13 Av 5783 – 31 July 2023 “Hear O Israel, Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is One!” This is a profound verse, and there may be other ways to parse the words. One possibility suggested by Rabbi Norman Lamm in his brilliant book on the Shema is: Hear O Israel… Read More »Deuteronomy 6:4 – Hashem is One!
12 Av 5783 – 30 July 2023 Be very careful that you not forget the covenant that Hashem, your G-d made with you, and you make for yourselves a statue – the image of anything, that Hashem, your G-d has commanded you. The actual wording of the original Hebrew here… Read More »Deutoronomy 4:23 – … Make for Yourselves a Statue…?
בס”ד 23 And I besought the L-rd at that time, saying: 24 ‘O L-rd G-d, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy mighty… Read More »PARSHAT VA’ETCHANAN – NEVER GIVE UP
10 Av 5783 – 28 July 2023 “From there you shall seek Hashem your G-d and you will find Him, but you must search for Him with all your heart and all your soul” The Kotzker Rebbe taught that even after you have found Hashem, you must continue to seek… Read More »Deuteronomy 4:19 – Discover More
Tehillim 81 לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֬ית לְאָסָֽף׃ For the leader; on the gittith. Of Asaph. הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹקים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ Sing joyously to G-d, our strength;raise a shout for the G-d of Jacob. שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃ Take up the song,sound the timbrel,the melodious lyre and harp. תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה… Read More »RECIPES FROM KIMBERLEY – INSPIRED FROM TEHILLIM #3
8 Av 5783 – 26 July 2023 “And these words which I am commanding you today shall be upon your heart.” The Kotzker Rebbe wondered why it doesn’t say to place the words within our hearts – why just upon them? He answered that in truth, our hearts are not… Read More »Deuteronomy 6:6 – Only Upon Your Heart?
3.7.a The end of wickedness and sin In Zechariah 13:2 it is written: וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא נְאֻ֣ם|ה’ צְבָא֗וֹת אַכְרִ֞ית אֶת־שְׁמ֤וֹת הָֽעֲצַבִּים֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יִזָּכְר֖וּ ע֑וֹד וְגַ֧ם אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים וְאֶת־ר֥וּחַ הַטֻּמְאָ֖ה אַעֲבִ֥יר מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “In that day, too—declares the G-d of Hosts—I will erase the very names of the idols from the land;… Read More »3G WHAT THE TENACH TEACHES US – THE END OF WICKEDNESS AND SIN
7 Av 5783 – 26 July 2023 The creation testifies to the glory of the Creator. “Raise your eyes on high, and see Who created these (things)…” Isaiah 40:26 “The heavens declare the glory of G-d and the firmament tells of His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:2) Everything we see points to… Read More »Isaiah 40:26 – No Human is Equated with G-d
Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Devarim, 5:7: “You shall not recognize other gods in My Presence”.Devarim, 6:4: “Hear, Israel, HaShem is our G-d, HaShem is the One and Only.” Two of the most well-known passages in the Torah appear in this week’s Torah portion: The Ten Commandments and the Shema. On close analysis, there… Read More »Parshat Va’etchanan – Don’t Believe in Other G-ds Versus G-d is One
בס”ד 1 These are the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel beyond the Jordan; in the wilderness, in the Arabah, over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. (Devarim 1:1) Most of the content of this week’s Torah portion is comprised of Moshe’s recount… Read More »PARSHAT DEVARIM – WORDS
