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Torat Rav Elon
Rav Mordechai Elon, Shlit'a, is one of the most engaging and sought after personalities in Israel. But his teachings and Torah remain largely inaccessible to an English speaking audience. In "Torat Rav Elon", Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer, an avid student of Rav Elon and rabbi of the Young Israel of Forest Hills, presents Rav Elon's shiurim in English for your enjoyment. To listen to the original shiur and learn more about Rav Elon, visit www.elon.org. |
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The War for Justice
We can see Lech Lecha as a description of unconnected adventures in the life of Avraham, or as a developing theme - the man who stood for Godly justice in a depraved world..Download the source sheet.
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Dignity of Man II: Man and Elokim
Picking up from last week, in this lecture Rav Elon takes us through a fascinating journey into the mystical world of the Zohar to see how the very name of G-d - Elokim - contains the secret of how Man is called upon to be the bridge between Heaven and Earth, and how the failure to do this led to the disasters described in these Parshiyot.Download the source sheet.
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Bereishit – Human Dignity as a Supreme Value
The end of Parshat Breishit, with a monotonous repetition of many generations, is usually glossed over quickly. Rav Elon shows that, in fact, one of the most important lessons of the whole Torah can be seen in just this section. Download the source sheet.
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Rosh Hashana: The Binding of Issac
A very central motif of the entire Rosh Hashana - Yom Kippur period is rememberance of the Akeida. Why is this so central to us? How can we learn from it today? Why is this one of our main tools used to confuse Satan? Download the source sheet.
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Nitzavim: Teshuva as a Global Concern
The Mitzvah of Teshuvah appears in Parshat Nitzavim as inextricably connected with a return to Eretz Yisrael. Rav Elon explores the over-arching hopes that we seek to express on Rosh HaShana - for a time when the world will come to its true intended goal and we ill finally assume our rightful place in it. Download the source sheet.
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Churban and a Crisis in Faith
The third chapter of Lamentations describes the prophet Jeremiah as he almost totally loses his faith in the face of the enormous suffering, but then finds something to hold on to, that allows him to see the bigger picture. Download the source sheet.
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Parshat BeHaalotcha: A Lost Opportunity
Looking at the Parsha from the vantage point of the second Temple era through the eyes of the prophet Zecharya, we see two tragic cases of a lost opportunity, that have all too much relevance to us here in America in the year 2009. A fascinating look at the Torah and the Haftorah. Download the source sheet.
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