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Rashbam: Right in Your Own Eyes (R’eih)

Rashbam: Right in Your Own Eyes (R’eih)

RashbamPosted on August 25, 2019

In Canaan, the Israelites must no longer do what is “right in their own eyes.” They must worship centrally. But wasn’t wilderness worship centralized too?

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mikdash (Terumah)

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mikdash (Terumah)

RashbamPosted on February 7, 2019

In Exodus 25:8, God requests a mikdash. What truly characterizes this special space for God? Rashi, Ramban, and Rashbam offer different ideas.

Yom Kippur Sermon 2018: A Eulogy for Isaiah

Yom Kippur Sermon 2018: A Eulogy for Isaiah

Isaiah, Yom KippurPosted on September 19, 2018

Birth is a beginning and death a destination; But life is a journey. A going, a growing from stage to…

Esh Tukad: A Lament for Tisha b’Av

Esh Tukad: A Lament for Tisha b’Av

PrayerPosted on August 1, 2017

About Tisha b’Av Tisha b’Av fascinates me. It is the saddest day of the Jewish year, reliving the destruction of…

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