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Our great teacher Moshe begins his final oration to the Jewish people in this week's Torah portion.
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The Apprentice
In the ancient world, when grieving for a dead person, idol worshippers would make a bald spot in their hair between the eyes. The Torah explicity forbids this practice in Parshat Re'eh. Why? -
To what extent are we supposed to pray for our needs?
We will continue to delve into the matter of tefilla as it is practiced within a community of believers in Hashem. In that framework, let us ask: To what extent are we supposed to pray for our needs and to what extent are we to make practical efforts toward them? Also, where does belief in Hashem's providence fit in? -
Choose It or Lose It!
If you were given one, last opportunity before you died to speak to your family, your friends or your community, what legacy, what lasting message would you impart to them? -
The Mitzvah of Learning Hebrew
"...In his commentary on the Mishna, Maimonides attributes equal weight to the study of Hebrew and to the joy we must feel on the Festivals - and even to the mitzvah of circumcision..." -
The Land of Israel Hidden in the 10 Commandments
If all 613 commandments are included in the Ten Commandments ... where is the Land of Israel? -
Making Aliyah Is a Matter of Will-Power
In this week's Torah portion, which we read every year just before the fast of Tisha B'Av, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds Israel that they 'didn't want to' enter the Land of Israel, following the Sin of the Spies. Bnei Yisrael did not see it that way: 'How can we go up [to the Land]?' they said, as if to say that it was not within their ability to do so.
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