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Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 “Be strong and resolute, do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is Adonai, your God, who will go with you, who will not fail you nor forsake you.” ~Deuteronomy 31:7 When we are at a precipice in life, things can seem frightening. Looking out over the unknown, Continue Reading »
Torah Reading – Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Cursed be any party who makes a sculptured or molten image, abhorred by יהוה, a craftsman’s handiwork, and sets it up in secret.—And all the people shall respond, Amen. Cursed be the one who insults father or mother….Cursed be the one who moves a neighbor’s landmark….Cursed be the one who misdirects a blind person who is underway….Cursed be Continue Reading »
כִּ֤י תִבְנֶה֙ בַּ֣יִת חָדָ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מַעֲקֶ֖ה לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תָשִׂ֤ים דָּמִים֙ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל הַנֹּפֵ֖ל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone should fall from it. ~ ~Deuteronomy 22:8 There are verses in the Torah that I Continue Reading »
תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם יְיָ אֱלֹ־הֶֽיךָ You must be TaMiM (perfect/complete/wholehearted) with Adonai your God. (Deuteronomy 18:13) This key line from this week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, poses a real challenge not only to translators, but to the very essence of what it is to be human. The work TaMiM has a whole range of interpretations as seen Continue Reading »
Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 “See, this day I set before you blessing and curse…” ~Deuteronomy 11:26 For the past two weeks, God (through Moses) has been reminding us not to forget the “wonders that you saw with your own eyes”—as an important way for us to remember our direct ethical relationship with God. This ethical Continue Reading »
Parshat: Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Remember the long way that your God יהוה has made you travel in the wilderness these past forty years… The clothes upon you did not wear out, nor did your feet swell these forty years. Continue Reading »
