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- Tanach Talks 010 - Daniel 4 - A Most Unlikely Pentinent - Nebuchanezzar and Repentance
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18 min - TanachTalks Podcast Episode 009 - Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on the purpose of Sefer Shmuel
Rabbi Leibtag discusses his innovative approach to understanding the historical books of the Bible, and applies this approach to Sefer Shmuel. He outlines the various sections of the book, and argues for a series of authors that attempt to justify Davidic rule over the kingdoms.
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45 min - Tanach Talks Episode 8 - Ve'Etchanan - The Shema, Baruch Shem Kavod, and the Hidden Connection to the Ten Commandments
On this podcast we discuss the Shema, when the phrase Baruch Shem Kavod Malchulto Le'Olam Va'Ed was added, and the hidden connection to the Ten Commandments based on the structure of the book of Deuteronomy (Sefer Devarim)
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11 min - Tanach Talks - 5770 Tisha BeAv edition - Devarim 4 - the Torah reading - Chiasms Today
This short podcast deals with the Torah reading for Tisha BeAv - Deut (Devarim 4), looks at its literary structure (hint - its a chiasm!), keywords, and explains why the rabbis chose which books of the Tanach could be studied on TIsha BeAv and which other ones could not ...
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8 min - TT podcast 007 - The Spies of Numbers, the Spies of Deuteronomy
Discusses the contradictions in the accounts between the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy about the episode of the spies, and presents three possible solutions.
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9 min - Tanach Talks Episode 6 - Numbers 36 - Between Tribes and Tribalism
Numbers 36 - Why did the tribe of Menashe wait before complaning about the daughters of Zelophad, and how does this story foreshadow the events of the book of Judges?
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18 min - Tanach Talks Episode 5 - Discussing the Book of Kings with Rabbi Alex Israel
A longer episode than most, we discuss the Book of Kings with Rabbi Alex Israel, author of the recently published "Kings 2: Into the Whirlwind" by Maggid Press (2019) - the sequel to his commentary on Kings 1. During the discussion Rabbi Israel and I discuss the fascinating and sometimes overlooked characters and stories of the book of Kings, and its purpose in the framework of Tanach.
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44 min - TT Podcast 004 - Numbers 32 - Were Gad and Reuven Misunderstood
This podcast discusses chapter 32 in Bemidbar (the book of Numbers). With a close reading of the text, we try to answer the classic argument of the commentators whether Moshe's outburst against them was justified, or the sign of a leader who has lost touch with the people ...
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17 min - Tanach Talks Episode 3 - Jeremiah Begins: What are the vision tests for?
In this Tanach Talks podcast , we deal with the first Haftorah of the Three Weeks - Jeremiah chapter 1 and his introduction to prophecy. We discuss:
* the meaning of the word Haftorah and its source
* how a prophet is consecrated
* the meaning of Jeremiah's first two prophecies
* why is God giving Jeremiah a vision test?Support the Show.
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About The TanachTalks Podcast
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The place for intellectual, interesting, and inspirational talks about Tanach (the Hebrew Bible), wiith some of the leading and most innovative thinkers in Israel today.