Category: 05 – Deuteronomy
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The Strangest Love Song You’ll Ever Hear
This week’s Torah reading, comprised of Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 and II Samuel 22:1 – 22:51, is called “Ha’azinu” (“listen” – note that the Hebrew word “ozen” means “ear.”). The Jewish people are gathered together on last day of Moses’ life. You would think that he would speak gentle words to them, words of love and consolation…
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Bloodlines of the Secret Sinners
In this week’s Torah portion, “Nitzavim” [“those who are standing”] (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 and Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9), Moses reminds the Jewish people that God sees and knows everything. And will hold people accountable not only for their deeds, but also for the evil attitude they may be nurturing within their hearts. The focus here is…
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The Warrior Soaked In RED
I saw a social media post on Telegram from an account calling itself “Ezra A. Cohen.” (It was posted 9/3 at 2:26 a.m.) Cohen only has a Twitter account, so it is not him. But this is what the post said: “Running RED.” Remember Q said “rig for red.” Three times. I have no…
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The Deeper Meaning of a Simple Guardrail: Parashat Ki Teitzei
21 August 2021/ 13th of Elul, 5781 / י״ג בֶּאֱלוּל תשפ״א Today’s Date: Hebrew: 13th of Elul, 5781 / י״ג בֶּאֱלוּל תשפ״א Secular: 21 August 2021 Today’s Reading: Primary: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Supplemental (Haftarah): Isaiah 54:1 – 54:10 deuteronomy 22:8 “כִּ֤י תִבְנֶה֙ בַּ֣יִת חָדָ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מַֽעֲקֶ֖ה לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תָשִׂ֤ים דָּמִים֙ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל הַנֹּפֵ֖ל מִמֶּֽנּוּ” “When you build…
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Crooked Judges Begone
From this week’s Bible portion – Deuteronomy, “Judges” (16:18 – 21:9): No crooked judges; no bribes. No false testimony. Follow the judgment exactly; do not add your personal bias. The “rebellious sage” (crooked judge) receives capital punishment. God and only God. Those who seek to usurp His power through child sacrifice, divination, nature worship, etc.…
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Brands Are False Idols
Brands are idolatry—a false religion. People make these idols. Then they sell them to gullible worshipers, who not only pay a premium for them, but also become addicted to collecting them, bragging about them, and identifying with them, even though all of it is smoke and mirrors. Idols are evil. In this week’s Bible portion,…
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Parshas Nitzavim-Vayelech: When You Start Walking, God Helps You Cross The Finish Line
I wanted to make a correction to last Friday’s Periscope where I talked about the weekly Torah portion, Nitzavim-Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30; Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9). If you recall, I was looking in the text for where God tells the Jewish people that they’re going to sin in the future, and will repent; was…
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Parshas Ki Tavo: Put God First
On September 5, 2020, the Sabbath Torah reading was Parsha (Torah portion) was Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8. Moshe tells the Jewish people that when they enter the Land of Israel, they should give God the first-ripened fruits. And this is one of those ideas, commandments passages, that’s always been very kind of remote to me,…
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Parshas Re’eh: False Prophets, Free Speech and the Totalitarian Left
The Torah portion for Shabbos, August 15, 2020 was Parshas Re’eh. Primary reading – Deuteronomy (Devarim): 11:26 – 16:17 Supplemental reading (Haftorah) – Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5 This Torah portion prescribes capital punishment for a false prophet. Deuteronomy Chapter 13 “2 If there will arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream,…
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Parshas Va’Etchanan: Determinism and Detachment
Bible study time! Parshas Vaetchanan Deut. 3:23 – 7:11; Isaiah 40:1-26 August 1 2020 hebcal.com/sedrot/vaetcha… Vaetchanan Text-Based Learning – Va’etchanan – Parshahhttps://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2497349/jewish/Text-Based-Learning.htm Free photo by mnplatypus pixabay.com/images/id-8962… OK. Was just reading over the portion a bit. I take no credit for the following question, which was posed by a family member. How do we understand that…
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