Tag: Parashat Shavuot Day 2

"…the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it."

"And He will set you … above all the nations that He has made … a holy people (Am Kadosh) to YHW…

The twin mitzvot to Israel, “Remember what Amalek did… do not forget.”  links memory with moral vigi…

This passage speaks of humility when considering the kingship of individuals over their subjects?

“See” is an imperative verb in the masculine singular, while “you” is plural because Moses is addres…

Hebrew "eikev" literally “on the heels of,” i.e., “as a consequence of,” meaning one thing follows a…

This Torah portion includes the Sh’ma Israel, a Jewish prayer that can be seen as a Jewish confessio…

In the opening chapters of Deuteronomy, we find Moses addressing his people at the edge of the promi…

These were the marches of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, troop by troop…

In addition to what you vow and your freewill offerings, offer these to the LORD at your appointed f…

The Torah tells us, “When a person dies in a tent…” (Num 19:14). The sages say, “In the tent of Tora…

In the face of murmurings over Aaron’s priestly authority, God confirmed His choice through the blos…