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Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
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Why was political Zionism perceived as מְטַמֵּא אֶת הַטְּהוֹרִים אֲבָל מְטַהֵר אֶת הַטְּמֵאִים?
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Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel - Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2
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Realistic evaluations of politics and politicians based on long experience in שְׁתַדְּלָנוּת
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Haftarah BeHaaloscha: The prophet describes the intermarriage scandal, but in oblique language
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To get the full picture, read the last chapters of the book of Ezra
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Parshas BeHaaloscha: Who is חוֹבׇב exactly?
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If Jethro's son, had he befriended Moshe when he lived with Jethro? Was חוֹבׇב turned-off by the Jews blaming the גֵּרִים for the Golden Calf?
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An Analysis of the Current Extremely Dangerous International Situation?- Are we headed for World War
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Russia, China, Iran, Turkey- all obsessed with recovering glorious pasts, even at the risk of nuclear war
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The Bach: One of the Leading גדולים of the Golden Age of Polish Jewry (16th-17th Centuries)
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Genazym auctioning the first edition, plus a historic תשובה בכתב יד from the ב"ח himself
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Shavuos: Grass, Trees, and Roses. Was there vegetation at Mount sinai?
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Do we put grass nowadays on the floors of our homes and synagogues? And who were the צֹאן וּבָקָר at Sinai?
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Was Hashem originally planning to do מתן תורה at another location?
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Without כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד בְּלֵב אֶחָד, it would not be possible to get a collective binding נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע
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The Rambam's Philosophical Problems with מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי
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The problem of trying to give a rational interpretation for what is clearly a mystical event, as Rambam himself admits
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A Renaissance Edition of Azarya de Rossi's Controversial Book - Being Auctioned by Genazym
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PLUS the ONLY surviving copy of the famous חֵרֶם issued by R’ Yosef Caro's בֵּית דִּין. A classic tale in Jewish history
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Hosea tells the Jews not to turn away from Hashem and trust their "allies"
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Those "allies" will leave כלל ישראל to die, like like someone stripped naked and left to die from thirst in the middle of the Sahara Desert
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What was the relationship between the two luchos and the rest of the Torah?
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Why weren't the two tablets given on the occasion of the original shavuos?
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Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Current Campus Riots - Part 5
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Herzl tries to avoid the fights between the frum and the anti-frum in the fin de siecle
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Yom Yersushalyim: No country recognizes Jerusalem as legally being Israeli territory
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A short history of the Jerusalem issue in international law
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Hereditary Elites vs. Meritocratic Elites (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 6)
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The 48 attributes of a scholar: Does one require all 48, or some of 48?
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Haftarah Bechukosai: Jeremiah (לְפִי הָאַבַּרְבָּנֵאל) discusses the chemistry of הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּת and בִּטָּחוֹן
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The Kingdom of Judah truly believed in the faithfulness of their Egyptian "ally"
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Parshas Bechukosai: The תוכחה was pronounced right after the Ten Commandments
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If Moshe had led them then and there (& not died in Chutz L’Aretz), they would have also conquered & settled Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria!
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The David-Jonathan Friendship: Was it a two-way street?
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Jonathan thought of the public welfare and wanted to avoid a civil war. The narcissistic Amnon threw her out and did not consider what would happen as a result of his actions.
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Herzl and Political Zionism, Pt. 4 - Zionism's Relationship to Marxism and Frum Judaism
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Herzl, Political Zionism, and Campus Riots, Pt. 4
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The ibn Ezra: More on his particular historical context, and the time before the fall
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He left Spain just in time, and translated the Sephardic literature from Arabic to Hebrew. Wrote much, but only his פירוש על התורה ּis of permanent interest
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Lag b'Omer: When did רשב"י write the Zohar?
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Before, during, or after the cave?
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Parshas Behar: The theory that both בְּהַר בְּחֻקּוֹתַי were pronounced in פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים
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At the time of שבועות, the conquest of Canaan was but weeks away
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Haftarah Behar: Jeremiah and the land deal - Preserving hope among the doomed
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Buying "worthless" real estate demonstrates faith in ultimate victory and the permanent survival of כלל ישראל. It prevents יֵאוּשׁ
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Biden: It's a good thing we have a President who grew up with the JEWISH version of the Holocaust
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1945-1990: The years the Jews owned the Shoah-narrative, and got their account of it accepted by the West. The East was "muzzled"
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R’ Akiva’s Students - When exactly did the 24,000 students die? What was the historical context?
