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5784 Hostage Crisis
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Covering topics from Tanakh & Midrash/Aggadah on kidnapping and hostage taking
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The Queen's Ransom
A short story on how Queen Ifra of Persia helped release Jewish hostages (based on Bava Batra 8a).
Dovi Seldowitz
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625
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November 2, 2023
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Redeeming Captives
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Hostages
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Rav Yosef
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Captivity
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Abaye
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King Shapur
7 Accounts of Kidnapping & Hostage Taking in Genesis
A List of 7 Accounts of Kidnapping and Hostage Taking in the Book of Genesis
Dovi Seldowitz
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440
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January 14, 2024
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Rebekah
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Abimelech and Sarah
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Genesis
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Pharaoh and Sarah
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Sarah
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Joseph
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Joseph and Benjamin
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Joseph in Egypt
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Dinah
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Yosef
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Abraham and Lot
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Binyamin
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Shimon
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Benjamin
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Kidnapping (גנבת נפש)
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Lot
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Hostages
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Yoseph
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Joseph and His Brothers
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Rivkah
The Seven Curses of Gaza (A Modern Midrash)
Inspired by the approach adopted by the authors of Dirshuni, this sheet presents a Midrash concerning the seven curses of Gaza found in Tanakh and links them with the passage in Gittin 56b concerning the destruction of Jerusalem.
Dovi Seldowitz
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812
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December 26, 2023
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Gaza
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Vespasian
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Rabbi Akiva
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Midrash
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Jerusalem
Avraham's Friends and Allies: Mamre, Eshkol, & Aner
A brief reflection on Avraham's three best friends: Mamre, Eshkol, and Aner
Dovi Seldowitz
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748
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October 31, 2023
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Aner
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Mamre
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Eshkol
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Jewish People
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Hostages
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Kidnapping
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Kidnapping (גנבת נפש)
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Abraham
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Allies
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Friendship
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Abraham and Lot
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