In this week’s Torah portion, Ha’azinu, Moses faces the reality that he will not be joining the Israelites as they enter the Promised Land. As he faces his death he tells the people “Don’t blame God when things go wrong. God is not here to serve us.  God...

The shortest portion in the Torah, Parashat Vayeilech (he went) consists of only 30 versus. Beginning with Moses delivering an encouraging message to Israel that even though he is about to die, God will lead them into the Land, eliminating any obstacles in...

This portion is the final thoughts and urgings of our year: to be mindful that mitzvot and their positive behaviors are not out of reach. We must be ever mindful and respectful of positive behaviors.

This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo, begins with a vision of the Israelites entering the Promised Land, settling down, and tilling the soil.

Our parashah this week, Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), is a compendium of laws, laws, and more laws that Moses lays out, sometimes (to me, at least) in a seemingly random and occasionally repetitive order.

I have to be honest.

In this week’s Parashah Moses directs the Israelites to appoint judges to make decisions when there are disagreements. Moses further directs the Israelites to honor the decisions made by the judges with neither derision nor doubt.

How timely. 

Shof’tim..

This week's Torah portion, Re'eh, begins by commanding us to “see,” to open our eyes and behold the world which has been set before us. At every moment, we can choose between blessing and curse.

“And if you do obey these rules and observe them carefully, the Eternal your God will maintain faithfully for you the covenant made on oath with your fathers,” (Deuteronomy 7:12) Moses tells the Israelites a series of commands from God.

In Va-et’chanan, many powerful lessons can be learned, with the ten commandments, the Sh’ma, and the V’ahavta in this parashah.