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Trying to make sense of the chronology of the life of Rabbi Akiva and the story of his students
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The Bitter, Non-Frum Opposition to Herzl and His Proposal -Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, Pt. 3
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The Zionists were the first to assemble (or appear to assemble) representatives of all כלל ישראל to discuss the fate of כלל ישראל and seek a realistic solution
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Gain Mastery of Hilchos Shabbos in This Online Program
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Haftarah Emor: Who are the people referred to strangely as הַכֹּהֲנִים ַלְּוִיִּי?
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What does the אריז"ל mean when he says that in the future, כהנים will be לויים and vice versa?
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Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping כּוֹחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה
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If G-d created טֻמְאָה, why not include it in religious rituals?
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Israel’s PR Battle: Why is Israel doing a poor job on PR in this war? Why is Hamas beating them?
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The Israeli foreign Ministry has been pulled apart by Netanyahu on political grounds, and diplomats are mostly leftists and cannot make the case for a prime minister with whom they disagree.
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Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 2
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Herzl: Sometimes arrogance, self-assuredness, and chutzpa can be positive qualities
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R’ Sherira Gaon on Sefer Shiur Komah:
Does being a rationalist preclude a belief in mysticism?
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Rationalism as a check on false mysticism, but not on true mysticism
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Unconditional Surrender in American History and Its Relevance to the Gaza War
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Learning from history, but being aware of ever-changing circumstances. Appomatox vs. the Middle East
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Rationalism in Gaonic Responsa - Generated by Empirical Evidence, and Sound Theology
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Is every word in the Talmud true? Like the medicines? (רַב שְׁרִירָא גָּאוֹן)
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Haftarah Kedoshim: The most controversial Haftarah of the year?
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Telling the raw truth about our history vs. not embarrassing כלל ישראל in synagogue readings - An existential tension
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Parshas Kedoshim: Does one size fit all?
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Kedoshim Tehiyu: It's meanderings through Jewish History
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Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 1
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The Jews in the 19th Century - Civil rights followed by Antisemitism
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Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
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"Rhetoric" as a key tool for understanding אַגָּדוֹת חַזַ"ל
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The Campus Riots' Objective: Excising Zionism from the bounds of civil discourse
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If Zionism is delegitimated, then violence against it becomes legitimate, if not "legal"
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Haftarah Acharei Mos: The Prophet Amos and the Parable of the Sieve
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Are American Jews currently undergoing a "sifting" process?
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Parshas Acharei Mos: Was Aharon a born אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, or did he become one?
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How was Aharon affected by the death of his sons?
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The Campus Demonstrations and Anti-Semitism: Parallels between 2024 and 1391
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Dedicated groups of pogromists are going around from campus to campus, and nobody is noticing
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Shir HaShirim and Passover - What is the Connection?
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The existential tension in Judaism between the mystical and the rational
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The Meaning of the Dry Bones in the Prophecy of Yechezkel (Haftarah Shabbos Pesach)
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The story of Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseirah
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Did you ever realize the slavery in Egypt commenced shortly before the birth of Moses?
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What is the difference between מִצְרַיִם and בֵּית עֲבָדִים?
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Did the slaves view their plight from within an Egyptian pagan narrative?
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The Jews did not say נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע until after they were told about the בְּרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים
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The שיטות that one may keep חמץ at the home of a gentile on פסח without selling it
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How the different opinions re: בל יראה among Rishonim reflect different Jewish השקפות on the original Passover
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What were the theological perceptions of Jews on the night of Pesach? Maimonidean? Astrological?
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Rambam vs. שִׁדּוּד הַמַּעֲרָכוֹת
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Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol: Why was it chosen? What does it have to do with Passover?
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Redemption has to be preceded by a great prophet, who will guide the Jews in that turbulent and complex era
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Parshas Metzora: Why Did Tzaraas Cease
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Who won the battle between the Torah and lashon hara?
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