The Shiurim Archive
Since March 2001, R. Mois Navon has been delivering a weekly lunchtime shiur on Jewish Thought. A sampling of the shiurim, as well as their accompanying source sheets, are provided below. Click on the “Source Sheet” to open the pdf file. If you are interested in receiving an email notification of the shiur topic, please send an email request to: mois.navon@mobileye.com
Keywords	Source Sheet /דף מקורות	Title	כותרת	Icon
Bilaam, Kina (jealousy), taava (desire), kavod (honor), ayin hara (evil eye), Destruction of Temple, of Society, Three weeks, Parshat Balak [154]	BilaamVersusAvraham.pdf	Balaam versus Avraham – On the meaning of Baseless Hatred (Sinat Hinam) and Gratuitous Love (Ahavat Hinam).	בין בלעם לאברהם - על שנאת חינם ואהבת חינם
Baba Metzia, Lost Objects, Yeush (Abandonment), Siman (signs), zuto shel yam, Hukat (Chukat) [153]	FindersKeepers.pdf	Finder’s Keepers – Mayer Hack donated jewelry from Auschwitz - according to Jewish Law this is a righteous act that goes beyond the letter of the law.	"המוצא לוקח"? שיעור על מציאות
Jewish Sex Ethics, Hookups, Personal/Impersonal, Shelah (Shelach) [133]	TzitzitSensual.pdf	Sex and the Cit-tzit	סקס והטלית הגדולה
Desires, Control Systems, Idolatry v. Paganism, Leadership, Teacher-NursingMother, Behaalotcha [132]	KivrotHataava.pdf	Graves of Desire	קברות התאווה
Yerushalayim, Holiness (kedusha) in Space and Time, Zecher L’Hurban, Zecher L’Mikdash, Bamidbar [131]	Jerusalem.pdf	Jerusalem: Of Existential Import	ירושלים: חשיבותה הקיומי לעם ישראל
Nashim Daatan Kalah, Beruriah, Adam & Eve, Rashi, Rashbi, Aesthetics, Puberty, Cognition [130]	NashimDaatanKala.pdf	On Women	נשים דעתן קלה
Swine Flu, Pig Intestines, Teshuva, Sins to Merits [129]	PigsPeopleRepentance.pdf	On Pigs, People and Repentance	על חזירים, אנשים ותשובה
Tumah, Tahara, Kedusha, Brit Mila, Orlah, Hatat, Parshat Tazria [128]	PotentialActual.pdf	Actualize Potential – On Pregnancy and Circumcision	להגשים פוטנציאל- על יולדת ומילה
Behema Temeimah, Rennet, Goy Milk, Goy Cheese, Human Flesh, Human Milk, Parshat Shmini [127]	MeatMilkCheese.pdf	The Science & Torah of Meat, Milk and Cheese	על בשר, חלב וגבינה
Birkat Hahama, Bircas Hachammah, Redemption, Inaccurate calculations, solar cycle [126]	BirkatHahama_SOURCES.pdf	Blessing the Sun	ברכת החמה
Hidush, Moon, Tikun Olam, Creation, Man’s Participation, Temple, Shabbat, Parshat Vayakhel, Parshat HaHodesh [125]	Hodesh_Hithadshut.pdf	Time, Month and Renewal	זמן חודש וחידוש
Para Aduma, Sin of the Golden Calf, Primordial Sin, Het HaEgel, Hok, Hukkat, Parshat Para, Ki Tisa [124]	CalfAndCow_SOURCES.pdf	On Cows and Calves	על פרה ועגל
DCM, DCT, Amalek, Akeida, Avraham, Shaul, Agag, Shmuel, Purim, Parshat Zachor, Beshalach, Ki Teitzei [123]	EuthyproAndMehiyatAmalek.pdf	Remember … Euthyphro –Reflections on the Divine Command Morality	זכור את ... אותיפרון - עיון במוסריות צו אלוקי
Kruvim, Cherubim, Parshat Terumah (Trumah) [122]	Kruvim.pdf	Cherubs – What is the significance of these chubby lovable figures	הכרובים – מה משמעות הדמויות הנחמדות השמנמנות
Reflections on Dialectical Existence, Theory of Emotions [121]	RoshHodeshAdar_SOURCES.pdf	What's so Funny About Rosh Hodesh Adar?	מה כל כך מצחיק בראש חודש אדר?
