Vaetchanan 5765 — Postulate God
How do you recover from the worst trauma imaginable, from the loss of loved ones and the destruction of what stood at the center of your faith in God? Last Sunday we observed the holiday of Tisha b’Av,...
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Judaism is a religion that has traditionally defined our relationship with God through our efforts to do God’s will by obeying His commandments. There are 613 commandments that the Jewish people are...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5767 – Pleas and Supplications
ואתחנן אל ידוד בעת ההוא לאמר “And I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying…” At the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Vaetchanan, Moses is reminding the Jewish people how he pleaded with...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5768 – The Mitzvot and Israel
This D’var Torah was delivered at Moreshet Yisrael in Jerusalem on August 16, 2008 Moses was one of the most selfless men who ever lived. Throughout his life he thought of others, not of himself. When...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5771 — God is One
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is One …Deuteronomy 6:4 These are probably the most familiar Hebrew words in the entire language. We are...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5775 – Thou Shalt Not Murder
This has been a difficult week in Jerusalem. On Thursday an ultra-Orthodox man went on a rampage and attempted to kill six people at Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade. One of my daughters and I were about...
View ArticleVaetchanan 5777 – The Oneness of God
שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְי אֱ-לֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְי אֶחָֽד׃ Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is One …Deuteronomy 6:4 The most famous Jewish prayer is in this week’s Torah reading. These are probably the...
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