Showing posts with label Devarim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devarim. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Devarim. What Does Kibbud Av Have To Do With Tisha Ba'av?

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(Originally posted in 2007, minor updates) In this week's Parsha, we are told that Hashem enjoined the Bnei Yisroel from infringing upon...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Devarim. Up North, Down South

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The names of the cardinal directions are pretty understandable. I thank Rav Avraham Bukspan who directed my attention to a very informativ...
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Friday, July 24, 2020

Devarim. Symptoms of a Flawed Relationship

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My brother Akiva told me a precious vort from the Shem Mishmuel. אֵ֣לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּ...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Devarim; Shabbos Chazon, Haftorah: Kashanim and Kasheleg

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In the Haftorah: Yeshaya 1:18. לכו נא ונוכחה יאמר ה'  אם יהיו חטאיכם כשנים כשלג ילבינו  אם יאדימו כתולע כצמר יהיו What is the di...
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Monday, September 5, 2016

Teleology, Heteronomy, and Autonomy

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The title is unwieldy and pretentious. But it''s the best I can do, and I think you will agree that it actually does describe the id...
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Friday, August 1, 2014

Devarim 1:1 and 2:7. Wealth Etiquette, and די זהב.

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כי ה' אלקיך ברכך בכל מעשה ידך, God has blessed you in all your endeavors, go and use that money to buy food from the nations. Rashi says...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

Devarim 1:6. Fixing a Mistake in a Bracha

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To say Hashem's name in vain is a sin.  Making an unneeded or incorrect bracha is also considered enunciating Hashem's name in vai...
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