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Original Parshanut. A Peirush that emphasizes the words of the Torah and brings to attention interesting observations and conclusions in the text.
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The Shunamite Woman and ShabbatEver wonder what Psalm 92 is talking about? We recite it every Shabbat as the Psalm of the Day, but it's not about what you think. A story in the Book of Kings provides the answer.
Elliot Kramer•86 Views•November 9, 2025•Rosh Hodesh,Prophecy,David and the Temple,Boaz,Samuel the Prophet,King of Judah,Isaiah,David and Saul,New Moon,Book of Kings,The Land of Judah,Jeremiah,Yishai,Sodom,New Moons,Prophets,King of Israel,King Saul,Joash,King David,Sanhedrin,Shunem,Psalm 92,Jesse,Book of Samuel,Shunamitess,Mount Carmel,Temple,Lot,Ramah,Elisha the Prophet,Mizmor Shir,Shabbat,Athalia,Prophet,Shunamite
Ahasuerus - What Did He Know?Why does King Ahasuerus tell Queen Esther he'll give her up to 50% of her request? You might be surprised at the answer!
Joseph Washes His FaceWhy does the Torah tell us a seemingly trivial detail such as Joseph washes his face?
Rebecca the ChessmasterDo you think you know what the stolen blessing episode between Isaac, Jacob and Esau was about? I bet you think it was about the blessing. Here's a new perspective on what drove the characters, especially Rebecca.
Saving Abraham's Nephew LotPerhaps the Bible's craziest story (although there is plenty of competition) is the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the subsequent events in the life of Abraham's nephew Lot
October 7 and AmalekAs horrifying as the events of October 7, 2023 were, it wasn't the first mass hostage taking in that area. The Bible records a chillingly similar event that occurred with the Israelites and their archenemies - Amalek.
Elliot Kramer•1939 Views•October 2, 2024•Netanyahu,King David,Gaza,Gilboa,David's Wars,Refidim,October 7,Beersheba,War With Amalek,Ziklag,Hamas,King Saul,Annihilating the Memory of Amalek,David and Batsheva,Generation of the Desert,God,Philistines,David and Jonathan,David,Negev,Ger,Ahasuerus and Haman,Strangers,David and Saul,Hostages,Bedouin
Soul Man: The Creation of AdamWhy did G-d create a Garden of Eden if he had just created a whole world for Adam? Were Adam and Eve alone on Earth?
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Elliot Kramer•2876 Views•January 11, 2022•Tzelem Elohim,Adam and Eve,Creation of the Animals,Parashat Genesis,Cain and Abel,Creation,Snake,Man,Creation of Man,God's Image,Soul,Adam's Sin and His Punishment,Genesis,Enoch,Sabbath,Parashat Bereishit,Garden of Eden,Adam Before and After the Sin,Cain's Sacrifice,Land of Nod,Evolution,Snakes
Sodom and Abraham: Negotiating for SurvivalAbraham is said to have been negotiating the fate of Sodom, but then G-d destroys it anyway. This essay will show a different take on what happened by focusing on what the text really says.
Elliot Kramer•4497 Views•January 17, 2022•Parshat Vayera,Abraham and Lot,Sodom,Jafeth,Destruction,Lot,Eshkol,Canaan,Noah and the Ark,Negotiation,Genesis,Abraham and the Angels,Flood,Aner,Gomorrah,Emorites,Abraham and the Kings,Shem,Parshat Lech l'Cha,Ham,Abraham and Sodom,Noah and His Sons,Emor,Mamre,Eliezer,Damascus
Joseph's Naked BodyWhy does Joseph use the term "nakedness of the land" when he impugns his brothers' motive for being in Egypt? To understand the Joseph story, this word will unveil everything. For a video of the essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od4TGMc6AbE
Elliot Kramer•3529 Views•January 14, 2022•Twelve Tribes,Pharaoh and Joseph,Keinim,Tzafenat Paneach,Spies,Joseph and His Brothers,Children of Israel,Potiphar,Pharaoh's Dream,Simon,Canaanite Slaves,Judah and Joseph,Midyanite,Joseph's Blessing,Coat of Many Colors,Egyptian Subjugation,Joseph and Potiphar's Wife,Ishamelite,Joseph in Egypt
The Hottie and the Torah PlanThis essay discusses what happens to a beautiful woman (The Hottie) captured at war by the Israelites and dives deep into the psychology of the Torah Plan for what to do with her.
BLOODY POSTS: The 10th PlagueIn the tenth and final plague, why did G-d tell the Israelites to paint their lintels and doorposts with blood? Why does G-d command the Israelites to offer a sacrifice even before the liberation begins?
Elliot Kramer•2044 Views•January 27, 2023•Exodus,Meat in the Sinai Desert,Moses and Pharaoh,Deserts,Plagues,Slavery,Passover-Offerings,Sacrifices,Sacrifices in the Desert,Plague of the Firstborn,Passover in Egypt,First Born,Parshat Bo,The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart,The Exodus From Egypt,Door Entrances
The Lost Hero of the MegillahElliot Kramer•1852 Views•March 9, 2022•Ahasuerus and Esther,Mishach,Hadassa,Megilla,First Temple,King Solomon,Babylonian Exile,Hanania,Hadassah,Mordecai,Shadrach,Esther,Daniel,Babylon,Purim,Shushan,Exile of the Jewish People,Book of Daniel,Hegai,Persia,Haman,Ahasuerus and Haman,Mishael,Nebuchednezzar,Book of Esther,Nebuchadnezzar,Megillat Ester,Azariya,Abednego,Vashti
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