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Ibn Ezra: Beginning to Learn (Vayeilech)

Ibn Ezra: Beginning to Learn (Vayeilech)

Ibn EzraPosted on September 7, 2020

In the seventh year … you shall read this Teaching aloud in the presence of all Israel. Ibn Ezra emphasizes the centrality of Torah.

Ibn Ezra: Weak Eyes, Weak Wisdom (Vayeitzei)

Ibn Ezra: Weak Eyes, Weak Wisdom (Vayeitzei)

Ibn EzraPosted on December 7, 2019

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…

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?

Hitlamdut: How to Never Stop Learning

Hitlamdut: How to Never Stop Learning

MidrashPosted on July 18, 2017

I’ve always been a natural book-learner. I loved books so much as a kid that grounding me wasn’t really punishment…

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