Devarim archive
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Don’t Be Like an Ammonite or a Moabite: D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Teitzei
What was wrong with the Moabites and the Ammonites? We’re told that they were not to be brought into the assembly of God: “עַל דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא קִדְּמוּ אֶתְכֶם בַּלֶּחֶם Read more... -
Every Single day Should Be Like Day One: D’var Torah for Parshat Shoftim
In Parshat Shoftim, the Torah gives a commandment to a king: “וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ” “And it shall come to pass when he is sitting on his throne” During Read more... -
Food Parcels Save Lives: D’var Torah for Parshat Re’eh
Food Parcels Save Lives In Parshat Re’eh, the Torah provides us with details of the eating of the sacrifices in Jerusalem: “וַאֲכַלְתֶּם שָׁם לִפְנֵי ה׳ אֱלֹקֵיכֶם” “And you shall eat Read more... -
Make a Bracha Before Eating? D’var Torah for Parshat Eikev
Make a Bracha Before Eating? Did you know that there is no mitzvah in the Torah for us to recite a blessing before we eat? In Parshat Eikev, we are Read more... -
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? D’var Torah for Parshat Vaetchanan
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? In Jewish tradition, there is a halacha determined by the number of words we recite – the Shema, the first paragraph of Read more... -
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking, “How?”: D’var Torah for Parshat Devarim
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking: “How?” Over the coming week, the whole Jewish world will be asking the same question again and again: “אֵיכָה?” “How?” How could we Read more... -
Why Do I Say the Two Magic Words? D’var Torah for Shabbat Shuvah
What is the correct title for this coming Shabbat, the Shabbat which takes place between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Some people call it Shabbat Shuva, others call it Shabbat Read more... -
We Can Always Stand Tall: D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Tavo
Despite campaigns of demonisation, we can always stand tall. There is a fascinating connection between stones and the Jewish people. In Parshat Ki Tavo, for example, our nation was commanded Read more... -
Coincidence? D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Teitzei
Every coincidence issues a call to us. We learn this from a fascinating mitzvah in Parshat Ki Teitzei. “Ki yikareh katzipor l’fanecha”, if by chance you come across a bird’s Read more... -
Until the last hostage. D’var Torah for Shoftim
For as long as a single hostage, alive or dead, remains in Gaza, the Jewish people will be incomplete. We learn this from the Parsha of Shoftim in which Hashem Read more...
