“These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel…” begins the first Parshah of Devarim, the final book of the Torah. Devarim consists almost entirely of the words of Moses in a series of farewell addresses. Oddly, this is the man who once tried to turn down the job on the grounds that he was not “a man of words.” (See Exo. 4:10) We’re of two minds about such men. read more »
DevarimMy Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) -- Devarim
Submitted by Daniel M. Kimmel [Brookline, MA] on Tue, Aug 5, 2008
I'm a film critic in Boston (Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Variety, Jewish Advocate), lecturer (Suffolk University, private groups) and MC for the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs. My one paragraph drashes are for my brotherhood newsletter. You may use them for your own.
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Submitted by Jack Kustanowitz [Silver Spring, MD] on Mon, Jul 16, 2007
 Parshat Devarim starts the book of Deuteronomy, or "Second Words", which contains Moshe's final speech to the children of Israel as they prepare to enter the Land of Israel. It is frequently noted that material found in Devarim repeats, sometimes verbatim (or almost verbatim) material found elsewhere in the Torah. With the assumption that the Torah does not waste words, the question emerges: Why is there so much repetition in Devarim? read more »
Jack is an Internet professional living in Silver Spring, MD. He is a proud alum of the Frisch School in Paramus, NJ as well as Boston University, where he was active at BU Hillel.
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