This page contains Rabbi Freedman’s new series on the Early Prophets, originally published in the United Synagogue’s Daf HaShavuah. Starting with the book of Joshua, the series contains a short summary of each section with an in-depth analysis on a particular aspect of the story.
The Book of Joshua – ספר יהושע
| Description | Perakim |
| Entering the land and the story of Rachav | 1-2 |
| Crossing the Jordan | 3-4 |
| National Bris Milah | 5 |
| The Conquest of Jericho | 6 |
| Defeat at Ai and Achan | 7-8 |
| Gibeonites | 9 |
| Southern and Northern conquest | 10-11 |
| Division of the land | 12-19 |
| Levite cities | 20-21 |
| Reuven, Gad and Menashe and Joshua’s farewell | 22-24 |
The Book of Judges – ספר שופטים
| Description | Perakim |
The Book of Samuel I – ’ספר שמואל א
| Description | Perakim |
The Book of Samuel II – ’ספר שמואל ב
| Description | Perakim |
| After Shaul’s death and Ish-Boshes | 1-2 |
| Avner | 3-4 |
| Yerushalayim and the retrieval of the Ark | 5-7 |
| More wars of David | 8-10 |
| David and Beersheva | 11-12 |
| Amnon and Tamar | 13 |
| Avshalom | 14 |
| Rebellion of Avshalom | 15-20 |
| Gibeonites | 21 |
| David’s song of gratitude, last words, the census and his last altar | 22-24 |
The Book of Kings I – ’ספר מלכים א
| Description | Perakim |
| David’s last days | 1 |
| David’s death bed | 2 |
| The wisdom of Solomon | 3-4 |
| Building of the Temple 1 | 5 |
| Building of the Temple 2 | 6 |
| Building of the Temple 3 | 7 |
| Dedication of the Temple | 8-9 |
| Queen of Sheba | 10 |
| Solomon’s wives | 11 |
| Two kingdoms split | 12 |
| Yeravam’s evil | 13 |
| Rechavam’s kingdom falls | 14 |
| Succession of kings 1 | 15 |
| Succession of kings 2 | 16 |
| Eliyahu HaNavi | 17 |
| Eliyahu HaNavi and Har Carmel | 18 |
| Eliyahu flees from Izevel | 19 |
| Achav’s war with Aram | 20 |
| Achav, Izevel and Navot’s vinyard | 21 |
| Yehoshaphat and the death of Achav | 22 |
The Book of Kings II – ’ספר מלכים ב
| Description | Perakim |
| Rebellion of Moav and Eliyahu’s intervention | 1 |
| Eliyahu HaNavi’s ascent to Heaven and the rise of Elisha | 2 |
| Yehoram | 3 |
| Elisha and the widow | 4 |
| Elisha and Naaman the leper | 5 |
| Aram tries to capture Elisha | 6 |
| Elisha guarantees plentiful food | 7 |
| The rise of Chazaheil | 8 |
| The rise of Yehu | 9-10 |
| Atalyah and Yoash | 11 |
| The child king, Yoash | 12 |
| Elisha’s last miracle | 13 |
| The kings of Judah and Israel | 14-15 |
| Achaz violates the Temple | 16 |
| Hoshea, the last king of Israel | 17 |
| Chizkiyah, king of Yehudah | 18 |
| Chizkiyah asks Yeshaya to pray for him | 19 |
| Chizkiyah’s illness and Yeshaya’s prophecy | 20 |
| Menasheh king of Yehudah | 21 |
| The righteous king Yoshiyahu | 22 |
| Yoshiyahu destroys idolatry in the land | 23 |
| Invasion of Nevudchadnezer | 24 |
| The conquering of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple | 25 |