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Ibn Ezra: Arami Oved Avi (Ki Tavo)

Ibn Ezra: Arami Oved Avi (Ki Tavo)

Ibn EzraPosted on August 31, 2020

“Arami oved avi”, a curious and somewhat confusing phrase. Who is the Aramean? Who is the father? And what does oved really mean?

Ibn Ezra: Incremental Free Will (Vaetchanan)

Ibn Ezra: Incremental Free Will (Vaetchanan)

Ibn EzraPosted on July 27, 2020

God hopes that the people of Israel will be reverent – does this mean they have free will? Or does God still control a great deal through laws of nature?

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mussar (Eikev)

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mussar (Eikev)

RashbamPosted on August 22, 2019

The word “mussar” appears only once in that form in the Torah. What does it mean in context? How does that connect to the later meaning of mussar?

Rashbam: Keeping the Covenant (Vaetchanan)

Rashbam: Keeping the Covenant (Vaetchanan)

RashbamPosted on August 19, 2019

Keeping is key in Deuteronomy 7:9. God “keeps the covenant” when the Israelites “keep the mitzvot.” Rashbam’s has a twist on what God’s keeping means.

Rashbam and Andrew of St. Victor (D’varim)

Rashbam and Andrew of St. Victor (D’varim)

RashbamPosted on August 10, 2019

Rashbam. Andrew of St. Victor. Two medieval French scholars, devoted to the plain-sense contextual interpretation of the Bible. One Jewish, one Christian.

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