Tag: 5772

What is the Theme of the Stories of Genesis? (Vayeshev 5777)

19th December 2016

One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, … Read more

24th September 2012

That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in … Read more

19th September 2012

By now Moses had given 612 commands to the Israelites. But there was one further instruction he still had to … Read more

10th September 2012

In the last days of his life Moses renews the covenant between God and Israel. The entire book of Devarim … Read more

3rd September 2012

It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb “to command” must also contain the verb … Read more

28th August 2012

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. … Read more

20th August 2012

There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in this week’s parsha. The text says that “When … Read more

13th August 2012

Having set out the broad principles of the covenant, Moses now turns to the details, which extend over many chapters … Read more

6th August 2012

Something implicit in the Torah from the very beginning becomes explicit in the book of Devarim. God is the God … Read more

30th July 2012

Near the end of Va’etchanan, so inconspicuously that we can sometimes miss it, is a statement with such far reaching … Read more