Beit Midrash
- Torah Portion and Tanach
- D'varim
- Re'e
He warns the nation against copying ways of the other nations. The Torah is complete & perfect, nothing may be added or subtracted from it. If a "prophet" tells the people to violate the Torah, he is to be put to death, as is one who entices others to worship idols. A city of idolatry must be razed. It is prohibited to engage in excessive mourning, e.g. cutting the skin or making a bald spot.
The signs of kosher food & the issur of eating blood or cooking meat & milk are given. We are instructed to be openhearted; in the 7th year all loans must be forgiven. A
Jewish bondsman is released after 6 years & sent away with generous provisions. If he refuses to leave, his ear is pierced with an awl at the door post & he remains indentured until Yovel.
The Parsha ends by detailing Pesach, Shavuot and Succot.
Parshat Re'e
Jerusalem and Shechem
Rabbi Eliyahu Brin | Av 5761
Entering the Land with Prophetic Guidance
Rabbi Avraham Shapira Zt"l | 26 Av 5784
Parashat Hashavua: “All Creation Will Know” – part III
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5785
