Our Portion is called Aikev. The literal translation of Aikev is heel. Rashi quotes the Medrash which explains that Moshe tells the nation, of course G-d rewards us for the big or harder Mitzvos, but how about, what we would consider the small Mitzvos? The ones that we may regard as unimportant, and so to …
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Aug 02
Unfamiliar Invite!
Although it might come as a surprise to some people, there are only two blessings mandated by Torah Law. One blessing is the one we recite each morning on Torah and its study, and the other is Birchas Hamazone ― the group of blessings we recite after we eat bread. All other blessings are a …
Sep 27
120 Days in Heaven!
(Torah Portion Eikev) 120 Days in Heaven! At the end of his life Moshe recounted what occurred following G-d’s Revelation at Mount Sinai. He related that he remained on top of the mountain in the heavenly spheres for forty days and forty nights, studying the Torah from G-d and preparing to descend with the stones …
Sep 27
Heaven Within Reach
(Torah Portion Aikev) Heaven Within Reach The Curiosity Rover made it to Mars! The 154 million mile trek took eight months and cost 2.5 billion dollars and the text message indicating that it landed safely took 14 minutes to reach NASA mission control back on earth. Fascinating! I want to introduce something even more fascinating, …
Sep 27
Surprised Wealth!
(Torah Portion Aikev) Surprised Wealth! King Solomon writes in the book of Koheles, “Everything has its season, and there is a time for everything under the Heaven.” He then lists that there are 28 times of significant life events. One of them is, “There is a time to scatter stones; and there is a time …
Sep 27
First Time!
(Torah Portion Eikev) First Time! In this week’s Parsha the Torah records the second paragraph that we say daily in the Shema declaration. The first verse in that paragraph states, “And it will be when you listen and observe My Commands that I command you today.” “That I Command you today” – is written in …
Sep 27
Milk and Honey!
(Torah Portion Eikev) Milk and Honey! When G-d appeared to Moshe at the Burning Bush, He told him “I will save Jews from the Egyptians and redeem them and bring them to a good and wonderful land that flows milk and honey.” In this week’s portion, more than forty years after that revelation, Moshe once …
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