Parashat ha-Shavua

Parashat Ki Teitzei

Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Thu, 08/15/2013 - 15:29

Parashat Ki Teitzei Letting Go of Hate Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-10; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness ... (Martin Luther King)

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Parashat Shoftim

Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 09:21

THE PROPHET (adapted from the commentary on Parashat Shoftim by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks)

In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions not only the priest/judge and king but also the prophet:

Deut 18:18 - “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.”

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PARASHAT RE'EH - 'SEE'

Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Mon, 08/05/2013 - 10:42

Parashat Re’eh
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Isaiah 54:11-55:5; John 7: 37-52

This Shabbat we read the portion of Re’eh, and bless the month of Elul. The portion begins with Hashem’s assurance that by fulfilling His commandments we will procure His blessings and continues with the unique sanctity of the Temple in Yerushalayim and our eternal bond to the site of the Temple.

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PARASHAT VE'ETCHANAN

Submitted by Herschel Raysman on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 14:53

Parashat Va-Ethannan
Deut. 3:23 - 7:11; Isaiah 40:1-26; Acts 6 – 7

And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you (Devarim / Deuteronomy 4:1; ESV)