Scripts, Moshe, Ezra, Luchot, Ten Commandments, Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzah, Parshat Yitro, Mishpatim, Ki Tisa [120]	Ashuri_Ivri_SOURCES.pdf	Ancient Script	בין כתב עברי לכתב אשורי
Resurrection, Parshat Beshalach [119]	Ressurection.pdf	Resurrection	תחיית המתים
Gratitude, Grateful, Pesah, Parshat Bo [118]	Gratitude_Dogs.pdf	Gratitude for the Dogs	הכרת הטוב לכלבים
Frogs, War, Self Sacrifice, Pesah, Parshat Lech Lecha, Parshat Vaera (Va’eira) [117]	MesirutNefesh_Vaera.pdf	On Soldiers and Frogs - A Lesson in Mesirut Nefesh	על חיילים וצפרדעים: שיעור במסירות נפש
Miracles: Open and Hidden, Geulat Mitzrayim, Pesah, Parshat Shmot [116]	DivineIntervention.pdf	Divine Intervention: A Theological Perspective	התערבות אלוקית: תשקופת תיאולוגית
Torah pre-Sinai versus post-Sinai, Avot, Shavuot, Parshat Toldot, Parshat Vayehi [115]	AvotDoMitzvot1.pdf	Did the Patriarchs keep all the Commandments?	האבות קיימו את כל המצוות?!
Wagons, Chariots, Eglah Arufa, Symbolism, Pshat, Drash, Parshat Vayigash [114]	AgalaEgla.pdf	On Symbols and their Significance	עֲגָלָה עֶגְלָה – על סמלים ומשמעותם
Miracles, Personal, National Hanukkah (Chanukah), Purim [113]	Miracles_NatAndSuperNat.pdf	On Miracles: Natural and Supernatural	על הנסים – טבעיים ואל טבעיים
Actions have consequences, 10 Martyrs (Asara Harugei Malchut), Parshat Vayeshev [112]	WhoSoldYosef.pdf	Who Sold Yosef?	מי מכר את יוסף?
Universalism, Doron, Tefila, Milhama, Gifts, Prayer, War, Teaching Non-Jews Torah, Outreach, Tikun Olam, Parshat Vayishlach [111]	Vayishlach_3prongs.pdf	Fixing the World – A Three Prong Approach	תיקון עולם – איך?
Dreams, Yetzer Hara, Taamei Hamikra, Sof Pasuk, Jacob’s ambitions & anxieties, Parshat Vayetzei [110]	Freud_JacobsLadder.pdf	Freud’s Dream-works & Jacob’s Ladder	פרויד וסולם יעקב
The World to Come (Olam Haba), Effort, Preparation, Enjoyment, Parshat Hayei Sarah (Chayei) [109]	ChayeiSarah_Perfect.pdf	The Perfect Life Lived	חיים מושלמים
Obedience, Nazis, Holocaust, “Just Following Orders”, Banality of Evil, Avraham, Binding Isaac, Parshat Vayera [108]	ObedienceAkeida.pdf	Obedience, Auschwitz, and the Akeida – Lessons from the Milgram Experiment	צייתנות, אושוויץ, והעקידה – לקחים מניסוי מילגרם
Tekhelet, Using Religious Objects without permission, Parshat Lech Lecha [107]	Tekhelet_StringsShoelaces.pdf	A String and a Shoelace	מחוט ועד שרוך נעל
Longevity, Genetics, Parshat Noah [106]	AgingGene.pdf	The Fountain of Youth	מעיין הנעורים
Family, Individuals, Holidays, Self-Actualization, Nation, Parshat Bereishit [105]	FamliyUnit_SOURCES.pdf	On Families	על המשפחה
Shiluach Haken, Mitzvot: Decrees v. Reasoned, Taamei HaMitzvot, Mercy, Animal Rights, Parshat Ki Teitzei (Tetzei) [104]	ShiluachHaKen.pdf	On Birds’ Nests and Decrees	שילוח הקן
Compliance with Legal Authority, Personal Opinion, Public Conduct, Tanur Achnai, R. Eliezer, R. Yehoshua, Raban Gamliel, R. Akiva, Parshat Shoftim [103]	RightLeft_Shoftim.pdf	Right and Left	ימין ושמאל
Pity, Mercy, War, Idol Worship, Parshat Ekev [102]	Ekev_NoPity.pdf	No Pity	ברכה, רחמנות, וע"ז
Historical context, Prophecy fulfilled, Haftarat Nachamu, Parshat Ve’et’hanan, Yom HaAtzmaut [101]	HistoricalNechama.pdf	Historic Consolation	נחמה היסטורית
National Mission, Nine Av, Seventeenth Tammuz, Tzom Gedalia, Asarah B’Tevet [100]	FastDaysForWhat.pdf	The Four Fasts – Why?	ארבע תעניות – לשם מה?
Draft Exemptions, Parshat Matot [99]	DraftForAll_Matot.pdf	Draft Policy in Judaism	גיוס לכווווווולם!?
Women’s Issues, Parshat Pinhas (Pinchas) [98]	BnotTzelophad_Fem.pdf	Tzlophads's Daughters - Women's Status in Judaism	בנות צלפחד – מעמד האשה ביהדות