. This chapter speaks about the purging of Jerusalem.
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Chapter 12-14 describe an "end of days" global battle against Jerusalem in which God will fight the nations, save his city and his people. Today we study the first installment of this heady drama.
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