92NY’s Goldman Center for Children and Family provides an exceptional array of programs designed to support children at every stage of their development.
Make sure words are spelled correctly.
Use less specific or different keywords.
Make sure words are spelled correctly.
Use less specific or different keywords.
at The 92nd Street Y, New York. Supported by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
Nov 02, 2000
In exploring the relationship between Samuel and Saul, Professor Wiesel asks how a prophet of God treated another human being so heartlessly. When Hannah gave Samuel to Eli, four times she referenced the word sha’al (to ask, to loan, to borrow) and yet she did not call him Shaul. Professor Wiesel hypothesizes that perhaps Samuel resented Saul for usurping his name and that Saul singled out Agag the Amalekite for mercy to allow Samuel, the prophet, to act as Shaul, the king. Or perhaps Saul was asking God to give instructions directly to him, not through a prophet. Professor Wiesel teaches us that it is possible that God speaks to us without us knowing it.
Explore Samuel I, 1-25 on Sefaria, a living library of Torah.
© 2026 The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association
All Rights Reserved.
All material accessed via the 92NY website (“content”) is protected by copyright under U.S. Copyright laws and is the property of The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association or the party credited as the provider of the content. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database. You may not alter or remove any copyright or other notice from copies of the content accessed via 92NY’s website. Copying or storing any content except as provided above is expressly prohibited without prior written permission of 92NY or the copyright holder identified in the individual content’s copyright notice.
If you are a rights holder and have found your material on our website for which you have not granted permission (or is not covered by a copyright exception under US copyright laws), please contact us so that we may obtain and document accurate rights-related information. Upon email request to archive@92ny.org, we will temporarily remove material from public view while we address any rights issue and will honor takedown requests from authors who do not wish to have their work published.