This week’s Torah portion, Haazinu, is Moses’ swan song…literally. After 40 years of leading our people through the wilderness, Moses delivers his final words not as a speech, but as a song. “Give ear, O heavens, let me speak; hear, O earth, the words I utter!" (Deuteronomy 32:1). Ou…
In Parashat Vayelech, we witness Moses in his final hours of leadership, preparing to ascend Mount Nebo and transition from this world. At 120-years-old, our greatest teacher delivers his last lessons to the Jewish people, knowing these words must sustain them through the generations ahead. …
In this week's Torah portion, Nitzavim, Moses delivers a profound yet easily accessible message of Jewish wisdom. Speaking to the Israelites on the threshold of the Promised Land, Moses declares that the wisdom they seek is neither distant nor mysterious. "It is not in the heavens," he tells…
This week's Torah portion, Ki Tavo, confronts us with one of Judaism's most challenging theological concepts: the divine contract of blessings and curses. "If you faithfully obey Adnai your Gd... all these blessings shall come upon you" (Deuteronomy 28:1-2), Moses declares, followed by the o…
In this week's Torah portion, Ki Teitzei, we encounter one of the most challenging commandments in our tradition: "Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt... you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!" (Deuteronomy 25:17-19). This …
