Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech | Deut. 29:9-31:30 – Torah Reflection
"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
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"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
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"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
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This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
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"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
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"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
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This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
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"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
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"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
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This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
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“See” is an imperative verb in the masculine singular, while “you” is plural because Moses is addres…
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Hebrew "eikev" literally “on the heels of,” i.e., “as a consequence of,” meaning one thing follows a…
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"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
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"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
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The twin mitzvot to Israel, “Remember what Amalek did… do not forget.” links memory with moral vigi…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Shoftim Deut. 16:18-21:9 – Torah Reflection
This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
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Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech | Deut. 29:9-31:30 – Torah Reflection
"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Ki Tavo | Deut. 26:1-29:8 – Torah Reflection
"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Ki Teitzei Deut. 21:10-25:19 – Torah Reflection
The twin mitzvot to Israel, “Remember what Amalek did… do not forget.” links memory with moral vigi…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Shoftim Deut. 16:18-21:9 – Torah Reflection
This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Re’eh Deut. 11:26-16:17 – Torah Reflection
“See” is an imperative verb in the masculine singular, while “you” is plural because Moses is addres…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Eikev Deut. 7:12-11:25 – Torah Reflection
Hebrew "eikev" literally “on the heels of,” i.e., “as a consequence of,” meaning one thing follows a…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Vaetchanan Deut. 3:23-7:11 – Torah Reflection
This Torah portion includes the Sh’ma Israel, a Jewish prayer that can be seen as a Jewish confessio…
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In the opening chapters of Deuteronomy, we find Moses addressing his people at the edge of the promi…
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These were the marches of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, troop by troop…
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In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the LORD at your appointed f…
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"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Ki Tavo | Deut. 26:1-29:8 – Torah Reflection
"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Ki Teitzei Deut. 21:10-25:19 – Torah Reflection
The twin mitzvot to Israel, “Remember what Amalek did… do not forget.” links memory with moral vigi…
Weekly Torah NuggetsParashat Shoftim Deut. 16:18-21:9 – Torah Reflection
This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?
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Hebrew "eikev" literally “on the heels of,” i.e., “as a consequence of,” meaning one thing follows a…
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These were the marches of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, troop by troop…
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In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the LORD at your appointed f…
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The Torah tells us, “When a person dies in a tent…” (Num 19:14). The sages say, “In the tent of Tora…
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