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Perek 27 and 28: Struggle for Truth	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	17	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes the dispute between Yirmiyahu and the the false prophet Channania ben Azor regarding the fate of the keilim (the holy vessels) of the Beit Hamikdash. This dispute is really an argument over the future of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) and the presence of the Shechina among the Jewish people.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 17 of 17 Time: 56:02 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 28: The False Prophesy of Channania ben Azor	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	16	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David discusses Yirmiyahu's nemesis Channania ben Azor, who he was and how he became a false prophet.  Included in the class are the Rambam's differentiation between a positive nevuah (prophesy) and a negative one.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 16 of 17 Time: 53:57 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 27: Accepting Bondage	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	15	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches perek 27.  In this perek, Yirmiyahu sends wooden yokes to many nations, warning them that Nevuchadnetzar will be conquering them, and Hashem wants them to accept Nevuchadnetzar's rule.  Rabbi David comments on the symbolism and significance of the wooden yokes, as well as the principle that all events in Jewish history are part of a master plan conceived by Hashem.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Jewish Destiny, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 15 of 17 Time: 55:40 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 26: Servant and Messenger	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	14	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes perek 26.  In this perek, Yirmiyahu speaks of the role of the Navi as Hashem's messenger and servant, and of the Beit Hamikdash as the center for guidance in worship of Hashem.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 14 of 17 Time: 242:28 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 25: Bavel: Evil Persecutor or G-dly Messenger?	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	13	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyhau, Rabbi Avishai David examines the question of whether the persecutors of the Jewish People should be punished for their actions, as they are actually agents of  Hashem.  In this class, Rabbi David also discusses Hashem's anger when the Jews serve avoda zara (idolatry). Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 13 of 17 Time: 52:57 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 24: The Prophetic Vision of Yirmiyahu	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	12	Rabbi Avishai David
In this shiur (Torah class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David reviews perek 23, and explicates the difficulties in Perek 24.  The dream of Yirmiyahu described in this perek has a remarkable parallelism to the dreams of Pharoh in Parshat Miketz.  Rabbi David also discusses who exactly the 'Choresh U'masger' were.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 12 of 17 Time: 54:59 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
False Prophets	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	11	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David describes the role of false prophets, Nevi'ei Sheker, throughout Yirmiyahu's career as a Navi.  Rabbi David examines the two descriptions of a Navi Sheker in the Chumash, and applies them to the types of false prophets found in Sefer Yirmiyahu.  Rabbi David also explains how the test of a true Navi is found in this perek.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 11 of 17 Time: 56:14 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 23: Two Forms of Redemption	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	10	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David discusses the content of Perek 23. Rabbi David compares the similarities and distinctions between Perek 23 and 33.  In the class, Rabbi David describes the two types of Geula (redemption)- B'ita, in its proper time, and Achishena, before it's time, as described in the Gemara Sanhedrin.  Rabbi David explains the Malbim's approach to the different types of redemption. The perek ends with a description of the false neviim, and the idea of Nevua (prophesy) as a Masa.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 10 of 17 Time: 54:45 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 23: The Ideal King	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	9	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yrmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains the juxtaposition of perek 22, which bemoans the lack of justice during the reigns of many of the later kings of Judea, with Perek 23, which describes the perfect justice that will prevail during the reign of Moshiach.  Rabbi David includes the Rambam's discussion of the ideal Jewish king, and compares similarities between this chapter and chapter 16 in Sefer Yirmiyahu.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 9 of 17 Time: 52:09 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
The Heritage of the Kings of David	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	8	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu,  Rabbi Avishai David reveals the function of the kings of the House of David, as seen through the Torah and the Navi.  Rabbi David examines the reign of various Kings of Judea, showing how they negated the principles of Mishpat and Tzedakka that they were supposed to uphold.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 8 of 17 Time: 55:41 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perakim 21 and 22: Justice and Charity	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	7	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David compares the content and structure of perek 21, which is addressed to the king, and perek 22, which is addressed to the king and the nation at the Beit Hamikdash.  Rabbi David quotes the works of Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik and Rabbi Aharon Soloveitchik as he defines the nuances within justice, as demonstrated with the many terms for justice which are mentioned in the Torah.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Bein Adam LeChavero, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 7 of 17 Time: 55:10 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 21	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	6	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches perek (chapter) 21. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 6 of 17 Time: 55:32 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 20: Unsuppressed Prophecy	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	5	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches perek (chapter) 20.  In this perek, we discuss how a G-d-given prophesy cannot be suppressed, whether the Navi wants to reveal it or not.  The episode of Pashchur striking Yirmiyahu and putting him into jail, and Yirmiyahu's response, is discussed as well.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 5 of 17 Time: 56:42 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 19: Yirmiyahu's Suffering	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	4	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches perek (chapter) 19.  Rabbi David begins with an examination of the Malbim, who suggests that Yirmiyahu was punished and hit because he did not fulfill the requirements of his prophesy exactly.  Rabbi David discusses this issue thorugh the comments of the Nafesh Hachaim, the Abarbanel, and the Rambam in Morah Nevuchim (Guide to the Perplexed).  Rabbi David ends the class with an examination of the pasuk that speaks of the korbanot (sacrifices) of the Jewish people of the time of Yirmiyahu, as they relate to Akeidat Yitzchak. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 4 of 17 Time: 54:48 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Abandoned Homeland	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	3	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains perek 19.  In this perek, the sin of the Jewish people is presented as especially bad because it defiled the holy land of Israel, Eretz Yisrael.  Therefore, the land will be physically abandoned when the Jews are exiled after the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple). Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 3 of 17 Time: 52:39 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 18	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	2	Rabbi Avishai David
Rabbi Avishai David delves into Perek 18 in this shiur on Sefer Yirmiyahu.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 2 of 17 Time: 53:29 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Truthful Prophecy: Perek 18	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	1	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explicates the prophecies and events of chapter 18.  In this class, Rabbi David discusses the process of testing a Navi (prophet), according to the Rambam (Maimonides), and talks about the distinction between a positive Nevua (prophesy) and a negative Nevua.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 1 of 17 Time: 53:21 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)