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The Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah, is devoted chiefly to Moses’ farewell addresses, which he delivered to the Jewish people shortly before his death and their entry into the Land of Israel. The first section of the book record...

This week’s Torah reading describes the journeys of the Jewish people through the desert as they approached Eretz Yisrael. Rather than have them enter the Holy Land directly, G‑d commanded them to take an extensive detour and avoid the lands of Edom, Moab...

This Torah portion is always read on the Shabbat preceding Tishah B’Av, the fast marking the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Hoping for Transformation Chassidim would often tell the following story: The followers of the Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel o...

After Napoleon conquered the city of Acre in northern Israel, he walked through the streets of the ancient seaport. Suddenly, his attention was caught by a group of people wailing bitterly. Incensed at the thought that perhaps they were mourning because o...

Likkutei Sichos, Vol. IX, p. 24ff. I. Every year, we read Parshas Devarim on Shabbos Chazon, the Shabbos which precedes Tishah BeAv. From this, we can appreciateSee the Shaloh, Cheilek Torah Shebichsav, Parshas Vayeishev (quoted in Likkutei Sichos, Vol. V...

The Sidra of Devarim is always read on the Shabbat before the 9th of Av, the date on which both Temples fell. These tragedies are reflected in the choice of Haftorah for the surrounding weeks, those before the 9th of Av expressing prophecies of rebuke for...

The Torah portion of Devarim is always read on the Shabbos preceding the fast of the Ninth of Av, which commemorates the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples. This Shabbos is also known as Shabbos Chazon, the “Shabbos of Vision.” The illustrio...

At the beginning of Moshe’s oration to the Jewish people in the book of Devarim, he says to them:Devarim 1:6-8. “G-d, our L-rd, spoke to us at Chorev (Sinai), saying: ‘Very much have you dwelt near this mountain. Turn around and head toward the Emorite hi...

At the beginning of the Book Devarim the verse states: “In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moshe spoke to the Children of Israel regarding all that G-d had commanded him for them.”Devarim 1:3. What, exactly, did Moshe say? The S...

In the Torah portion of Devarim, Moshe admonishes the Jews for misdeeds committed during their sojourn in the desert. He refers to some of their wrongdoings openly, while others he alludes to in cryptic fashion.See Or HaTorah , Devarim p. 11ff. One of the...