by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 26, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Moshe tells the Israelites that the land of Israel is constantly dependent upon G‑d for irrigating rains, and that the land is constantly under G‑d’s watchful eyes. We then read the second paragraph of the Shema prayer. In this section we are...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 25, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Moshe charges the Israelites to love and fear G‑d, and to serve Him. He expounds on G‑d’s greatness, and impresses on the Israelites their great fortune: that G‑d has chosen them to be His treasured nation. He again reminds them of the many...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 24, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy, Weekly Dvar
Parshat Ekev is where we learn of the benefits and rewards, punishments and consequences, of following and not following the Mitzvot (commandments) set forth for us in the Torah. Among those commandments is a famous one (8:10), which says that “you will eat and...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 24, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Moshe recounts how after the Golden Calf debacle, G‑d commanded him to carve two new tablets upon which G‑d engraved the Ten Commandments, to replace the first set of tablets which Moshe had shattered. At that time, G‑d also designated the Levites to be...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 23, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Moshe tells the Israelites that they will inherit the Land of Israel not due to their own merits and righteousness, but because of the promise G‑d made to the Patriarchs. In fact, Moshe reminds them of the many times they angered G‑d while in the...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 22, 2013 | 5:3-Parshat Ekev, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Moshe admonishes the Israelites that the new-found fortune which will be their lot once they enter the Promised Land should not lead them to forget the One who provided them with the wealth. Such a blunder would lead to their destruction and ruin. The...
