Since March 2001, 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 an “Icon” to see it enlarged, click on the “Source Sheet” to open the pdf file.

 

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Leaders and People, Water, Staff, Rebellion, Hillul Hashem, Parshat Chukat (Hukat)

Hukat_MeiMeriva.pdf

Mei Meriva: A Study in Leadership Compatibility

מי מריבה – עיון בהנהגה הולמת

Political Leadership, Religious Leadership, Datan, Aviram, Parshat Korach (Korah)

Korah_SOURCES.pdf

On Power Struggles: Religious and Political

על מאבקי כח במרכזי שלטון

Personal Example, Leadership, Physical Lusting, Backwards Nuns, R. Soloveitchik, Shimush Hachamim, Hillul Hashem, Parshat Behalotecha (Behalotcha)

Behalotecha.pdf

Personal Example

דוגמה אישית

Nazir, Middlepath, Rambam Parshat Naso

Nazir.pdf

The Nazir – Holy or Sinful

נזיר – קדוש או חוטא

Census, Mahatzit Hashekel, Parshat Shekalim, Parshat Bamidbar, Parshat Ki Tisa

NumbersCensus.pdf

On National Census

על מפקד תושבים

SPIN, fate, freewill

Spin_SourceSheet1.pdf

On Fallen Angels, Freewill, and Fixing the World

על מלאכים שנפלו, בחירה חופשית ותיקון עולם

Disasters (natural and otherwise) in the World, Coincidence, R. Akiva’s Students, Teshuva, Parshat Behukotai

OnWorldwideDisasters.pdf

On Worldwide Disasters

על אסונות בעולם

Mutuality between Written and Oral Torah, R. Akiva, Moshe, Shavuout, Parshat Behar

OralTorah_SOURCES.pdf

Between the Written Torah and the Oral Torah

בין תורה שבכתב לתורה שבעל פה

Past, Present, Future, Evil, Tikun Olam, Tisha B’Av, Sefirat HaOmer

HolocaustRememberInContext.pdf

Holocaust Rememberance Day: In Context

לזכור: בהקשר

Hametz & Matza, Church & State, Shabbat Hagadol, Pesah

HametzUMatzaDatUMedina.pdf

On Hametz & Matza and Separation of Church & State

חמץ ומצה - דת ומדינה - ומה שביניהם

Kashrut, Free Will, Parshat Shmini

GodIsInDetails_Kashrut.pdf

God is in the Details

אלוקים נמצא בפרטים

Amalek, Evil, Free Will, Hasgacha Pratit, Parshat Zachor

Zachor_SOURCES.pdf

Remember Amalek – A Lesson in Divine Providence

זכור את עמלק – שיעור על השגחה פרטית

Three Pillars, Torah, Avoda, Gemilut hasadim, Parshat Vayakhel, Shavuot

EqualToAll_SOURCES.pdf

Equal to the whole Torah

שקולה כנגד כל התורה

Bigdei Kehuna, Priestly Garments, Atonement, Pride (Gaavah), Obstinacy (Aizut), Parshat Tetzaveh

BigdeiKehuna_SOURCES.pdf

Dressed for Success – Atonement of the Priestly Garments

לבוש להצלחה –

כפרת בגדי הכהונה

Ten Commandments, Long Life, Elisha Ben Abuyeh, Light to the Nations, Shabbat, Parshat Yitro, Shavuot

TenCommands12lavin.pdf

The Ten Commandments and the Twelve “Don’t Do’s”

עשרת הדברות –

שנים עשר לאווין

Dependency, Slave mentality, Light to the Nations, Hashgacha Pratit, Shabbat, Parshat Beshalach, Parshat Ekev

Manna.pdf

Manna – a lesson in developing faith

נסיון ה"מן" –

 לפתח אמונה

מתלות לחירות עם משמעות

Greater Commanded, Self-Transcendence, Self-Actualization, B’nei Noah Women, Positive Timebound Mitzvot

CommandedVersusNot.pdf

Greater is the one Commanded

גדול מצווה ועושה ממי שאינו מצווה ועושה

Women, Positive Timebound Mitzvot, 4 leshonot geula, 4 cups, 5 cups, Parshat Vaera, Shabbat Hagadol

BattleOfTheSexes.pdf

Battle of the Sexes –

A Jewish view on Women

מלחמת המינים –

מי המנצח/ת?

