Posts by JCC Association

“Do not despise the Edomite, for he is your brother; do not despise the Egyptian, for you were a stranger in his land.” (Deuteronomy 23:9) String theory posits the idea … Continued

“You shall do according to what is announced to you from that place the Lord shall choose, observing scrupulously all they will instruct you.” (Deuteronomy 17:10) Parashat Shoftim opens by … Continued

“You shall not act at all as we now act here, every man as he pleases.” (Deuteronomy 12:8) Classic rabbinic thought presumes every letter, word, and verse of the Torah … Continued

“Further, the Lord spoke to me, saying, I have seen this people and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.” (Deuteronomy 9:13) August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the establishment … Continued

“For what great nation is there that has a god so close at hand as is the Lord our God whenever we call upon Him?” (Deuteronomy 4:7) In Parashat Va-etchanan, … Continued

“Do not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who will battle for you.” (Deuteronomy 3:22) D’varim, or Deuteronomy, the fifth and last book of the Torah documents … Continued

“So Moses, at the Lord’s bidding, instructed the Israelites, saying: ‘The plea of the Josephite tribe is just.’” (Numbers 36:2) “The Torah has seventy faces” is an essential building block … Continued

“He laid his hands upon him and commissioned him— as the Lord had spoken through Moses.” (Numbers 27:23) Moses is such a towering Biblical personality it’s surprising when commentators portray … Continued