The Hebrew Identity

What can the Mishkan teach us about the ways Divine revelation is channeled into our world?

If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?

Following her death, Sarah's powerful legacy continued to influence Avraham and play a major role in their family's development into a nation.

The ten plagues were part of a deliberate process to educate not only Egypt and Israel but also humanity.

A mistake that nearly had catastrophic results for the entire people of Israel ultimately revealed Moshe's true greatness as a national leader.

The ten plagues were part of a deliberate process to educate not only Egypt and Israel but also humanity.

If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?

It's important to recognize the internal development of the Hebrew tribes from the Exodus from Egypt to the Brit Sinai and consecration of the Mishkan.

A mistake that nearly had catastrophic results for the entire people of Israel ultimately revealed Moshe's true greatness as a national leader.

A mistake that nearly had catastrophic results for the entire people of Israel ultimately revealed Moshe's true greatness as a national leader.

As Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.

By submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.

As Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.

Before becoming Israel, Yaakov had to first spend several years in exile learning to be more like Esav.

What were the necessary steps for Israel to develop a national consciousness ahead of leaving Egypt?

By submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.

Did Yosef use the famine to bring his family down to Egypt in hopes of implementing an alternative approach to the Hebrew mission in the Diaspora?

Why were the Hebrews so surprised by the sudden realization that they would receive the Torah as a set of laws & a mission for the rest of humanity?

How should we understand the difference between the Written Torah and the Oral Torah within the context of Israel's identity and development?

Between the smashing of Egypt's military at the Sea of Reeds and the war against Amalek at Rephidim, the Hebrews had to develop a national perception of emuna in preparation for receiving the Torah.

What can the Mishkan teach us about the ways Divine revelation is channeled into our world?

What can the dynamics between Yitzḥak and Yishmael in Parshat Vayeira teach us about Israel’s ideal relationship with the Muslim world?

What were the necessary steps for Israel to develop a national consciousness ahead of leaving Egypt?

How do the character traits of Esav and Yaakov find expression in the rival civilizations they produced?

How the leader of a universal spiritual movement learned to reorient himself to the understanding that his goals for humanity could only be achieved through the vehicle of a nation in a specific land.

Before becoming Israel, Yaakov had to first spend several years in exile learning to be more like Esav.

How the leader of a universal spiritual movement learned to reorient himself to the understanding that his goals for humanity could only be achieved through the vehicle of a nation in a specific land.

If Dan is the extreme expression of Yosef in the same way that Shimon is of Yehuda, what was the importance of appointing tribesmen of Yehuda and Dan to lead the construction of the Mishkan?

By submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.

What are the individual contributions of each Hebrew tribe to Israel's national collective?