Ibn Ezra: Beginning to Learn (Vayeilech)
In the seventh year … you shall read this Teaching aloud in the presence of all Israel. Ibn Ezra emphasizes the centrality of Torah.
In the seventh year … you shall read this Teaching aloud in the presence of all Israel. Ibn Ezra emphasizes the centrality of Torah.
Leah’s eyes are described as rakkot – weak. Should we understand that literally, metaphoricaly, or as a prompt for story-telling? Ibn Ezra feels strongly…
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?
I’ve always been a natural book-learner. I loved books so much as a kid that grounding me wasn’t really punishment…