Beit Ahavat ha-Torah

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In this episode we explore the rabbinic concept of the מכריע (the one who decides, the tiebreaker) — a principle that shows how Scripture resolves its own internal tensions. In Rabbi Ishmael’s thirteenth rule of interpretation, two verses may contradict one another — שני כתובים המכחישים זה את זה (two verses that contradict each other) — until a third verse appears and tips the scales — עד שיבוא הכ...

When Moses restates the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy 5, he isn't simply repeating Exodus 20 — he's reinterpreting it. This video explores how Moses transforms a one-time thunderous revelation at Sinai into a living act of memory that reshapes the covenant for a new generation. Key differences are examined, with the original Hebrew and rabbinic commentaries (Rashi, Ramban, Ibn Ezra): "Not with o...

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In deze audio verkennen we hoe Emmanuel Levinas het messianisme herinterpreteert — niet als een mythisch einde van de geschiedenis, maar als een persoonlijke roeping tot verantwoordelijkheid. In zijn lezing van de Talmoed, vooral Traktaat Sanhedrin, verschuift de Messias van een bovennatuurlijke figuur naar een ethisch gezicht: de mens die de last van de ander draagt. De Messias is niet degene die...

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פרשת "חוקת-בלק" מתארת שני רגעים רצופים של מסתורין ועימות במדבר. בפרשת "חוקת" מופיעה חידת הפרה האדומה — טקס טהרה המשתמש בחפץ שטבעו נותר בלתי מובן. לאחר מכן, מרים הולכת לעולמה, מאגר המים של העם אוזל, ומשה מכה בסלע מתוך תסכול במקום לדבר אליו. המים אכן זורמים, אך משה מאבד את זכותו להיכנס לארץ. בהמשך, העם נרפא מנשיכות הנחשים באמצעות התבוננות בנחש הנחושת – שינוי בפרספקטיבה, מייאוש לתקווה. בסיפורו של בלע...

Parashat Chukat–Balak recounts two successive moments of mystery and confrontation in the desert. In Chukat , the riddle of the red heifer appears—a ritual that purifies through something that remains incomprehensible in itself. Then Miriam dies, the people run out of water, and Moses, out of frustration, strikes the rock instead of speaking to it. Water flows, but Moses loses his right to enter t...

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This episode explores how the idea of covenant shapes the spiritual imagination of both Judaism and Christianity. In Jewish thought, the covenant is a living, historical bond between God and the people of Israel — a shared vocation expressed through law, memory, and ethical life. In Christian tradition, the covenant becomes universal: a revelation of divine grace that transforms the human heart. T...

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The Epistle of Barnabas is one of the sharpest and most daring voices in the early church. Written in Alexandria sometime between 70 and 135 CE, the text stands in the shadow of Paul yet radicalizes his theology in ways Paul himself would likely not have recognized. Barnabas argues that Israel never truly possessed the covenant at all: when Moses shattered the tablets, he says, the covenant was no...

Voor Calvijn is Baäl-Peor het zichtbare bewijs dat God afgoderij oordeelt en de getrouwen bewaart. Voor Hirsch is het de illustratie van een dieper principe: zodra de mens aan Gods gebod toevoegt of ervan afdoet, begint de weg naar afgoderij. Deuteronomium 4:3 blijkt zo een spiegel voor zowel verleden als heden. Deuteronomium 4:3 staat op een beslissend moment in Mozes’ toespraak: Uw eigen ogen he...

For Calvin, Baal-Peor is the visible proof that God judges idolatry and preserves the faithful. For Hirsch, it illustrates a deeper principle: the moment a human being adds to or subtracts from God’s command, the path toward idolatry has already begun. Deuteronomy 4:3 thus becomes a mirror for both past and present. Deuteronomy 4:3 stands at a decisive moment in Moses’ address:עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הָֽרֹא֔ו...

Een vergelijking tussen S.R. Hirsch en J. Calvijn over Deut. 4:1. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beit-ahavat-ha-torah--5753331/support .

In de eerste eeuwen van het christendom ontwikkelden de kerkvaders een krachtige polemiek tegen het jodendom, die de latere kerkgeschiedenis diepgaand heeft gevormd. Zij beschuldigden de Joden van de moord op Christus, van geestelijke blindheid en van het doden van de profeten. Tegelijkertijd beweerden zij dat God Israël had verworpen en dat de kerk nu het ware Israël was. De Wet van Mozes werd do...

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One afternoon I sat in church long after everyone else had left. The pews were silent, as if they knew I was not only waiting, but also wanted to listen. I opened my Bible and read the story of Naaman. I don’t know why I keep coming back to it, but it’s as if his voice is my voice, as if his question is my question. And then I hope that the answer he received is also an answer for me. Naaman knew...

The 38th commandment of Sefer HaChinuch is the prohibition against coveting. It is based on verse 14 of Exodus 20. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to thy neighbor. The Torah expresses this commandment twice, using different terms. Here in the first pre...

The following is the abridged version and English translation of chapter 2 of my dissertation “The Law of Christ” (Maastricht, 2000), published separately as chapter 2 in “Fulfillment of the Law” (2005). Matthew 5:17–20 is not an isolated statement, but the hermeneutical center of the entire Gospel. In Matthew, the fulfillment of the law does not mean its abolition, but a confirmation of the תורה...