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This week’s section contains one of the most important sentences in the Torah, one that even most unobservant Jews know: (6:4) ‘Shma Yisroel’;
‘Listen Jews, G-d is our G-d, G-d is one!’
What does this strange statement mean, and why is it so central to Judaism? |
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5761
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In this week's section, Moshe Rabbeinu continues his talk to the Jewish Nation before their entrance into the Holy Land. But he seems to be repetitive.
In one sentence (4:35) he says: "You have been shown to know that Hashem is G-D THERE IS NOTHING BESIDE HIM". |
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This week Moses repeats what we read early in the book of Exodus (20:1-14) in Parshat Yisro; the Ten Commandments.
But if one compares the two he will notice that they aren't the same!!
One of the big differences is the fourth Commandment about Shabbos; in Yisro it says,
"Remember the Sabbath..because G-d made the world in six days and on the Seventh He rested." |
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This week's section is named after a very discouraging event. Moses begged (Vaetchanan) G-d to let him enter Israel; he prayed five hundred and fifteen prayers (the numerical value of the letters of 'Vatchanan), and G-d refused!
Why does the Torah even tell us this depressing message no less than an entire weekly portion after it? |
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5764
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This week's section contains the well known statement:
"Your eyes saw that...G-d destroyed everyone that went after [the idol] Baal P'or. And you who are clinging to G-d your L-rd, all are alive today." (4:3,4)
This second sentence about being alive today is said aloud by everyone in the synagogue just before the Torah about to be read in public (four times a week). |
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This week's section contains a paragraph with two of the most central ideas of Judaism: The giving of the Torah and the Oneness of G-d (4:32 - 35)
"Ask if from the beginning of time....has there ever been such a great thing or even heard like it: That a nation would hear G-d speak from the fire like you did and live or that G-d took one nation from another with miracles....You have been shown to know that G-d is L-rd… there is nothing beside Him. |
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This week's Torah portion contains twelve commandments, among them: 1) Not to desire the possessions of others; 2) To unify G-d and know He is One; 3) To love G-d; 4) To learn and teach Torah; 5) To say the "Shema Yisroel" prayer twice daily; 6) To put tefillin on the arm and 7) on the head; and 8) To affix mezuzot on all of one's doors. |
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5767
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This week's Torah reading begins with Moses unsuccessfully trying to convince G-d to let him enter Israel and contains twelve commandments. Among them: |
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5768
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This week's Torah portion is named after Moses' unsuccessful beseeching
(Eschanan) of G-d to let him enter the Holy Land. |
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5769
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This week's Torah portion contains 12 commandments. One of them is saying 'Shma Yisrael', another is to believe that G-d is 'one', and another is to love G-d with all your heart, soul and might. |
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This week’s Torah portion comes immediately after the worst ‘holiday’ (see Lam. 1:15) in the Jewish year,TishaB’Av, when we ‘celebrated’ the fact that G-d destroyed the First and Second Temples (and not the Jewish people), and we pleaded with G-d to bringMoshiachto build the Third Temple and return the Jews to The Holy Land for good. |
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