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Posted by Al Kustanowitz | Tags: Life Cycle
One of the 613 mitzvot, in fact the last of the 613, is that every Jew should write a copy of the Torah. It is derived from the passage in Parshat Vayelech that says “V’atem kitvu lachem et hashira hazot” – “So now, write this song for yourselves.” Our sages derive from this verse that...
Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel, August 22, 2008
"Love, therefore, the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His laws, His rules, and His commandments." (Deut. 11:1) This passage from Parshah Ekev is not unique. It is one of many places we are told to "love" God. But what does that mean? Rabbi Jakob Petuchowski wrote, "Jews study Torah...read more
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Joined: 10/02/2007 Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic,... Divrei Torah (117) |
Posted by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, August 8, 2007
The concept of teshuvah, repentance, is a given in traditional Jewish circles: One who sins before God has the inalienable right to repent and to be absolved. Nevertheless, an analysis of the Torah indicates that such a theology might be absent from the text. In this week’s portion, Ekev, Moses...read more
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Joined: 08/08/2007 Shmuel is Rabbi of Ohev Sholom -- The National... Divrei Torah (17) |
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