EYKEV
The Forty-sixth Sedra 16-22 Av 5781 FROM THE TORAH Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 In Sedra Eykev, Moses emphasizes the linkage between Israel’s future settlement in Canaan, as promised by the Eternal, and the people’s faithfulness to the Mitzvah, as commanded by Him. The relationship is expressed as a covenant between the God of all and the particular … Continue reading EYKEV
45. VAETCHANAN 5781
FROM THE TORAH Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 While the previous Sedra Devarim dealt, in large part, with the conquest and settlement of Transjordan, this week’s Sedra Vaetchanan provides some transition to the anticipated settlement in Canaan and explains the central wilderness experience, which was revelation at Horeb, as the nucleus of lessons for permanence in that Land. … Continue reading 45. VAETCHANAN 5781
44. DEVARIM & TISHA B’AV 5781
[Please scroll down for Tisha B’av Megillah Reading] FROM THE TORAH Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 The opening verses of this first Sedra Devarim of the fifth book of the Torah announce the intention of Moses “to clarify this Torah” (Deuteronomy 1:5). At the outset Moses provides a review and running augmentation of what had occurred and is … Continue reading 44. DEVARIM & TISHA B’AV 5781
