Listen to an uncut research session recorded during the making of season 6 of BLNO. Rabbi Fohrman, Imu, and Senior Producer Tikva Hecht explore the hidden role of the zekenim - the elders of the Israelites. Do they simply fill the role of judges? Or is their presence somehow more essential to the leadership of the nation?
Click here for the research document on the zekenim (including some additional connections that didn't make it into the episode): https://bit.ly/blnozekenim
For more on the connection between Moshe and Yitro to the Bereishit story, check out this video Moshe’s “Efficenency” Crisis: https://members.alephbeta.org/playlist/yitro-leadership-advice-to-moses
For the full story on “Moshe and Tzipporah at the Inn”, see this series Why Did God Want to Kill Moses: https://members.alephbeta.org/playlist/moshe-and-tziporah-origin-story
For Rabbi Forhman’s take on how the intermediate judges in Yitro may have led to the sin of the spies, check out What Did Moses Do Wrong? https://members.alephbeta.org/playlist/why-moses-wasnt-allowed-in-the-land
And for those interested in the purpose of different types of sacrificial offerings, including the shelamim, see How Can we Relate to Sacrifices Today? https://members.alephbeta.org/video/meaning-of-animal-sacrifice-today/jewish-bible-sacrifices-offerings-today
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