Classes

12. Birchas HaShachar: Shelo Asani GoiWednesday 26 Adar 1 5774/ Feb. 26 2014. Three questions: 1) Why are the next three Brachos negative (“I was not made a…”) rather positive, thank God I’m a Jew etc. 2) We are a Goi (nation), why identify gentiles by a word that so frequently denotes Jewish people also?...

13. Birchas HaShachar: Shelo Asani AvedWednesday 3 Adar 2 5774/ March 5 2014.The questions: 1) This Bracha is also Negative, I’m not a slave rather than I’m free, 2) Why is this after I’m not a gentile and before I’m not a woman? 3) This case we change from the order in the ShaS where...

14. Birchas HaShachar: Shelo Asani IshaTwo classes on this given at Machon Chana.