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Shlomo's request for wisdom and the story of the two women fighting over a single baby.  Hebrew and English text for this chapter can be found here:  https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.3

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Today we begin the Book of Kings aka Sefer Melachim. It's a hugely important work taking us from David to almost the end of Biblical history, from the construction of the Temple to its destruction. .  Rav Alex has spent many years studying Melachim and has recently published his second work on the sefer. There's no work I'd recommend more than his to aid our study. Check it out www.korenpub.c...

After 55 chapters today we finish the book of Samuel. What a journey it's been. Today's audio will be a bit longer than usual - we will use the final chapter which tells of David's sin in counting the people as a retrospective on the themes of the book as a whole. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.24

Another stonking audio from the sage of Leicester and Haifa, Rabbi Dr Sam Lebens. Text from this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.23

Suddenly a song - a glimpse of the David of Sefer Tehillim in Sefer Shmuel itself with thoughts on landscape and spirituality from Robert Macfarlane and a modern midrash from Erez Lev Ari. Text for this chapter can be found here:  https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.22

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We're honoured today to hear Torah from Rabbi (soon to be Dr too) Shlomo Zukier of Yale University and Yeshiva University, who considers, with the help of Tosefta and Yerushalmi, what the case of Sheva Ben Bichri has to teach us about whether the Torah is deontological or consequentialist when it comes to the taking of life.  Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II...

We see David haMelech in despair at the loss of his son, Avshalom. As Rav Joe points out in the audio recording, this chapter reflects a good deal about David's relationship with his family, as well as with other tribes and other nations. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.19

For today's audio we are greatly honoured to have Rabbi Dr Sam Lebens, one of the world's great Jewish educators and philosophy lecturer at the University of Haifa. Here's hoping we can have him many more times Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.18

David is ridiculed while in flight and his son Avshalom has established himself on the throne in Yerushalayim. We also see previous characters re-emerge and prophecies come full-circle. https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.16 Things are falling apart. Avshalom's  rebellion continues - David flees Jerusalem, is cursed by Shimei. Meanwhile Achitophel and Hushi give differing advice as to how the s...

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David’s other son, Avshalom, is in exile in Geshur. Yoav, David’s general, uses alternative means—involving a clever woman from Tekoa—to concince David haMelech to bring his son home. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.14

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Rosh Chodesh Tov! Special Purim Edition by President Yizhak Herzog, who recorded this in 2019, while he was chair of the Jewish Agency. Over the winter, 2018-2019, Rav Joe spent an afternoon with Yitzhak Herzog, then chair of the Jewish Agency and former head of the Labour Party (and son of President Chaim Herzog and grandson of Israel's first chief rabbi, Rav Yitzhak Herzog). In his office he kee...

This - for me - is the day we have been waiting for, for a long time. David's love/lust for Batsheva, his coverup, the eventual murder of her husband Uriya. One of the most powerful, unforgettable and disturbing stories in Tanakh and the pivot point of David's life and Shmuel Bet. How has the victim of violence become the perpetrator? Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.or...

A diplomatic misunderstanding leads to war Ammon led by the Tzeruya brothers. Audio from many people's favourite Calev Ben Dor speaking about his favourite Yoav Ben Tzeruya. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.10

David haMelech seeks out any living descendants of his dear friend Yonatan, in order to make good on a pledge. He finds Mephiboshet, Yonatan's handicapped son. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.9

David goes on a conquest of the surrounding kingdoms, gathering the materials that are used to build the house for Hashem that was mentioned in the previous chapter. Text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/II_Samuel.8

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