To read full text in Hebrew and English, click here: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
In this Torah portion, Moses continues his speech to the Israelites. He tells them they will have to annihilate people who are not believers in God. Moses reminds them not to forget God’s commandments even after they enter the land of Israel and that their biggest task is to continue to fear God.
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 Moses reminds the Israelites to keep the commandments after they enter Israel. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Graced With Food Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen, KOLEL
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Prioritizing Obligations Alana Alpert, AJWS
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| The Challenge of Humility Rabbi Paula Feldstein, Union for Reform Judaism
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Wholeness of a Broken Heart Rabbi Elliot Kukla, AJWS
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| No Pain, No Gain Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel
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Helping a Stranger Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald, AJWS
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| Divine Ownership of Wealth Lawrence Bush & Jeffrey Dekro, socialaction.com
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| The Seven Species Chana Siegelbaum, Canfei Nesharim
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach |
| The Land is the Means Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University
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Through Weakness & Strength Dvora Weisberg, CLAL
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| The Covenant of Fertility Rabbi Lauren Eichler Berkun, JTS
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Motivated By Love of God Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism
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| Empowering Fear Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union |
Communal Cohesion Roberta Fried, UJA-Federation of New York |
| The Human Body Code Rabbi Malka Drucker, Women of Reform Judaism |
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Avraham
Pronounced: AHVR-rah-ham, Origin: Hebrew, Abraham in the Torah, considered the first Jew.
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Haftarah
Pronounced: hahf-TOErah or hahf-TOE-ruh, Origin: Hebrew, a selection from one of the biblical books of the Prophets that is read in synagogue immediately following the Torah reading.
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Torah
Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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