Hannah's Vow

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  1. The Character of Chana (part 1)

    Chapter 1

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Hannah's powerful character is at the center of the first story in the Book of Shmuel. Hannah copes with emunah and extraordinary strength of character with extreme difficulties, while forging new paths toward Avodat Hashem.

  2. The Character of Chana (part II)

    Chana's Vow

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Hannah's powerful character is at the center of the first story in the Book of Shmuel. Hannah copes with emunah and extraordinary strength of character with extreme difficulties, while forging new paths toward Avodat Hashem.

  3. Considering the Naziritehood of Shimshon of Dan

    Rabbi Michael Hattin

    Shimshon's nazirite status is unique and peculiar. The nazir is by definition a person who is profoundly driven towards an encounter with the Divine. Shimshon's status is imposed upon him by Divine command from birth and not by choice. Just like the Hazal describe the Nazir as a reaction to the Sotah - the breakdown of the relationship between a husband and wife - so too God's command of coerced Nazirite status upon Shimshon is a reaction to the complete adoption of the immoral Cannanite lifestyle by the nation by the end of the Book of Judges. 

  4. Hannah

    HaTanakh.com Staff

  5. Prayer is not a Plea

    Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

  6. Know how to Pray

    Rabbi Moshe Cohen

  7. Why Did the Sages Compare Chana to a Sotah Woman?

    Dr. Adina Sternberg | Hour and 8 minutes

    How is Chana's story portrayed in midrashic literature, and what can we learn from this portrayal? A close reading of the text of the story reveals how the sages came to their surprising interpretations, and teaches us how to view the goals and purposes of midrashim.  

  8. The Anatomy of Prayers in I Shmuel Chapters 1-2

    Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish | Hour and 11 minutes

    What makes Chana's prayer unique? What spiritual messages and inspiration can we learn from Chana's story? Through a close reading of the text as well as an examination of parallels with Sefer Shoftim, we learn about the essence of prayer, and about the power of prayer in changing God's decrees. 

  9. I Shmuel 1-2

    Matan Al Haperek

    Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira

    The story of Shmuel’s birth begins a new chapter in the history of the Jewish people. Both the book and the influential character of Shmuel serve as the transition between the national tragedies recounted at the end of Shoftim and the glorious heights the nation reached during the early days of the monarchy.