Burning Bush, Moshe, Yaakov, Avraham, Parshat Shemot

BurningBushDevelopment.pdf

Personal Development –

1% Inspiration,

99% Perspiration

התפתחות אישית – הבזקים והתמדה הדרגתית

10 Tevet, Greek Translation, Greek Culture, Tents of Shem

TorahTranslationsGoodOrBad.pdf

Torah Translations – Good or Bad?

תרגומה של התורה – דבר רע או דבר טוב?

Hanukah, Greek Culture, Tents of Shem

MaccabiVersusGreece.pdf

Maccabi v. Greece – a Hanukah “Game”

מכבי מול יון – "משחק" חנוכה

Whatever God does is for the best, Yaakov meets Yosef, Parshat Vayigash

Vayigsh_YaakovYosef.pdf

Yosef is Still Alive -

A Lesson In Divine Providence

כל דעביד רחמנא לטב עביד

Yehuda, Tamar, Leadership, Parshat Vayeshev

HakerNa_OnLeadership.pdf

“Recognize to whom these belong” –

A Lesson in Leadership

"הכר נא" – שיעור במנהיגות

Name Changes, Nationalism, Universalism, Or LaGoyim, Parshat Vayishlach

NamesAndNations.pdf

Of Names and Nations

על שמות ואומות

Yaakov, Animal Husbandry, Genetics, Felix, Parshat Vayetzei

Vayetzei_Sheep.pdf

Yaakov’s Amazing Success – a lesson in genetics

ויפרוץ האיש – שיעור בגנטיקה

Object Lessons,

Parshat Toldot

ObjectLessons.pdf

Object Lesson

הדגמה מוחשית

Continuity,

Parshat Hayei Sarah

HayeiSarah_Continuity.pdf

Continuity

המשכיות

Tree of Knowledge, Tree of Life, Freedom, Good, Evil, Parshat Bereishit

TreeOfKnow_TreeOfLife.pdf

From the Tree of Knowledge to the Tree of Life

בין עץ הדעת לעץ החיים

Reward, Punishment, Parshat Ekev

PeshatDerash.pdf

Peshat and Derash

פשט ודרש

Blessing, Curse, Reward, Punishment, Parshat Reeh, Gambling, Lishma

RewardPunishment.pdf

Blessing & Curse – Reward & Punishment

ברכה וקללה - שכר ועונש

Prayer, Function, Efficacy, Parshat Ekev

Prayer.pdf

Prayer – Function and Efficacy

תפילה – יעילותה ותפקידה

Reincarnation, Tikun Neshamah, Having Children, Parshat Pinhas

Reincarnation.pdf

Reincarnation

גלגול נשמות

Risk, Saving Life, Military, Medical, Live Organ Donation, Parshat Kedoshim

TakingRisk.pdf

Taking Risks to Save Lives

להיכנס לסכנה על מנת להציל חיים

Rashbi, Tikun Olam, Lag BaOmer

BarYohai_TikunOlam.pdf

Rebbi Shimon Bar Yohai and Fixing the World

רשב"י – תיקון עולם

Lashon Hara, Kessin, Hafetz Hayim, Cardinal sins, Parshat Kedoshim

LashonHara.pdf

Who Desires Life

מי החפץ חיים

Kiddushat Makom, Kiddush Hashem, Holiness, Yom HaAztmaut, Yom HaZikaron, Parshat Tazria

KedushatMakom.pdf

Holiness

קדושת מקום

Holiness in Time, Sefirat HaOmer

OmerTalk_Time.pdf

Time Conciousness

מודעות לזמן

Parshat Hahodesh, Awe, Jealousy and Humility

ParshatHaHodesh.pdf

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