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#185 | Devarim ch.31 - When was the Torah Written?
Wen was the Torah written down?
Most people probably would suggest that it happened at Mount Sinai.
We shall offer a different approach.
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To support t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#184| Devarim ch.30 - Repentance, Return, Redemption
Our chapter is characterized by a sevenfold usage of the word Lashuv - to return. Indeed, it narrates a tale of national return, restoration and rede…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#183 | Devarim ch.29 - Individual and Collective
Here we have yet another ceremony of covenantal commitment, but the emphasis here is on the way that the whole nation is interconnected, the notion o…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#182 | Devarim ch.28 - Curses and Hope
This is possibly the most terrifying chapter of Torah, describing and predicting the horrific persecution that the Jewish people will endure if they …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#181 | Devarim ch.27 - A Second Sinai
Moses is instructed to choreograph a covenantal ceremony that will be performed upon entry to the land of Canaan.
This ceremony bears a striking rese…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
#180 | Devarim ch.26 - Count your Blessings!
Is the Bikkurim Declaration about fruit? Why does it tell the short-version of Jewish history? Why do we use it as the basis of the Haggadah?
2 months, 4 weeks ago
#179 | Devarim ch.25 - Houses and Names
Today we discuss:
1. the mitzva of ensuring that weights and measures are honest and accurate.
2. The notion of Yibum and perpetuating the name of the …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
#178 | Devarim ch.24 - Protecting the Vulnerable
Today we discuss a series of laws designed to protect the weak in society; forging a Jewish society of welfare and kindness.
3 months ago
#177 | Devarim ch.23 - The Power of Gratitude
How to treat other nations? - Curiously we are to detest our cousins - Amon and Moav - Lot's descendants; but to resist the temptation to hate the Eg…
3 months ago
#176 | Devarim ch.22 - Healing Broken Relationships
Chapter 22 has a huge range, from tzitzit to fallen donkeys, from a bird's nest to defamation in a toxic marriage. How do the varied laws in this cha…
3 months ago