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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Veschonon
Sent August 12th 2022PARSHAS V’ESCHANNAN – THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCES AND RECOGNIZING THE TORAH’S PARAMETERS “Honor your father and your mother as Hashem, your G-d commanded you…” (5:16) is the fifth of the Ten Commandments. Although this concept is accepted throughout the worl...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on
Sent August 5th 2022The book of Devarim opens with a broad ranging rebuke that Moshe delivered to the Jewish nation prior to his death. Rashi explains that Moshe withheld his admonishment to the Jews for his entire tenure as their leader and only reprimanded them just before ...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Matos-Masei
Sent July 29th 2022As their 40 year sojourn in the desert drew to a close, the Jews encamped in what is now the country of Jordan. They had just successfully completed several military campaigns in the lands to the east of the Jordan and were preparing to cross the river int...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Pinchas
Sent July 22nd 2022The Torah records a conversation that occurred between Hashem and Moshe following the episode of the daughters of Tzelofchod. In this conversation Hashem told Moshe that he would die and that he would not go into Eretz Yisroel with the Jewish people. After...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Balak
Sent July 15th 2022At the end of Parshas Balak, we are told of one of the great acts of zealotry recorded in the Torah. Zimri, a prince from the tribe of Shimon became ensnared in a web of seduction by the Midianite princess, Cozbi. He brazenly sinned with her in front of th...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Chukas
Sent July 8th 2022At the end of the 40 years of wandering the Jews were finally ready to enter the land of Israel. Parshas Chukas tells the story of their final travels before beginning the conquest of the holy land. At that time, the Jews were approaching from the wilderne...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Korach
Sent July 1st 2022Parshas Korach begins with the tragic event of the rebellion of Korach and his followers against Moshe Rabbeinu. In a broader sense, the incident is difficult to understand. How could a group of people, particularly great people, rebel against Moshe, the ...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Shlach
Sent June 24th 2022One of the greatest tragedies to befall the Jewish people in all of our history is recorded in Parshas Shlach: the story of the spies who spoke lashon harah about the Land of Israel. As a result of their slander, their entire generation was punished to wan...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on
Sent June 17th 2022In this week’s parsha Behaaloschah, after a brief interlude discussing the Menorah, the Torah returns to the topic we left off with at the end of Parshas Nasso, the appointment of the families of Shevet Levi to the work of the Mishkan. Although initially i...
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Jewish Heritage Initiative - Dvar Torah on Parshas Naso
Sent June 10th 2022PARSHAS NASO – LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER TWO Parshas Naso (4:22) begins with the words: “Take a census of the sons of Gershon as well.” What do the words “As well” connote? Rashi explains: the Tribe of Levi had three main branches, each descended from one ...
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