Sanhedrin

Biblical History

From YUTorah.org – The Mysterious Yeshiva of Shem and Eber

Shem and his great-grandson Eber taught Torah. What did they teach? This audio lecture is by Rabbi Y. Trump: The Mysterious Yeshiva of Shem V’Ever (YUTorah.org)
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What We Know About the Lost Tribes of Israel

Torah teachings and Biblical history about the Lost Tribes of Israel – the northern kingdom – and their exile.
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Scriptural Dating

Short lecture by Rabbi Yosef Eisen, explaining Scriptural Dating based on the Hebrew Bible.
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The Hebrew Calendar – Parts 1 and 2

Rabbi Yosef Eisen, author of The Miraculous Journey, explains the lunar-based Hebrew Calendar. Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the 7th month, starts a new year.
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The 10th of Tevet: Biblical Siege of Jerusalem

Rabbi Yosef Eisen gives a short audio lecture on the history of the Tenth of Tevet (Jan. 3 in 20’23), when the Babylonians laid siege to Jerusalem.
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The Historical Purim: the story behind the Book of Esther

Rabbi Yosef Eisen, author of “The Miraculous Journey”, explains the history leading up to the events of Purim.
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History of the Great Sanhedrin

Rabbi Eisen presents a short lecture on the history of the Great Sanhedrin, the Jewish High Court of 70 great Torah Sages from the time of Moses until after the Second Holy Temple.
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Sanhedrin and Prophecy

Prophecy was very prevalent among the Jewish people in biblical times. The greatest prophets were also great Torah sages who served as members of the Great Sanhedrin (High Court).
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Creation Calendars and Chapters 1-4 of Genesis

Rabbi Joseph Eisen explains the creation-based Jewish calendar, and the two possible dating systems. He then presents a review of Genesis chapters 1-4.
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From the Global Flood to the Tower of Babel

This audio lesson reviews the generations following the Great Flood and the Tower of Babel, in Genesis chapters 10-11.
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Origins of and Antidote to Idolatry

A review of the world’s decline into idol worship in the early generations after the creation of mankind.
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Shavuot and the Oral Torah

The Jewish Festival of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) celebrates the day of G-d’s speaking the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, after which He taught Moses the Oral Torah.
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