This lecture was presented by Rabbi Moshe Shamah at YCT's Yemei Iyun on Bible and Jewish Thought 2005.  The Yemei Iyun is an annual three-day conference for all Judaic Studies teachers as well as lovers of serious Tanakh and Machshava.  Leading scholars and educators in the fields of Bible, Exegesis, and Jewish Thought from the United States and Israel participate in this event.

Rabbi Shamah is the Director of the Sephardic Institute.