All posts in: Book of Devarim
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7 years ago
Fight for the right
“When you go to war against your enemies… if you will notice an attractive lady, you may take her captive to be your wife” [1]. The reason being that it is recognised ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoCourt in the act
We have been instructed to “appoint judges for yourselves in all of your gates” [1] indicating that there should be a court in every city [2]. Why then does ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years ago
Is our best really our best?
I pleaded with Hashem (3:23) The Medrash tells us that when Moshe was told by Hashem that he would not be allowed to enter into Eretz Yisrael, he immersed himself ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoKing of hearts
We have each been commanded to “love G-d with all of your hearts” [1]. We only have one heart, and so we have been taught that these “hearts” actually refer ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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7 years agoRead between the lines
Hear Israel, today you cross the Jordan… (9:1) שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה עֹבֵר הַיּוֹם אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן… In this ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoIn exchange for what would Rav Shach have given all of his life achievements for?
“And all of these curses will come upon you…because you did not serve Hashem your G-d with with joy and goodness of the heart” (28:45-47) Such is the great ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoStanding before the King
You are standing today — all of you — before Hashem your God (29:9) In this verse, Moshe is telling the Jewish People that they are standing before Hashem, about ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years agoHow can we keep EVERY mitzvah?
Cursed is he who will not uphold the words of this Torah — to perform them; and all the People will say Amen (27:26) According to the simple understanding of this ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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7 years ago
As sweet as Honey
“These are the devarim / words that Moshe spoke to all Yisrael.” (1:1) The prolific R’ Yehuda He’chassid z”l writes in Ta’amei ..
Written by Benjie Fine
