Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Noach
Sent October 27th 2022
At the end of parshas Noach the Torah records the lineage of the ten generation from Shem ben Noach until Avraham. Brief mention is made of the untimely death of Avraham’s brother Haran - “And Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terach” (11:27). Q...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Bereishis
Sent October 21st 2022
When the Torah was given at Sinai the pasuk tells us that Hashem instructed Moshe “So shall you say to the House of Yaakov and tell to the Sons of Israel.” (Shmos 19:3). The Medrash Rabbah interprets this to be a reference to the order of instruction of th...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on haazinu
Sent October 6th 2022
Most of Parshas Haazinu is a shira written in cryptic prose which contains a prophecy of future events that will befall the Jewish people. It tells of how Yeshurun will become fat and eventually rebel against Hashem and turn to other gods. As a result, Has...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Vayelech
Sent September 30th 2022
Parshas Vayelech contains the remarks that Moshe gave to the Jewish people on the last day of his life. He begins his comments by saying “I am one hundred and twenty years today and can no longer go out and come in.” (31:2). The Commentary of Rashi explain...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Netzavim
Sent September 22nd 2022
Parshas Netzavim contains a cryptic description of someone whose misdeeds are such that he will be destroyed and never forgiven for his sin. The pasuk says: “And it will be when he hears the words of this oath and he blesses himself in his heart saying pea...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Ki Savo
Sent September 16th 2022
PARSHAS KI SAVO – CONNECTING MORE DEEPLY TO HASHEM Parshas Ki Savo (26:16) relates that at the end of his life, Moshe said to the Jewish people: “Today Hashem your G-d commands you to perform these statutes and laws; you should observe and do them with all...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Ki Seitze
Sent September 8th 2022
Parshat Ki Seitze (23:5) contains a prohibition against marrying someone from the nations of Ammon and . This dictate applies to all future generations, even if the moabite or ammony becomes a convert to Judaism. The Torah mentions two reasons for this res...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Shoftim
Sent September 1st 2022
Parshas Shoftim contains laws pertaining to those who served in the Jewish Army during biblical times. As a rule, all males (except for members of the Tribe of Levi) were required to serve in the army. The Torah, however, lists four types of people who we...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Re'eh
Sent August 26th 2022
PARSHAS REEH – UNRECOGNIZED HATREDS Parshas Re’eh (13, 7) contains a series of cautionary verses that were addressed to the Jews to guard against inducement to idol worship. In (13,7) there is a unique formulation of this warning - a person should be extra...
Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Eikev
Sent August 19th 2022
After the sin of the Spies, the Jews who had left Egypt were overcome with fear and lost faith in Hashem. As a result, they lost the merit to enter the Land of Israel and were to die in the desert over a 40 year period. When the 40 years of wandering the S...
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