Devarim archive
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Shoftim: We are separate but always together
Transcript The Jewish people and the Torah are one. We learn this from a verse in the parsha of Shoftim. The Torah says (Devarim 18:13), “Tamim tihyeh im Hashem Elokeicha.” Read more... -
Re’eh: What we have always had is new every day!
Transcript: The Torah has been given to us today. That is how we should approach the Torah and its mitzvot on every day of our lives. The inspiration for this Read more... -
Eikev: A healthy fear of Hashem
Transcript God demands that we should all fear Him. But is it possible then, for us to have a healthy relationship with Him? In Parshat Eikev, Moshe brings the word Read more... -
Va’etchanan: Climate Change and Moshe Rabbeinu
Transcript: Moshe seems to have done something which was totally unnecessary. In Parshat Va’etchanan we are told (Devarim 4:41), “Az yavdil moshe shalosh arim.” Just before he was to pass 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... -
We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Sermon
We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur sermon. Read more... -
D’var Torah: Nitzavim Vayelech
What is the significance of every single letter of the Torah? The Lubavitcher Rebbe gave a beautiful explanation. In Parshat Vayelech, which we’ll be reading this coming Shabbat, the Torah Read more... -
D’var Torah: Ki Tavo
Why are stones so important in our tradition? In Chumash, we find numerous examples of the significance of stones. One is in Parshat Ki Tavo. The Israelites were just about Read more... -
D’var Torah: Ki Teitsei
Parents should never be jealous of their children. In Parshat Ki Teitsei, the Torah gives us the mitzvah “כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֖ישׁ אִשָּׁ֑ה” – it is a mitzvah to get married. The Read more... -
D’var Torah: Shoftim
What is the key to continuous good leadership? In Parshat Shoftim, we are told that a king must write a Sefer Torah during the period of his reign. This passage Read more...
