Deuteronomy – דְּבָרִים

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Va-Yelech’ {וילך} (Hebrew for ’Then He Went’). This is the ninth ‘Parashah’ in the

Today’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Ki Tetze’ {כי תצא} (Hebrew for ‘when you go out’). This is the sixth

  We all know the famous term ‘stiff-necked’ – the idiomatic phrase to describe someone who is stubborn, but what

The issue of ‘cities of refuge’ appears in the weekly Torah portion: “Then Moses set apart three cities in the

When the Book of Deuteronomy speaks about the ceremony of the first fruits, there is brief record of the history

In Moses’ final blessing on Israel, one can find the following words: “When Moses commanded us a law, as a

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Ki Tavo’ {כי תבוא} (Hebrew for ‘when you come’). This is the seventh ‘Parashah’

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Re’eh’ (Hebrew for ‘see’). This is the fourth ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Deuteronomy

One of the main issues of the weekly Torah portion is law and justice. In fact, the motif of justice

The weekly Torah portion describes the inheritance rights of the firstborn: “If a man has two wives, the one loved

Today we will talk a bit about the geography of the Holy Land, as can be found in our weekly

Yesterday we mentioned Chapter 13 of the Book of Deuteronomy. This chapter is the origin of the Hebrew figure of

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Nitzavim’ {ניצבים} (Hebrew for ‘are standing’). This is the eighth ‘Parashah’ in the

At the end of Chapter 51 in the Book of Isaiah the following words appear: “Thus says your Lord, the

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Devarim’ (Hebrew for ‘words’). This is the first ‘Parashah’ in the Book of Deuteronomy

When Moses gave his speech to Israel before they entered the Promised Land the Bible tells us the following: “Beyond

  “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments

Even though the Hebrew meaning of the word ‘Torah’ is ‘teaching,’ the Hebrew verb for ‘teaching’ (‘Melamed’ ‘מלמד’) will make its

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Va-Etchanan’ {ואתחנן} (Hebrew for ‘and I pleaded’). This is the second ‘Parashah’ in the

This week’s ‘Haftarah’ – weekly prophet’s portion – is found in the Book of Isaiah, chapter 54 and speaks about

In the weekly Torah portion, we can find the following interesting phrase: “But the LORD has taken you and brought

Our weekly Torah portion (‘Shofetim’) opens with the following verse: “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns

Today we will talk a bit about the structure of the Hebrew verb system in order to better understand the

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is ‘Ha’azinu’ {האזינו} (Hebrew for ‘listen’). This is the tenth ‘Parashah’ in the Book

“A land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.” (Deuteronomy 8:9) The original Hebrew

Yesterday we mentioned the following verse from the opening of the Book of Deuteronomy: “Beyond the Jordan, in the land of

After the Bible tells us about the new Tablets of Stones with God’s Commandments Moses has made, an interesting verse

Tomorrow’s ‘Parashah’ {פרשה}(weekly Torah portion) is ‘Shofetim’ {שופטים} (Hebrew for ‘Judges’). This is the fifth ‘Parashah’ in the Book of

Yesterday we talked about the inheritance rights of the firstborn. Today we will continue with next issue concerning having a

Today we will discuss an ancient biblical people who were known as the ‘Rephaim’ and were mentioned in Moses’ speech

In yesterday’s post we discussed the connection between ‘first fruits’ and the story of the Israelites in Egypt. We mentioned