Parshat Noach has G-d proclaiming Noach as being both a "Tzaddik" (righteous), and "Tamim" (perfect). What's tricky about that is that the term "Tzaddik" denotes a person that's been accused of...
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Dvar for Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)
Parshat Haazinu is Moshe's last speech, delivered as a song because songs reach deeper into our souls. In the beginning of the song (32:4), it says "The Rock! - Perfect is his work, for all his...
Dvar for Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
Parshat Nitzavim starts by proclaiming that "you are all standing here today" (29:9), and then proceeds to use the words "this day" two more times in the next three verses, none of which were...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Of the many sub-topics in Parshat Ki Tavo, one especially noteworthy expression is when the Torah says, "G-d has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear until this day"...
Dvar for Ki Tetzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
There is a Passuk (verse) in Parshat Ki Tetzei that reads "And if you desist from vowing, no sin (fault) will be found with you." This implies (and confirmed in a Gemara in Nedarim) that one that...
Dvar for Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
In this week's Parsha, Re’eh, we start off with the immortal choice:, "Behold I place before you today the blessing and the curse," i.e., good vs. evil, life vs. death. Why create evil? Wouldn’t we...
Dvar for Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
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...
Dvar for Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
Parshat Vaetchanan begins with Moshe pleading to be able to enter Israel. The Gemara (tractate) brings a question posed by Rav Simlai, who wonders why Moshe needed to go into Israel so much that he...
Dvar for Devarim (1:1-3:22)
In Parshat Devarim Moshe recounts placing "ministers over thousands, over hundreds, ministers over fifties, and ministers over tens.."(1:15). If there were leaders governing thousands and hundreds,...
Dvar for Matot-Maasei (Numbers 30:2-36:13)
One of this week's Parshiot, Parshat Maasei, lists the many places where the Jews in the desert traveled through and camped. Since the Torah doesn't waste any words or letters, it would seem strange...