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Profound thoughts and questions arise in this week’s torah portion, Eqev (because), which tells us about placing the stone tablets in the ark.
Torah Portion Eqev: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25
Questions and Topics in this Discussion
- The Ark
- Are We Ready For A Temple Again?
- Fearing and Loving God
- The Technicality and Spirituality of Torah Keeping
Other Teachings Mentioned In This Podcast
Weekly Group Bible Class Hebrew Lessons
This Week’s Haftarah

Did YHWH forsake Israel? Who is the suffering servant in Isaiah 50 and where is the divorce document? We address these questions, as well as why Isaiah 53 is not included among the haftarot, as we examine the text of Haftarah Eqev.
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Daniel David
August 1, 2021 at 3:45 amThank you for this great shiur Yoel. I agree with everything you said. We need to be in a better state of mind and behavior to be worthy of building the temple. On the other hand, one wonders if the temple would bring that wisdom to us, so it becomes a chicken-and-egg problem. First temple was built by a human “decree” (King David’s), second was built by God’s decree. So it’s hard to say if we need to wait for the divine instruction.
Hope to hear more of recordings like this, where you address tangent topics. I greatly appreciate it!