Posts by JCC Association

“Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”  (Deuteronomy 16:18) Deuteronomy delivers one consistent message:  don’t be … Continued

“Take care to observe all the laws and rules that I have set before you this day.” (Deuteronomy 11:32) Parashat R’eih presents reward and punishment as a straightforward proposition: follow … Continued

“You, too, must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19) In Parashat Eikev, Moses reminds the Israelites of all the good things God … Continued

“Therefore, observe faithfully the Instruction-the laws and the rules-with which I charge you today.” (Deut. 7:11) Last week, Moses reminded the Israelites to follow God’s military orders to conquer the … Continued

“The Lord your God has multiplied you until you are today as numerous as the stars in the sky.” (Deuteronomy 1:10) Parashat D’varim opens the fifth and final book of … Continued

“And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have assigned the land to you to possess.”  (Numbers 33:53) Parashat Mas’ei is the last parasha … Continued

 “We ourselves will cross over as shock-troops, at the instance of the Lord, into the Land of Canaan; and we shall keep our hereditary holdings  across the Jordan.”  (Numbers 32:32) … Continued