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Shoftim: Internalizing Our Strengths and Weaknesses
The first step of our teshuva journey is not even the teshuva itself, but developing the awareness of our habits and behaviors…
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Re’eh: Tzedaka, the Feminine Way
When it comes to tzedaka, the Torah’s commandment is twofold. The pasuk tells us not to harden our heart nor to withhold our hand (Devarim 15:7)…
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Ekev: No One Will Stand Up Before You
“No man will stand up before you, Hashem your G-d will cast fear of you… on all the land upon which you tread.”
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Vaetchanan: Respect, the Central Theme of the 10 Commandments
In this week’s parsha, we read a repetition of the Aseret Hadibrot, the 10 commandments. Fundamentals such as belief in Hashem and no other force, observance of Shabbat and controlling thoughts of jealousy…
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Devarim and Tisha B’av: Turning Hatred into Love
Parshat Devarim begins Moshe’s repetition of the Torah to the Jewish people. In his speech, Moshe recaps the journey the nation have taken from Egypt to Mount Sinai…
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Matot-Masei: The Significance of the Kohen Gadol’s Mother
Towards the end of the parsha, Hashem commands Bnei Yisrael to build arei miklat, cities of refuge for accidental murderers. The murderers would live in the cities of refuge until the Kohen Gadol of the time passed away and they could then go free…
