By Joy Scott, Am Hasklah Congregant In previous Parshiot in the Book of DEUTERONOMY, we learned how God began preparing for the establishment of a new nation in the ‘Promised Land’. Equal portions of the land were allotted, according to the population of each of the tribes. Last week’s Torah Parsha (RE’EH) emphasized the […]
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A weekly dvar Torah from our wonderful Joy Scott.
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH: RE’EH (DEUTERONOMY 11:26-16:17)
By Joy Scott, Am Hasklah Congregant “See, I am setting before you today the blessing and the curse: the blessing if you obey the commandments of the Lord your GOD, which I am giving to you today; the curse if you disobey the commandments of the Lord your GOD” (1). These are the first words […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH: EKEV (DEUTERONOMY 7:12-11:25)
By Joy Scott, Am Hasklah Congregant In this week’s Parsha (EKEV), Moses continues his closing address to the Children of Israel, which he began in Parsha (DEVARIM), and expanded upon in last week’s Parsha (V’ETCHANAN). Moses clearly understands the risks for this new generation. They may not remember the miracles, which God had performed, to […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH DEVARIM (DEUTERONOMY 1:1-3:21)
By Joy Scott, Congregant This week’s Torah Parsha (DEVARIM) is the first in the last Book of the Torah, DEUTERONOMY. The entire book denotes a major shift from each of the four earlier Books. We read how Moses served as the liaison between God’s Word and the Israelites; their leader and teacher for over forty […]
A ‘BISSEL’ OF TORAH PARSHIOT: MATOT-MASSEI
By Joy Scott, Congregant This week, we read a double Parshiot (MATOT-MASSEI), which consolidate to comprise the finale of the Book of NUMBERS. The contents of these Parshiot are remarkable for the discontinuity of the narrative; the paradoxical elements of God’s commandments; and, seemingly incoherent directives and laws. The first of the Parshiot (MATOT) begins […]