1st Navi Test

When did Yermiyahu live?

The end of Yehuda (before exile).

What did Yermiyahu prophesize would happen?

Yermiyahu prophesized the destruction of Jerusalem (Beit Hamikdash) and the Babylonian exile of the Jewish people.

What book did Yermiyahu write?

Eicha, and the book of Yermiyahu.

Egypt

• An old and powerful empire that had controlled the region for a long time.

• It wanted to keep its power and influence, and it saw the growing power of Babylonia as a major threat.

• Egypt wanted to control Yehuda to have a buffer zone and a strong ally against the Babylonians.

Babylonia

• This was a new, rising superpower.

• It had just defeated another powerful empire, Assyria, and was now trying to take control of all its old territories.

• Babylonia wanted to control Yehuda to expand its empire, gain more wealth, and secure its border with Egypt.

Judah

• This was the small kingdom that Yirmeyahu lived in.

• Its kings, like Yosheyahu, Yehoyakim and Tzidkeyahu had to make incredibly difficult choices.

• They could either side with Egypt, side with Babylonia, or try to stay neutral.

• Each choice had huge risks.

Whats a Navi Sheker?

False prophet

Impact of Navi Sheker on Yermiyahu:

• Yermiyahu was telling BNY to repent while the shekers said the opposite.

Why did people believe the Navi Shekers?

• They were known Torah scholars.

• They seem like upstanding citizens.

• They said what BNY wanted to hear.

How do you know if someone is a Navi Sheker according to Rambam?

1. Add a mitzva

2. Remove a mitzva

3. Explain a mitzva that's not from moshe

4. Says a mitzva is time bound 

 What is a Haftarah and when is it read?

A section of reading after Torah reading from the book of Nevi’im. It occurs on Shabbat, Chag, and fast days.

Three parts of amidah:

Malchut
Zichronot
Shofrot

4 musaf additions:

Zichreinu
Mi Kamocha
Vichtav
B'Sefer Chaim

What are changes we make?

Hakel Hakadosh→ Hamelech Hakadosh
Melech Ohev Tzdaka u'Mishpat→ Hamelech Hamishpat

When do we bow on the ground? What's the minhag?

During Chazriat Ha'Shaas, Minhag is knees to the floor

What do we say before the shofar blowing?

Lamnenatzeach 7 times

How many shofar blasts are there?

90 + 10 as a custom

When do we read Yermiyahu?

The 2nd day of Rosh Hashana.

Whats Rosh Hashana Haftorah about?

About redemption and coming of Mashiach.

Whats the connection of the Rosh Hashana and Yermiyahu?

The last part of the Haftorah is the father of Ephraim saying Ephraim is so precious no matter how many times he goes away from him. The same is true with how Gd sees us. We are precious to him no matter what.

What does the shofar do according to Rambam?

Wakes up our soul.

Recap of Yermiyahu:

Yirmiyahu was living in Malchut Yehuda, during the end of its existence. He saw his own nevua happen, which doesn't usually happen (they die before). His nevua was that the best hamikdash would be destroyed.

What is Eicha about?

Bnie Isreal betrayed Hashem, and how the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed. We compare this event to a newly wed couple.

Punishment of a Navi Sheker?

They would choked because they would sin with their mouths

Yom Kippur potter prayer connection to Yermiyahu:

Hashem sends him to the clay maker studio and he watched the clay makers sculpture break. Then the clay maker rebuilds what broke. Hashem then says that He can do the same. That everything can be rebuilt. Hashem explains BNY is in Hashems Hands like the clay is in the potters hands. In the Yom Kippur davening there is a prayer about a potter, blacksmith, glass blower etc that is connected to this perek.

Why do we have haftorah?

1. It was prohibited to read torah but not navi so the tradition stuck

2. They didn't have enough time to stay in shul to read all of navi so they shortened navi 

3. Convinced the people who only believed in Torah, to also believe in Navi

Concept of repentance in the potter story:

Hashem says that if He has plans to destoy a nation but they do repentance, He will cancel the decree. Hashem now wants BNY to repent.

How many Haftorot are there from Yirmiyahu?

Rosh Hashanah

Tisha B'Av
Shabbat:
Shmos
Bo
Mishpatim
Tzav
Behar
Bechukotai
masot
Masei

Who was Yirmiyahus father, what shevet was he, which shevet did he live in, in which city?

Father: Chizkiyahu

He was a kohen in Anatot in the land of Benyamin

Radak's Interpretation of "Vayishlach Hashem et yado" (Was it physical or a vision?)

It was not G-d it was a malach in a vision. The “thing” Hashem sent in His hand is just refering to a malach.

The Example of Yonah and the concept of Misinterpretation.

Even a real Navi could misinterpret a vision, so it made false prophets more believable, because they were not always false prophets, sometimes they were real prophets who just didn’t get what Hashem was telling them. Yonah also misinterpreted the vision.

What does the pasuk say about “being chosen in the womb”?

Before I created you in the stomach I knew you, before you left the womb, I made you holy. I made you a Navi for the nations.

 The meaning and context of the phrase "Ki Na'ar Anochi" (for I am a youth). Rashi

Rashi - Yermiyahu saying: “I’m not worthy enough to rebuke them. They were ok with Moshe rebuking them because he took them out of Egypt, split the sea, made man fall from the sky, made it rain quals, and brough the Torah down from Sinai.

 The meaning and context of the phrase "Ki Na'ar Anochi" (for I am a youth). Malbim

Malbim-this is referring to 3 things:
1. hes not confident
2. a young person doesn't know how to organize his thoughts - hes not a good speaker
3. the nation will be upset with him and kill him

What are two differences between Moshe and Yermiyahu:

1. Moshe rebuked a full nation
2. Yermiyahu will only rebuke half a nation

What are two similarities of Moshe and Yirmiyhau:

1. they were both afraid to speak in a way- Moshe had a lisp and Yemiyahu was scared
2. Both did not want initial job the was given to them

Hashem's Reassurance

1. You dont have confidence to speak infront of your elders, no body should be scared of what the king tells them to do
2. Regarding being a bad speaker, i will give you my words and that what you will say

chet:
Don’t fear in front of them because i am with you to save you
What does malbim secretly imply?

Malbim probably believes this directly correlates to Yermiyahu being afraid of the nation.

How does Geopolitics have to do with anything ?

Physical location shape political power, foreign policy, and international relations between countries. This has to do with Bavel, Egypt, Assyria and malchut yehuda

Whats the difference between the movie and tanach?

In the movie, Yirmiyahu’s dad was a high ranking Kohen, in Tanach he’s not