By Yaakov Beasley
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.
This episode looks at the two haftorot of Tisha B'Av (Jeremiah/Yermiyahu 8-9 and Isaiah/Yshayahu 55-56) and the differences between them.
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Discusses the episode where Elisha sicks two bears on children who were mocking him (2 Kings 2 - Melachim Bet) ... One of the Tanach's great stories!
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Discusses Yeshayahu (Isaiah) the time and content of his opening vision, and the question of whether God wanted sacrifices.
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Discusses the haftorah of the seventh day of Pesach, David'd Song (Shmuel Bet 22) - its structure, its purpose in the book of Shmuel, and why it is read on Pesach.
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Discusses Eliyahu's Death, the meaning of his last interaction with Elisha, and the secret to his immortality.
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Describes the final showdown between Eliyahu and Ahaziah, containing a background of the history betwen the prophet and the house of Ahav, and of course ... FIREBALLS!
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Shares the meaning behind a brilliant insight by R Menachem Leibtag regarding the double ending of Sefer Shemot and how the book continues in two directions
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Throughout Tanach we find what we call the "VaYomer VaYomer phenomenon" - interrupted speech. In this podcast we look at two examples of this in Exodus 32 and 34.
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Tanach extensively uses word play, allusion, and omissions to convey its message - as these three short examples from Esther 6 clearly demonstrate - Happy Purim!
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Discusses various approaches to the moral question of God hardening Pharaoh's heart among medieval and modern commentators.
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.