Moses is instructed to choreograph a covenantal ceremony that will be performed upon entry to the land of Canaan. This ceremony bears a striking resemblance to the events 40 years earlier at Sinai. We already have the Torah. Why perform a new commitment ceremony?
#180 | Devarim ch.26 - Count your Blessings!
05/05/2026 | 14min
Is the Bikkurim Declaration about fruit? Why does it tell the short-version of Jewish history? Why do we use it as the basis of the Haggadah?
#179 | Devarim ch.25 - Houses and Names
04/05/2026 | 15min
Today we discuss: 1. the mitzva of ensuring that weights and measures are honest and accurate. 2. The notion of Yibum and perpetuating the name of the dead.
#178 | Devarim ch.24 - Protecting the Vulnerable
04/05/2026 | 11min
Today we discuss a series of laws designed to protect the weak in society; forging a Jewish society of welfare and kindness.
#177 | Devarim ch.23 - The Power of Gratitude
03/05/2026 | 10min
How to treat other nations? - Curiously we are to detest our cousins - Amon and Moav - Lot's descendants; but to resist the temptation to hate the Egyptians - our taskmasters. How does this make sense?
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