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Parshat Devarim 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the first pasuk of this week’s parsha, אלה הדברים אשר דבר משה אל כל ישראל בעבר הירדן. The Medrash in Bereishis Rabbah (12,3) teaches that the word אלה always comes to reject that which came before, as opposed to ואלה which adds to what came Read more...
Parshat Nitzavim Vayelech 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the first pasuk in the first of this week’s parshiyot, אתם נצבים היום כולכם לפני ד' אלוקיכם; you are all standing today before Hashem. The purpose of this gathering is mentioned a few pasukim later (Chapter 29, Pasuk 11), לעברך בברית ד' Read more...
Parshat Ki Savo 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha the mitzvah of Bikkurim. This parsha is always read soon before Rosh Hashanah, typically the Shabbos before the last one of the year. And this is because, as the Sfas Emes teaches, the mitzvah of Bikkurim is a preparation for Rosh Hashanah. What i Read more...
Parshat Vaeschanan 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha that Moshe Rabbeinu davens to Hashem and asks Him to allow Moshe to enter Eretz Yisrael. The pasuk says (Chapter 3, Pasuk 25), אעברה נא ואראה את הארץ הטובה אשר בעבר הירדן ההר הטוב הזה והלבנון. Al Read more...
