Re'eh - Hearing and Transcending

Why does the Torah speak about 'seeing' and 'hearing' in the context of our free will choices? What do we learn from the 'listening' that Adam did as opposed to Avraham? What is the depth of the concept of voice, sound and hearing? How does it relate to the mitzvah of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana?

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Running time: 26:55

Beshalach - Singing Redemption's Song

Why do he Jewish people sing? What is the concept of song? What is the power of the shofar? What does the verse mean when it says that God is with His bride (Israel) from Lebanon and returning? What is the song that is sung on the mountain of Amana?

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Running Time: 20:45

Shoftim - Preparing for war

How can we be assured that God will be with us when we go out to war? Why does the Kohen use the phrase 'Shema Yisrael' - Hear O Israel - when he introduces his speech to the cavalry? Why is the concept of the heart repeated so many times? What is the concept of hearing and how does it relate to the heart and to the idea of Binah/intuition? What is the concept of Hashem's throne? How does this connect to the sound of the Shofar?

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Running time: 22:05

Beha'aloscha - Trumpets and troubles

Why does Hashem wait for Moshe to command Him to travel? What is the concept of the trumpets? Why are they blown during the travels? Why are they blown at difficult times in Jewish history (Gog Umagog, wars of destruction)? What is the difference between the trumpet and the shofar?

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Running time: 20:29

Haazinu & Rosh Hashana - Bearing witness

How can the heavens and earth bear witness? Why is the Torah referred to as a song? How can a song bear witness? Why is Rosh Hashana on the only holiday on the first day of the month? Why was Adam created on this day? Why do we blow the Shofar on this day? What does the Shofar represent?

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(Running time: 20:16)

Rosh Hashana - Day of Unity

How do we understand the central themes of Rosh Hashana? What is the concept of Kingship? What is the concept of the Shofar? Why are we judged on this day? What does it mean that the world was created on this day? What was the great tragedy that occurred on Rosh Hashana?

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Behar-Bechukosai - The secret of the Shofar

Did you ever look for the deeper meaning of the shofar? Did you ever think about why it was blown at Har Sinai and will be blown when Moshiach comes? Did you notice the parallel between the count to Yovel and Sefiras ha'omer? Why do we blow it on Yovel, and what is its significance on Rosh Hashana?

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