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Weekly Torah Readings
G-d commands us not to be overwhelmed by our own mortality; not to diminish our physical selves in the realization of our own finiteness, but to find strength and comfort in His eternal embrace: “You are children of the L-rd, your G-d.“ (Deut. 14:1)
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Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
Parashat Re’eh is read on Shabbat:
Av 25, 5769/August 15, 2009
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Love and fear. Torah exhorts us to love G-d and Torah also teaches us to fear Him. Are love and fear not mutually exclusive? How do we access both qualities in our service of HaShem?
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Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:11-11:25)
Parashat Eikev is read on Shabbat:
Av 18, 5769/August 8, 2009
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Moses prays 515 prayers beseeching G-d to allow him in the promised land of Israel. Simply to see “this good mountain and the Lebanon,” (Deuteronomy 3:25), that is, Jerusalem and the Holy Temple, this is all that Moses desires. Just to experience the land of Israel firsthand, even in the form of a bird sailing in the sky. But, alas, it was not to be. Today, every Jew can fulfill the dream of Moses, and by doing so, bring this people closer to its destiny.
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Ve’etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
Parashat Ve’etchanan is read on Shabbat:
Av 11, 5769/August 1, 2009
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Bilaam, the certified hater of the children of Israel sings their praises, but this week, as we read the first chapters of the book of Deuteronomy, Moshe rabbenu – Moses our master – who loves his people more than life itself, deals them harsh rebuke. How can this be?
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Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
Parashat Devarim is read on Shabbat:
Av 4, 5769/July 25, 2009
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The concluding chapters of the book of Numbers include a detailed description of the forty two journeys taken by the children of Israel as they made their way across the wilderness. This is nothing less than a spiritual travelogue that serves as sign posts for each and every one of us as we make our own journeys across the sands of time which make up our lives.
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Matot-Masei (Numbers 30:2-36:13)
Parashat Matot-Masei is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 26, 5769/July 18, 2009
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Who was Pinchas? Where did he come from? What was he made of? Was his act of zealotry a true “Jewish” reaction? Was his ability to act in the moment to defend G-d’s honor, to assuage G-d’s anger a true “Jewish” reaction? Absolutely!
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Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Parashat Pinchas is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 19, 5769/July 11, 2009
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The power of speech differentiates man from all of creation. And with the power of speech comes the power to bring good into the world and sanctify creation, or to bring evil into the world, and denigrate creation. Moshe used speech to achieve the former. Bila’am, the heathen prophet, used speech to achieve the latter.
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Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
Parashat Balak is read on Shabbat:
Tammuz 12, 5769/July 4, 2009
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