• <p>These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:</p> <topic>Purpose of Yam Suf
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  • <h1>Akeidat Yitzchak in Art</h1> ...vivid images also succeeds in raising awareness of some of the ambiguities of the Biblical text and their implications for understanding the episode.</di
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  • <h1>Purposes of the Egyptian Bondage</h1> ...lish Study Guide:</a>&#160;<a class="pdf" href="/Media/2Shemot/01/Purposes of the Egyptian Bondage/English Study Guide.pdf">PDF</a></p>
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  • <label>Part of Speech<!--Category--></label> ...ound, and this leads to different understandings of the manner and purpose of "seeking God."</p>
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  • <p>These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:</p> ...ne chapter removed from when they happened, and there are no dual accounts of the same story.</li>
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  • <p>The different reconstructions of the timeline for the events of Chapter 18 have many interesting ramifications for various other stories an ...arding the Yitro story only because he does not give a date for the giving of the Decalogue.</opinion>
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  • ...&#160; On the other hand, it seems paradoxical to conceive of the founders of a religion not observing even its most basic commandments.&#160;</p> ...might lead one to suggest that the Avot did in fact observe at least some of the commandments?</li>
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  • <h1>Purpose of Akeidat Yitzchak</h1> ...ption>(<a href="Akeidat Yitzchak in Art" data-aht="page">Click for Akeidat Yitzchak in Art</a>)</figcaption></figure>
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  • ...rary unit through the repetition of key phrases, and often implies a sense of harmony and consistency within the unit. The Avraham narratives are framed ...;">לֶךְ לְךָ</span>” (Bereshit 22:2) that introduce his last test (Akeidat Yitzchak).</li>
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  • ...expands the scope to from five to ten and maximizes the miraculous nature of the process. In order to do so, it must posit that there were many supernat ...alist commentators such as Ibn Ezra, Ralbag, and Ibn Kaspi limit the scope of the separation to only the five more severe plagues in which it is mentione
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  • ...ing most commentators to opt for alternative readings. Let us examine some of these issues.</p> ...alek), it is a considerable challenge to also squeeze in all of the events of Chapter 18.</p>
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  • ...d have diminished her chances of becoming queen.&#160; On the opposite end of the spectrum,&#160;the Lekach Tov and Ralbag suggest altruistic motives. Es ...hat religious observance in the palace would be easier if no one was aware of her religion.</p></div>
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  • <h1>Purpose of the Laws of Kashrut</h1> ...Israel from others, both minimizing contact and marking her as a "kingdom of priests."</div>
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  • <h1>Yaakov's Dividing of his Camp</h1> ...kes no mention of two camps and speaks only of the splitting and arranging of Yaakov's immediate family.</p>
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  • ...ce">Bereshit 19:4</a><a href="RashiShemot11-5" data-aht="source">Shemot 11:5</a><a href="RashiShemot12-29" data-aht="source">Shemot 12:29</a><a href="Ra ...tice demands that each person be punished for their own sins and not those of another.</point>
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  • ...out the entire people, but Moshe made a mistake and, due to the ambiguity of the word "הָעֵדָה", simply misunderstood what Hashem had said. Ralba ...ekhet Machshevet, though, explains that the discussion focused on the fate of Korach's followers, and that Moshe failed in his attempt to invoke Divine m
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  • ...ggles, he maintains faith in Hashem's promises and perseveres. He is a man of both "חסד" and "אמת".&#160; He is strong enough to reproach Hashem wh ...of the most pivotal episodes in Avraham's life and their varying portraits of his character and legacy.</p></div>
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  • <p>All of the Plagues form one cohesive unit with unifying patterns.</p> ...due a rebellious country.<fn>Cf. Ralbag below.</fn> There is no indication of any internal division in this analogy.</point>
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  • ...rews perished in the Plague of Darkness, as it was only then that the rest of the nation merited complete redemption. Finally, R"Y Bekhor Shor suggests t ...but he proposes that the primary target of the deception was the Children of Israel themselves, who were not yet mentally prepared to leave Egypt perman
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  • <h1>Yitzchak&#160;– Overview</h1> ...s legacy and passing it forward.&#160; In the material realm, in contrast, Yitzchak paves his own way.&#160; He exchanges his father's nomadic shepherding life
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