Deuteronomy – Dvarim
The Torah’s final three commandments
This week’s parashah, Vayelech, contains the Torah’s 613th and final mitzvah (commandment), to write a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll), just as Moshe Rabbeinu did. Parashat
All Jews are kings
Parashat Nitzavim begins with two verses enumerating the ten levels of Jewish souls that comprise the entire Jewish people. From the most important tribal leaders
Tuning into Today
In this week’s parashah, Parashat Nitzavim, Moses gathers the entire Jewish people before God and formulates a covenant between them, beginning with the words, “You
A holy nation
Walking in God’s ways In Parashat Ki Tavo, we read the blessings that the Jewish people merit when we follow God’s commandments and the curses
Returning to a virgin state
Elul is the month of Divine compassion, the month in which we hear the blast of the shofar and are inspired to return wholeheartedly to
Purifying the Power of Speech
In the part of the Zohar called Ra’aya Meheimna, Moses’ soul root reveals Torah secrets to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his students. The Ra’aya
Seven state officials
The opening sentence of this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Shoftim, is “You shall place Judges and law enforcers at all of your gates that Havayah,
Mind over heart
Shoftim is the 48th parashah of the Pentateuch. The number 48 is the numerical value of the word “mind” (מֹחַ), which immediately associates us with
The Blessed Kingdom
The Cursed Kingdoms The first verse in Parashat Re’eh contains seven words, which correspond to the seven emotive sefirot (from loving-kindness to kingdom). The seventh
The blessing of the tzadik
Parashat Re’eh begins with a seven-word verse, “Behold, I give before you today blessing and curse” (רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה). As with
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