Our Unchanging God

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1–26 Parashat Va’etchanan speaks of the unchanging God of Israel – Past, Present, and Future. It opens with a deeply moving scene where Moses, … Read More

When Worries Become Idols

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg…) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1–26 We live in some very interesting days, where we see some serious changes happening in front of our own eyes in many different … Read More

The Danger of Idol Worship

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1–26 In our Parashah and Haftarah this week, there are some very severe warnings regarding idol worship. Before I continue, I believe that a … Read More

Our Great Comfort

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg…) (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1–26 The Parasha this week opens with a very tragic account as Moses implores – or begs, as translated directly from Hebrew — God to … Read More

Give Him Your All

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 In our weekly parasha, we read one of the most famous prayers in Judaism called “The Shema”: Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the … Read More

Amazing Grace

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg…) Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 This week we read … And now, O Israel, hear the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to do, in order that you … Read More

Parashat Va’etchanan (To Implore or Beg…)

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23–7:11 One of the most beautiful passages with regard to God’s amazing love and endless grace toward His beloved Israel is found in this week’s Torah portion: For you are a holy people … Read More