This episode looks at the two haftorot of Tisha B'Av (Jeremiah/Yermiyahu 8-9 and Isaiah/Yshayahu 55-56) and the differences between them. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

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Tanach Talks 2 3 - DON'T DO TESHUVA - it's Tisha B'Av (looking at the haftorot)

Discusses Yeshayahu (Isaiah) the time and content of his opening vision, and the question of whether God wanted sacrifices.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks 2 2 - Yeshayahu Opening Vision (Chazon)

Discusses the episode where Elisha sicks two bears on children who were mocking him (2 Kings 2 - Melachim Bet) ... One of the Tanach's great stories!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks 2.1 DA BEARS

Discusses the haftorah of the seventh day of Pesach, David'd Song (Shmuel Bet 22) - its structure, its purpose in the book of Shmuel, and why it is read on Pesach.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks29 - Davids Song - Haftorah Seventh Day of Pesach - Shmuel Bet 22

Discusses Eliyahu's Death, the meaning of his last interaction with Elisha, and the secret to his immortality.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talk Podcasts 28 - Melachim Bet 2.1 - Chariots of Fire - Understanding Eliyahu's Death and Immortality

Describes the final showdown between Eliyahu and Ahaziah, containing a background of the history betwen the prophet and the house of Ahav, and of course ... FIREBALLS!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks 27 - Melachim Bet 1 - FIREBALLS

Shares the meaning behind a brilliant insight by R Menachem Leibtag regarding the double ending of Sefer Shemot and how the book continues in two directionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks Podcasts 26 - The Meaning of Sefer Shemot's Two Endings

Throughout Tanach we find what we call the "VaYomer VaYomer phenomenon" - interrupted speech. In this podcast we look at two examples of this in Exodus 32 and 34.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks 25 - The VaYomer VaYomer phenomenon in Exodus 32 & 34

Tanach extensively uses word play, allusion, and omissions to convey its message - as these three short examples from Esther 6 clearly demonstrate - Happy Purim!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

Tanach Talks 24 - Bagatelles and Freudian Slips from Esther 6

Discusses various approaches to the moral question of God hardening Pharaoh's heart among medieval and modern commentators.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tanachtalks)

TanachTalks 23 - Pharaoh's Hardened Heart

Gives an explanation for the enigmatic episode where Moshe nearly dies on his way back to Egypt based on an overview of his life.Support the show

Moses, Milah, and a Big Snake

Analyzes the solutions to Joseph's dreams, Pharaoh's Dreams, and the role that repeating stories play through the Genesis narrativeSupport the show

Tanach Talks Episode 21 - Joseph's Dreams, Pharaoh's Dreams, and Why Stories Repeat Themselves

Discusses the stories of Yehudit, Hannah, and Miriam and their contribution to the debate regarding the real meaning of Chanukah. Recording at Lev haTorah 5780.Support the show

Tanach Talks 20 - Untold Chanukah Tales

Discusses the parallels between the story of Judah and Tamar with the story of Joseph, and the purpose of interrupting the latter story with this episode and all the parallels.Support the show

Tanach Tasks Episode 19 - Judah and Tamar - The Lost Wallet

 Explains the nature of the gifts that Jacob sends to Esau and the legnthy lists at the end of chapter 36 in GenesisSupport the show

Tanach Talks 18 - Jacob and Esau Reunite or Why Bribery Works

The place for intellectual, interesting, and inspirational talks about Tanach (the Hebrew Bible), wiith some of the leading and most innovative thinkers in Israel today.

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