1. Before You Were Born: Chosen, Commissioned, and Sent to Restore - Three Weeks Seminar

The first of a three-part series with Rabbanit Dr. Devorah Halevy on Nevi'im: Prophecies of Destruction. This class opens the Book of Yirmiyahu by establishing its historical setting and the framework of its first chapter. We begin with the geopolitics of the period — the collapse of the Assyrian empire, the competing ambitions of Egypt and Babylon, and the alliances Judah formed in response — supported by a timeline and a map. From there we turn to three themes that structure the opening chapter: destiny, in that Yirmiyahu is appointed to a role designated for him before his birth and is given no standing to refuse it; purpose, in that his prophecy is weighted toward destruction precisely so that something better can be built in its place; and premise, in that the entire rebuke rests on a remembered relationship — I remember how you followed Me into the wilderness — which establishes that those being addressed remain His children. (7/5/2026) — Please find the source materials below: https://www.sefaria.org/Steinsaltz_on_Jeremiah.1.1?lang=bi https://shiviti.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Chronology… — Shiviti's official YouTube channel! Subscr