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Explanation and reflection on the Ashkenazic custom of beginning Selichot on Motzaei Shabbat, analyzing its spiritual significance and its relation to human free will, repentance, and preparation for Rosh Hashanah.
Year:
Not specified
Religious tradition:
Judaism
Subgroup:
Ashkenazic custom
Type of document:
Religious essay / sermon
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Audience:
Observant Jewish community
Period:
Motzaei Shabbat preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Source texts referenced:
Gemara, Beit Elokim by Mabit, Ekhsof Noam Shabbat by Rav Yaakov Glick
Key themes:
Selichot prayers, Shabbat, repentance, divine mercy, free will
Location:
Not specified
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Year:
Not specified
Religious tradition:
Judaism
Scriptural section:
Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 30:11–14)
Document type:
Religious commentary / Torah study text
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Series / program:
S.A.L.T.
Primary subject:
Interpretation of Torah verses and ethical teachings
Secondary themes:
Repentance, mitzvot, religious obligation, moral conduct
Liturgical reference:
Selichot prayer
Audience:
Students of Torah and Jewish religious readers
Language of original text:
English
Structure:
Thematic reflections organized by days of the week (Motzaei Shabbat, Sunday, Monday)
Year:
Traditional biblical period
Region:
Mount Sinai / Ancient Israel
Subject:
Torah portion commentary
Document type:
Religious commentary / Exegesis
Institution:
Jewish educational and religious study
Author:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Audience:
Students and scholars of Torah
Primary sources:
Exodus (Shemot) chapters 19–24, Leviticus (Vayikra) chapters 1, 25–26
Key themes:
Covenant, commandments, assembly at Mount Sinai, Book of the Covenant
Year:
Not specified
Location:
Israel
Subject:
Religious text commentary
Document type:
Lecture / Torah commentary
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit Midrash
Author:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Dedication:
In memory of Rebbetzin Rebecca Singer z"l
Target audience:
Students and participants of the Beit Midrash
Period covered:
Biblical times, Parashat Shelach
Date of publication:
Not specified
Related texts:
Bamidbar 15:22-26, Vayikra 4:13-21, Mishna Horayot 1:5; 2:6
Commentaries referenced:
Rashi, Ramban
Theme:
Communal sin-offerings and their halakhic interpretations
Year:
1997
Publication:
Daf Kesher – Shabbat Parashat Chayei Sara, issue no. 573
Translator:
David Strauss
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)
Author:
Harav Yehuda Shaviv ZT"L
Topic:
Torah commentary, Parashat Chayei Sara
Document type:
Sicha / Lecture
Audience:
Students and followers of Torah study
Date of first publication:
27 Cheshvan 1997
Language:
English
Note:
Year
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Year:
2019
Location:
Israel
Theme:
Biblical commentary
Document type:
Religious study text
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit Midrash
Author:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Audience:
Students and followers of Torah study
Scriptural references:
Yehoshua 2:1-24, Devarim 1:22, Bamidbar Rabba 16
Date of publication:
Not specified
Contextual notes:
Analysis of the connection between the Parasha and the Haftarot, identity and mission of the spies, and midrashic interpretations
Year:
2012
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)
Type of document:
Midrashic commentary
Author:
Dr. Tziporah Lifshitz
Dedication:
In loving memory of Jeffrey Paul Friedman (August 15, 1968 – July 29, 2012)
Target audience:
Students and scholars of Torah and Jewish studies
Textual focus:
Parashat Ekev, Sifrei, Midrash Tanchuma
Main themes:
Sanctity of Eretz Israel, divine providence, fertility of the land, historical context of Jewish presence in Israel
Year:
Unspecified
Region / City:
Israel
Topic:
Biblical commentary, Haftara interpretation
Document Type:
Religious study text
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)
Author:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Target Audience:
Students of Torah, Jewish educators, religious scholars
Period Covered:
Time of Assyrian subjugation and exile periods in Biblical history
Scriptural References:
Yeshayahu 51:12-52:12, Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 19:5, Sifrei Devarim 346
Language:
English
Format:
Digital publication, study guide
Year:
Not specified
Religious tradition:
Judaism
Scriptural section:
Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 30:11–14)
Document type:
Religious commentary / Torah study text
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Series / program:
S.A.L.T.
