Our sedra is special in that it kicks off Moshe Rabeinu’s main repetition of the mitzvos . Not all the miztvos are repeated, however; the ones appertaining to the kohannim/sacrifices ..
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1) The pasuk tells us (15;8) to ‘open our hands’ to give tzedakah. I heard quoted on a Rabbi Krohn tape the following cute understanding. When your hand ..
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The gemarra (yevamos 13b) learns from the commandment not to make tattoos on one’s body in mourning (‘lo tisgodedu,’ 14;1) a prohibition of making ..
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The opening line of this week’s Parsha says that if the Jewish people keep the Commandments in the Torah we will receive Blessings. Yet, how can we be rewarded ..
Written by M Kormornick
Re’eh; reward and punishment This week’s sedra is called Re’eh, and it marks a changing point in sefer Devarim. Until now, Moshe has been talking ..
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Re’eh Anochi Nosen Lifneichem Hayom Bracha U’Klala – See, I have placed before you this day [both] Blessing and Curse.” ..
Written by B ROSE
Do you drive? You know when you’re driving ninety down the motorway and everything is relaxed, you’ve got sameach at the wheel playing full blast and air con up to full ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
The opening of the sedra is the word ‘re’eh’ (see). It is in the singular form, whilst the pasuk continues ‘giving before YOU today blessing ..
Written by D Fine
“The entire matter that I command you, you shall guard it to do; you shall not add to it and you shall not subtract from it.” Devarim 13:1 Here we are told ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose