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Moses describes the Covenant between God and the Israelites, urging the Israelites to uphold the Covenant and honor the Torah so that they may be rewarded with life in the land of Israel.

Fulfilling the directive to repair the world begins in our own mouths and hearts.

By viewing the troubles and joys of our lives as part of a continuum we can uncover blessings even in the most challenging curses.

The activities for which people are cursed by God directly are those committed in secret.

The two extended warnings for breaking the covenant reflect the changing relationship between the people of Israel and God.

Before the Children of Israel enter the land, Moses cautions them against self-deception, an appropriate warning for the High Holidays as well.

Our religious and spiritual experiences of serving God should be joyful and uplifting.

The ritual of the first fruits provides an example of the tension surrounding forgetting and remembering crises and miracles in our history.

The speech that farmers recited when bringing their first fruits to the Temple articulates the Zionist message.

Law is essential to Judaism, establishing an external set of moral guidelines.