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Rabbi Wein on Ha'azinu Print E-mail

Image Moshe calls upon heaven and earth to be the witnesses necessary to verify the existence of the eternal covenant between God and Israel. Though there is a certain amount of logic in using the heavens and the earth as the buttresses to the eternal covenant, for after all they are also timeless relative to human life, they are mute witnesses. How do they testify to the covenant and relationship between God and Israel?

 

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Rabbi Wein on Ki Setzei Print E-mail

Image This week's parsha is in itself an exception to the entire pattern of the book of Dvarim. Whereas all of the other parshiyot deal with the past history of the Jewish people and with the future destiny of Israel - both in their land and in exile - this week's parsha resembles the previous parshiyot of Mishpatim and Kedoshim which are replete with mitzvot, commandments and halachic issues.

 

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Rabbi Wein on Ekeiv Print E-mail

One of the most famous and quoted passages of the Torah appears in this week’s parsha – “man does not live by bread alone.” This phrase has entered general literature in all of its forms but it certainly has not entered human life in much reality.

 

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Rabbi Wein on Matos Print E-mail
A person’s word should be that person’s bond. In Jewish law, oral agreements when properly witnessed are as binding as any written contract. The Torah teaches us that “everything that comes forth from one’s mouth requires that person’s fulfillment of his declaration.” Commitments, such as vows, are viewed very seriously in Jewish law and the penalties associated with breaking one’s commitment and/or vow are quite severe.

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Rabbi Wein on Pinchas Print E-mail

Image Pinchas is a tainted hero. Rashi records for us that the tribes of Israel, especially the tribe of Shimon, complained that someone who is a descendant of “one who fattened calves for paganism and dares kill a head of a tribe in Israel” should not be entitled to any honors. The Lord, so to speak, comes to his defense and grants him the gift of the priesthood - to him and his descendants - and also the supreme blessing of peace.
 

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"The love of parents goes to their children, but the love of these children goes to their children". -- Talmud Bavli, Sotah 49a

 

 

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