Devarim. Timeless Torah; Timely Torah
By translating Torah into seventy languages, Moses is asserting that the Torah has what to say to every culture.
Nitzavim Vayelech/Rosh Hashanna
What you think about, what is your inner intention when you hear the Shofar? How do you feel? What do you do during those sacred moments?
Ki Tavo. Am I a Hypocrite?
What happens when our moral life is hypocritical, when people act religious in public but fail to uphold their standards in private?
Ki Tetze. Why do Mitzvot?
Prof Shalom Rosenberg compared mitzvot to one of two different laws: Are they akin to the requirement to wear an army beret or a seat belt?
Shoftim. Justice "In All Your Gates"
One cannot compare the experience of a judge who lives among those who he must guide and lead. The magistrate is part and parcel of the city
Re'eh. Open Hearts - Open Hands
The Torah repeatedly uses the term “brother” to depict the recipient of welfare. If we viewed a needy person as a sibling, would we not be
Devarim. "Low and High Alike!"
"Hear out low and high alike" - Justice depends upon impartiality, and that is the basis of society.