Primary subject:
Interpretation of Torah verses and ethical teachings
Secondary themes:
Repentance, mitzvot, religious obligation, moral conduct
Liturgical reference:
Selichot prayer
Audience:
Students of Torah and Jewish religious readers
Language of original text:
English
Structure:
Thematic reflections organized by days of the week (Motzaei Shabbat, Sunday, Monday)
Year:
5780
Holiday:
Rosh Hashanah
Parasha:
Vayelekh
Genre:
Religious commentary
Subject:
Jewish law, customs, and symbolism of the shofar and Birkat Kohanim
Religious tradition:
Judaism
Primary sources referenced:
Shulchan Arukh; Mishna Berura; Magen Avraham; Midrash; Talmud Bavli (Masekhet Rosh Hashanah, Masekhet Megilla)
Biblical references:
Bamidbar 29:1; Vayikra 25:9; Shemot 21:5
Rabbinic authorities cited:
Rama; Vilna Gaon; Chafetz Chaim; Rambam; Rosh; Shela; Tolna Rebbe
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Occasion:
Motzaei Shabbat and Sunday teachings for Rosh Hashanah
Theme:
Announcement of shofar blasts, comparison with Birkat Kohanim, and the symbolic connection between Rosh Hashanah and the Jubilee year
Year:
5784
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion, Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash
Type of document:
Student summary of a lecture
Subject:
Torah commentary, Parashat Vayetze
Speaker:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Translator:
David Strauss
Audience:
Students of Yeshiva and virtual learners
Methodology:
Aspects approach of Rav Mordechai Breuer
Related historical references:
Holocaust, Rabbi Yisrael Shlomo Teichtal, Herzl, Ben Gurion
Location:
Eretz Yisrael / Beit El
Occasion:
Shabbat Parashat Vayetze
Year:
5776
Parashah:
Vayishlach
Series:
S.A.L.T.
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Religious tradition:
Judaism
Textual sources discussed:
Torah; Bereishit 33–34; Midrash Bereishit Rabba 75
Primary figures referenced:
Yaakov; Esav; Dina; Shimon; Levi; Shekhem
Themes:
emotional reactions to injustice; anger and sorrow; moral evaluation of revenge; responses to criticism; ethical interpretation of biblical narratives
Document type:
Torah commentary and ethical reflection
Structure:
daily reflections (Motzaei, Sunday, Monday)
Language of composition:
English
Historical references:
rabbinic commentary including Rabbenu Avraham ben Ha-Rambam and Rabbenu Maimon
Intended audience:
readers engaged in weekly Torah study
Note:
Year
Author:
Rav David Silverberg
Year:
5777
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion, Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)
Topic:
Torah commentary, Parashat Vaera
Document type:
Lecture summary
Speaker:
Harav Yaakov Medan
Translator:
David Strauss
Editor:
Yair Lichtman
Audience:
Students of Yeshiva
Period covered:
Biblical times (Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Levi)
Primary sources cited:
Bereishit, Shemot, Hilkhot Avoda Zara, II Divrei Ha-Yamim, Malakhi, Devarim, Tehillim
Purpose:
Analysis of the role and selection of the tribe of Levi in biblical tradition
Jahr:
Ungefähr 2026
Autor:
Rav David Silverberg
Region / Stadt:
Israel
Thema:
Jüdisches Religionsrecht, Torah-Kommentare
Dokumenttyp:
Lehr- und Analyseartikel
Zielgruppe:
Studierende und Interessierte der Torah und jüdischen Halacha
Bezug:
Parashat Vayikra, Masekhet Ta’anit, Masekhet Sanhedrin, Masekhet Gittin
Inhaltlicher Fokus:
Führungsverantwortung, Halachische Entscheidungen, historische Beispiele aus Tanakh und Gemara
Veröffentlichungszeitpunkt:
Motzaei Shabbat
Year:
Biblical period
Region / City:
Land of Israel
Theme:
Torah law, Yovel, urban and rural distinctions
Document Type:
Religious study / scholarly article
Institution:
Yeshivat Har Etzion, Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash
Author:
Prof. Yoel Elitzur
Target Audience:
Students and scholars of Torah and Jewish law
Primary Sources:
Torah (Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Esther), Mishna, Talmud Yerushalmi, Talmud Bavli
Period Covered:
Time of Joshua to classical Rabbinic period
Date of Publication:
Not specified
Language:
English
Description:
Scholarly analysis of the halakhic and geographical distinctions of walled cities in Parashat Behar, including their treatment under the laws of Yovel and references in Talmudic sources.