Archive for the ‘ VaEtchanan ’ Category
Moshe tells the Israelites, and we recite it twice daily in the Shema: VEHAYU HADVARIM HA’ELEH ASHER ANUCHI METZAVCHA HAYOM…, “And these words which I command you this day…”.(Deut. 6,6) The Chafetz Chaim explained this beautifully. A person has to imagine he is the only person left in the world and he has only one [ READ MORE ]
There is a dire prediction in this week’s Sidra which is also read on Tisha B’Av which foresees a time when the Jews living in the Land of Israel shall go astray and worship false gods. When this happens the Jews will be dispersed throughout the world. The Torah then says that from these lands [ READ MORE ]
During Tisha BeAv we read a Biblical portion that comes from this week’s Sidra. We read: KI TOLIDU BANIM UVNE VANIM VENOSHANTEM BA’ARETZ, “When you shall give birth to children and children’s children, and you shall be long in the land, and you shall become corrupt…” (Deut. 4,25) A Rabbi explained this passage in a [ READ MORE ]
Dvar Torah VaEtchanan 5766 We are commanded in the Torah this week to keep the Mitzvot and LO TOSIFU…VELO TIGRE’U MIMENU, “You shall not add … nor shall you subtract from it …” (Deut. 4,2) The Dubner Magid, who was a great preacher and always used a parable to demonstrate the meaning of a Pasuk, [ READ MORE ]
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