Ha’azinu (5772) – Moses the Man
That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in … Read more
That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in … Read more
By now Moses had given 612 commands to the Israelites. But there was one further instruction he still had to … Read more
In the last days of his life Moses renews the covenant between God and Israel. The entire book of Devarim … Read more
It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb “to command” must also contain the verb … Read more
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. … Read more
There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in this week’s parsha. The text says that “When … Read more
Having set out the broad principles of the covenant, Moses now turns to the details, which extend over many chapters … Read more
Something implicit in the Torah from the very beginning becomes explicit in the book of Devarim. God is the God … Read more
Near the end of Va’etchanan, so inconspicuously that we can sometimes miss it, is a statement with such far reaching … Read more
There are few more blazing passages in the whole of religious literature than the first chapter of the book … Read more