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Jonah 4:6-11 – Jonah and the Gourd

October 9, 2024

God sent Jonah to Nineveh with a prophecy of pending destruction. The people repented and God spared them.

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Categories Neviim - Prophets Tags Jonah - Yonah, miracle, prophet, Repentance - Teshuva, Yom Kippur

Deuteronomy 32:39 – I am He

December 5, 2024September 30, 2024

In Deuteronomy 32:39 God proclaims, “I, I am He.” Why is the “I” repeated? Who is the intended recipient of this message?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abarbanel, Daat Mikra, Rabbi Hirsch, Rashi

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 – Not in Heaven

September 24, 2024

In Deuteronomy 30:11-14 Moses teaches the Jewish people about repentance. Or, maybe he’s teaching about the importance of studying Torah. The verses aren’t clear.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy, Hashkafa Tags commandments, learning, Moses - Moshe, Repentance - Teshuva, sin, Torah

Deuteronomy 26:5 – The Aramean

September 18, 2024

The farmer who brought his first fruits to Jerusalem recited six verses beginning with Deuteronomy 26:5.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abraham - Avraham, Jacob - Yaakov, Land of Israel

Deuteronomy 23:10 – The Jewish Camp

September 10, 2024

Moses in Deuteronomy 23 warns the Jewish army to “beware of every evil.” What is the evil they should avoid?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags IDF - Tzahal, Rabbi Sorotzkin, Ramban - Nachmanides, sin, war - armed conflict

Deuteronomy 17:6 – 2 or 3 Witnesses

September 5, 2024

According to Deuteronomy 17:6 judges in a Jewish court must hear the testimony of two or three witnesses. If two witnesses are enough, then why mention three? If three are required, then why mention two?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, marriage, Rabbi Hirsch, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Deuteronomy 12:10 – Duties in the Land

August 29, 2024

Moses is teaching the people about to enter the Land of Israel their duties once they arrive.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, David - King David, Holy Temple, Jerusalem, king - melech, Land of Israel

Deuteronomy 7:15 – No More Illness

August 22, 2024

In Deuteronomy 7:15 Moses makes the startling statement that God will remove all illness from the Jewish people. If so, then why are so many people sick today?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, plagues, Rabbi Sorotzkin

Deuteronomy 4:9 – Lest You Forget

August 15, 2024

In Deuteronomy 4:9 Moses tells the Jewish people not to “forget the things which your eyes have seen.” What are these “things” and why are they important?

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags commandments, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Ramban - Nachmanides, Rashi

Deuteronomy 1:11 – One Thousand Times

December 5, 2024August 8, 2024

The Book of Deuteronomy begins with Moses reviewing some historical events with the Jewish people. As part of that review, in Deuteronomy 1:11, he blesses them that God should increase them one thousand times.

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Categories Devarim - Deuteronomy Tags Abarbanel, Golden Calf, Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Sorotzkin
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