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As we continue to hear Moses’ thoughts in parshat Eikev, our Torah reading this week, Moses says something that confuses us. Moses tells Israel not to forget the past 40 years and the hardships we endured since this was God wanting to know what was in our hearts. The confusing part is that God is
This week’s Torah portion, Vaetchanan, has many verses we recognize from within our Siddur. One of the things we immediately notice is the statement of Shema Yisrael, a core statement of Jewish unity and declaration of monotheism. Interestingly, the statement is most often translated as: Hear, O Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is
This week, we begin reading the last book of the Torah, the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy in English). Devarim recants things we’ve already read, but now it’s told from Moses’ point of view. We’ve been waiting since the book of Exodus to hear what Moses thinks about his life, and we finally get a glimpse.
This week, we read a double portion from the Torah, the chapters of Matot/Masei. Included in these chapters is a request from two tribes to live outside of Israel. It raises the ongoing question of whether Jews must live in Israel or can we choose to live elsewhere. The tribes of Reuven and Gad argue
In this week’s Torah portion, Pinchas, we see opposite arguments sitting side by side. We meet five outstanding sisters who bring an argument of fairness to Moses. They state that since their father died without leaving a son, the laws of inheritance do not apply, and their family name and legacy will be lost. Their
This week’s Torah reading, Balak, is one of the most mysterious, as it deals with foreign prophets, talking donkeys and interfering angels. In essence, Balak, a foreign king, has hired Balaam, a foreign prophet, to curse Israel. God has told Balaam not to go (hence the interfering angel and the talking donkey), but Balaam defies
