Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:

Israel,  Ramban,  Teshuva,  Torah 

Parsha:

Haazinu,  Vayeilech 

Personalities:

Ramban 

Description

How can Ha'azinu be a Shirah, and at the same time include harsh Tochacha and Klalos (curses)? What sin or sins is the shirat haazinu predicting? Why was the shirah taught immediately to klal yisrael whereas the rest of the Torah is taught to Aaron, his sons, the zekenim, and finally to klal yisrael? Does the shirah stipulate that without Teshuvah, there will be no Geulah? What makes Klal Yisrael the unique nation among the nations of the world? What does the Ramban mean when he tells us that the realization of the purpose of creation depends upon Klal Yisrael? Why does the Ramban identify the Shirah as an integral part of the Torah? Why does he insist that the sin of shirat haazinu is Avodah Zara?