“You shall make tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself.” (Deuteronomy 22:12) Parashat Ki Teitzei includes a long list of seemingly unrelated laws: war … Continued
Parashat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
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Archives for August 2015
Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
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“When you approach a town to attack it, you shall offer it terms of peace.” (Deut. 20:10) JCC leaders consistently identify hachnasat orchim, or hospitality (literally: bringing in guests) as … Continued
A Tale Of Two Cities
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Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are not Charles Dickens’ London and Paris but in a similar way, these two cities capture in their characteristics Israel’s variety, diversity, heterogeneousness and color. And … Continued
Parashat R’eih (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:12)
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“Together with your households, you shall feast there before the Lord your god, happy in all the undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.” (Deut. 12:7) Parashat … Continued
Parashat Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
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“For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams and springs and fountains issuing from plain and hill.” (Deuteronomy 8:7) Rabbi Abraham Joshua … Continued