Devarim archive
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Words of encouragement. D’var Torah for Parshat Devarim
From the Parsha of Devarim we have wonderful words of encouragement for the Jewish people right now. Moshe declared ‘Hashem elohei avotechem yosef aleichem kachem elef pe’amim’. May the Lord, Read more... -
Tisha b’Av: A good leader gives us hope
Transcript A good leader gives us hope. Parshat Devarim is always read on the shabbat prior to Tisha B’Av, and in this parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu, who is just about to Read more... -
Devarim: What is the one word that advertisers always try to use?
Transcript What is the one word advertisers always try to use? At the beginning of Sefer Devarim 1:1, we find: “Eileh hadevarim,” – “These are the words that Moshe delivered Read more... -
Devarim: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education?
Transcript: Can one ever graduate from Jewish education? In Parshat Devarim, Moshe brings the words of Hashem to the Israelite nation, then at Chorev, which is Mount Sinai. Hashem said Read more... -
D’var Torah: Tisha B’av
What is the greatest blessing ever given to the Jewish people? In Parshat Devarim, there is a Bracha by Moshe Rabenu which I believe would certainly qualify to be on Read more... -
D’var Torah: Tisha B’Av
The Chief Rabbi’s message for Tisha B’Av. If only we asked the right questions. Over this coming weekend there is one question that we are going to be hearing time Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Devarim
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi discusses a most surprising halacha for Tisha B’Av! It is forbidden to study Torah. This is one of the surprising Halachot Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Devarim
As we prepare to mark Tisha b’Av, the Chief Rabbi uses a riddle to make sense of the cycle of Fast days that fall across the Jewish Year and hopes Read more...