Sefer Daniel; Opportunity in Exile

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IntroductionDedication

Perek 1

Sefer Daniel's Puzzling BeginningSurviving in the Darkness; Daniel's Ten Day TrialDaniel and His Friends Refuse to Eat Nevuchadnetzar's FoodPerspectives on Daniel's Extraordinary Success

Perek 2

Is Daniel a Navi?Sefer Daniel's Abrupt Change to AramaicUnpacking Nevuchadnetzar's First DreamIdentifying the Arba Malchuyot of Daniel Perek 2

Perek 3

Chananiah, Mishael and Azariah Refuse to Bow to Nevuchadnetzar's Statue

Why Do We Paraphrase Nevuchadnetzar When Singing Kah Ribbon Olam?

Perek 4

Nevuchadnetzar's Punishment and RedemptionSome Thoughts about Daniel Perek 4Hashem and Nevuchadnetzar; Hashem as a Strict Loving Father, NOT a Bully!

Perek 5

Menei Menei, Tekal UFarsinBelshatzar and AchashveiroshThe Jew is Asked Last and Only the Jew Knows the Answers

Perek 6

Trying to Understand Daryavesh HaMadiWhy did Daniel risk his life to recite his Tefillah? He Nearly Lost His Life in the Lion's Den!Daniel and the RCBC Closing Batei Knesset During the Covid 19 Pandemic

Perakim 7 and 8

New Perspectives on the Arba Chayot of Perek 7Sefer Daniel and Predicting Mashiach's ETA

Perek 9

Daniel's Tefillah of Perek 9Why Build Bayit Sheini?

Perakim 10 11 12

Making Sense of Daniel Perakim 10 11 12When Was Sefer Daniel Introduced to the Jewish Community?

Conclusion

Will Orthodox Judaism Survive?Acknowledgements

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