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