David and Shlomo

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1. Mizmor 24 (Part 3)

   Shir Shel Yom (Part 3)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Both literal and figurative interpretations exist to the third section of Mizmor 24 that discusses the entrance of the King through the gates. The various messages of the Mizmor make it appropriate to three distinct liturgical situations in which the Mizmor is said.

2. Adoniyahu's Insurrection and the King's Clothing

   Rabbi David Silverberg

3. Haftarat Vayechi: Why Shlomo?

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 16 minutes

   In this shiur, we look at optimistic ideas about kingship and the Beit HaMikdash. We examine David's  instructions for what is to happen when he is gone, detailed in this week’s haftara.  How does the Torah counter the problems that can come with a dynasty? We analyze the haftara: how is Shlomo chosen as king of Israel? What qualities does he have that can help with this?  We look at this week's parasha for clues about Yehuda's selection for the future monarchy. Shlomo signifies not perfection, but teshuva and ability to recognize and correct mistakes.

4. The David and Batsheva Episode

   Rabbi David Fohrman

   תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | 58 minutes

   We will examine the David and Batsheva episode - a very difficult episode in Tanakh, and our focus will be its aftermath. The child that is conceived dies – David prays for him to survive, but the child dies. Why, though, does Shlomo live? He, too, is born in the immediate aftermath. Not only does Shlomo live, but Gid seems ecstatic about his birth.  Is there another dimension to the Tanakh's emphasis on the urgency with which David prays for the first child to survive? To find answers, we look for clues through a close reading of related Tanakh texts.

    In the prophet Natan's  analogy of the "poor man's lamb," who is the lamb in the story, and does it hint at Uriah's childlessness? We compare the story of Yitzhak's birth to that of Shlomo. Both  are "miracle children" who survive after seemingly-impossible situations whose destiny is to carry on a dynasty of sorts. Finally, we look at Shlomo's dream and the story of the two women in the court case that Shlomo solves. The court case with the two women may be the final key to explaining why Shlomo ultimately survived, if we look at it as yet another parable.  Shlomo asks for wisdom, and God grants him wisdom - but perhaps not in the way Shlomo expects.