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Parashah 49: Ki Tetze (When you go out) Deuteronomy 21:10 –25:19 I was blessed to have given the drash on this parsha last year.  As I was preparing this year, reading the portion, completing the Torah study, etc., I purposely did not go back and read my drash from...

While reading the Torah Portion this week, I kept returning to the second reading of the Parshah. Especially verses 14-20. It talks about choosing a King to rule over the Israelites after they crossed over and possessed the land promised to them.  The King must be one...

Re’eh (meaning “see”) Parashah #47 for this year. Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17.           In this Parashah, Re’eh (meaning “see”), we find the following verse: Deuteronomy 11:26-28 (CJB) “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse – the blessing, if you...

Deuteronomy 9:4-29. In this Torah portion, we are reminded of some of Israel's transgressions. As we have been studying the Torah, I have wondered why did G-d choose them? They were obedient and faithful sometimes. But sometimes they weren't. Sometimes they were so...

Scholars believe that the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy) is covenant document – it follows the pattern of Middle Eastern written treaties and covenants.  In the Complete Jewish Study Bible, there is a commentary on page 235, called The Nature of Covenant, that I would...

Moses was said to be a very humble man. He loved his people and went to bat for them many times. But he could also be firm and sometimes showed his righteous anger when the Isrealites were disobeying God’s commands. So, what does humility really  mean? Google says...