A BUILDING OF JOY
What a remarkable Parsha the Torah presents us as we draw closer to Rosh Hashana! This week’s Parsha, Ki Seitzei, is packed with mitzvos. There are 74 mitzvos which is 12% of all 613 mitzvos.
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REMEMBER
In this week’s Parsha Moshe instructs his people to remember how Amalek attacked them as they left Egypt and to blot out the memory of Amalek. It is noteworthy that although we no longer know who the nation of Amalek is, nevertheless the mitzvah remains to remember what they did and to blot out their memory.
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EYE DAMAGE
This week’s Parsha, Shoftim, begins with the Torah’s instructions to our people to place judges and and law enforcement officers at all of our gates. The simple meaning of this mitzvah is to establish a court system for every city. However,
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JUST HANG ON
In this week’s Parsha, Shoftim, Moshe continues his final testament to his people just days before his passing. He tells them that when they go to war against their enemy and they see how large and insurmountable the enemy’s forces are, they should not fear. They should remember how HaShem lifted them up from Egypt and know that He
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WE NEED YOU AT THE MEETING
This past Sunday the month of Elul began along with the custom to blow the Shofar every morning. The purpose of this Shofar blast is to arouse us from our slumber, or in more practical terms, to wake us up from our distractions. Imagine the fellow whose business takes him to
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FOOTSTEPS
In this week’s Parsha, Shoftim, Moshe teaches us; “When there is an issue that eludes you, you must go to the place where HaShem chose. You will come to the judges and you will do as they instruct from that place”. Would it not be more appropriate to say that “you must go up to the judges in the place where HaShem chose”. Why is the location of the court relevant?
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OUR DESTINY IS OUR HANDS
In this week’s Parsha Moshe instructs his people not to turn to sorcerrors, astrologers and forms of magic to learn what the future holds in store for us. “You shall be wholehearted with HaShem. For these nations that you are possessing – they paid attention to astrologers, but as for you – HaShem has not given for you.”
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CELL BIOLOGY & ELIMINATING THE VIRUS
It is remarkable to see the extent of the interest that the Torah takes for the worst criminals. Take for example a murderer who has perpetrated a crime that is punishable by capital punishment. The Torah requires the Jewish court to find ways to exonerate the killer and free him from capital punishment. (If he is a menace to society,
they are authorized to lock him up for the public safety.) The Torah actually offers mechanisms, legal loopholes, which the court can implement by which to disqualify the witnesses. Even though it is clear he perpetrated the crime we still try to save him. The reason for this is because HaShem loves every Jew. No matter how far a Jew may drift away from the path of Torah, HaShem has trust in him. Deep within every Jew is the spark that needs only to be ignited and he will return home.
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