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1. The Oral Law and the Two Versions of the Ten Commandments (Audio)

   Rabbi Yitzchak Blau | 10 minutes

   The Ten Commandments in Devarim are slightly different from their presentation in Shemot. Which version was given out loud, and which appeared on the tablets? Different approaches are examined, each with fascinating ideas pertaining to revelation, prophecy, and the connection between the written and the Oral Law.

2. “You Shall Make For Yourself an Ark of Wood”

   Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

   A crucial difference between Sefer Devarim and Sefer Shemot is the mention of the wooden ark that was created for the second tablets in Sefer Devarim. The explanation for this has to do with the “immanent” nature of Sefer Shemot against the “transcendental” nature of Sefer Devarim. This explains why the Mishkan and Ohel Moed are not mentioned in Sefer Devarim - because the main goal of the covenant in Devarim is the keeping of the mitzvot, and not the dwelling of the Divine Presence as it is in Sefer Shemot. 

3. The Renewed Covenant

   Rabbi Ezra Bick