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HISTORY CLASS: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

1/15/2021

 
The Dead Sea Scrolls provide us with an invaluable window into the Judaism of the latter Second Temple Period. This is the Judaism from which modern Judaism and Christianity were born. ​
Lecture 1:  The Qumran Library 

Va'eria 5781: Magic, Religion, and the Birth of Science

1/15/2021

 
The acceptance that God is outside of nature and cannot be controlled through magic is empowering. ​
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Shemot 5781: The Pyramid vs. the Chuppah

1/8/2021

 
​The Torah's response to the Capitol Hill riots.
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Vayechi 5781: What is the Jewish View of Life After Death?

1/1/2021

 
Part 1. Biblical Views: After Jacob died, the Torah tells us that he was "gathered to his people." ​
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Vayigash 5781: Correcting the Record

12/25/2020

 
​A respectful response to inaccuracies about Israel in President Obama's autobiography.
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Miketz 5781: Lessons from a Biblical Pandemic

12/18/2020

 
​The actions of Yosef's brothers are illustrative of how we should act during a pandemic.
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The Real History of Chanukah

12/11/2020

 

The Hasmonean revolt was as much a civil war as it was a war against the Seleucid Empire.

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Vayeshev 5781: The Dangers of Complacency

12/11/2020

 
Connecting Jacob's travails, Chanukah, and AKSE's journey home
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5781 Vayishlach: Don't Be a "Wanna Be"

12/4/2020

 

​A response to Jewish COVID scofflaws and those who criticize them. With a cameo appearance by Gavriella Saks.

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Vayetze 5781: Breaking the Cycle

11/27/2020

 

Why do we repeatedly find ourselves in the same painful situation? How can we avoid these painful situations in the future?

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