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7 years ago
Divorce split
The concept of divorce makes its first appearance in our sedra (24:1). The word for a divorce document is a get (spelled gimmel, tes). The Vilna Ga’on notes that ..
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7 years ago
Amonim & Mo’avim out!
Whereas certain other nations are allowed to marry into Judaism (if they have converted) after a certain number of generations, when it comes ..
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7 years ago
The most precious lost property
One of the mitzvos found in Ki Seitzei is returning lost property. The first of the four psukim (22:1) on this subject reads ‘do not watch the ox of your friend ..
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7 years ago
Tisha B’av
The Jerusalem Kollel Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz Tisha B’av {youtube width=”600″ height=”420″}BL_-wY3Hy0E{/youtube} ..
Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz
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7 years ago
Burnin’ cows!
The start of perek 21 (1-9) is devoted to an ostensibly odd topic, known as the eglah arufah. Briefly, if a corpse is found between two cities and the murderer is unknown, ..
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7 years ago
Robbin reliance
In our parsha we are commanded (18:13) ‘be complete (tamim) with HaShem, your God.’ What does this mean and involve? Rashi writes that we are not to go looking ..
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7 years ago
The blessing omission
The opening three psukim of the sedra tell us that should we listen to HaShem we will get bracha, and should we ignore HaShem’s word then we will get klala (curse). ..
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7 years ago
Seeing is (self) believing
The opening pasuk of the sedra of Re’eh reads ‘see I am placing before you blessing and curse,’ and goes on to explain that the blessings will vest themselves ..
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7 years ago
3 short vorts about the 2nd paragraph of Shema
1) If one can learn, then teach The Chofetz Chaim notes that in the pasuk (11:19) of Shema velimadetem osam es beneichem ledaber bam (‘you shall teach them to your ..
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7 years ago
Parashas Devarim – The Pursuit of Wisdom
Parashas Devarim – The Pursuit of Wisdom This week we start the final book of the Torah, Devarim. The book of Devarim is also known as ‘Mishneh Torah’ ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
