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D’varim – דְבָרִים (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

August 5, 2022/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: D’varim – דְבָרִים (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

…אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים
“These are the words Moses spoke to the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan.”
-Deuteronomy 1:1

Devarim means words, and Moses holds many words he wishes to gift his people; much of this book is that gift. Moses goes deep, re-telling the battle stories that have led to their present. Moses reminds the Israelites, “each time [we entered a new land] God instructed us on whether the people would allow us to pass peacefully, or through battle—now you are ready …have no fear, God fights for you when it is time to fight.” Moses’ message to his people is an example of practicing gratitude. Moses reminds the Israelites that their past will continue to inform their future; he encourages his people they are ready for this next step. Finally, Moses reminds the people that they have achieved their goal through a partnership with God. It took hard work and faith in the Divine to step into the final journey forward. As we reach pinnacle moments in our lives, let us take the time to reflect on our progress, remember that we are ready to take the next step, however big it might be, and offer up our gratitude to those seen and unseen that have helped us along the way.

Parsha D’varim – דְבָרִים Torah Summary:

Moses begins his final words of instruction to the Children of Israel, focusing first on recounting their physical journey. (1:1–21) Moses reviews the people’s reactions to the negative reports of the spies and the appointment of Joshua to succeed him. (1:22–45) Moses recounts that all of the Israelite warriors who left Egypt died, as God had intended, and the people continued their wanderings and defeated their enemies. (2:14–3:11) Moses reiterates that the Land of Israel was allocated to the Israelite tribes. (3:12–22) D’varim – דְבָרִים

D’varim (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

July 16, 2021/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: D’varim – דְבָרִים (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

The distance from Mount Sinai to the banks of the Jordan River where Moses spoke to the Children of Israel overlooking the Promised Land is about an eleven day march on foot. And yet, it took 40 years before we would finally arrive!

The story of that long journey, our wanderings through the wilderness, recounted in this week’s Torah Portion D’varim, teaches us that the journey from slavery to freedom was not one of distance, but of time. The generation who followed after Moses, through fear and plagues, through walls of waters; who stood in awe and terror at the foot of Mount Sinai as Moses brought down God’s Ten Commandments – they had learned to follow their faith. But when they were called to become the creators of their own destiny, they stepped back in doubt and in fear.

This new generation who had never known slavery, who were raised in the wilderness, who had fought their way home, stand now again within sight of the Promised Land – and this time they choose to be the makers of their long awaited destiny. Moses speaks these words of D’varim to a people united by their journey.

This is what we mean when we pray:

“Standing on the parted shores of history, we still believe what we were taught before ever we stood at Sinai’s foot; that wherever we go, it is eternally Egypt, that there is a better place, a Promised Land; that the winding way to that promise passes through the wilderness. That there is no way to get from here to there except by joining hands, marching together.”

That journey of our people continues still today, that promise of our future is still waiting to be redeemed, and the lesson of that journey remain with us as well. That there is no way to get from here to there except by joining hands, and marching together.

Parsha D’varim Torah Summary:

Moses begins his final words of instruction to the Children of Israel, focusing first on recounting their physical journey. (1:1–21) Moses reviews the people’s reactions to the negative reports of the spies and the appointment of Joshua to succeed him. (1:22–45) Moses recounts that all of the Israelite warriors who left Egypt died, as God had intended, and the people continued their wanderings and defeated their enemies. (2:14–3:11) Moses reiterates that the Land of Israel was allocated to the Israelite tribes. (3:12–22) D’varim

D’varim (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

July 24, 2020/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: D’varim (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)

“Moses began to expound this Torah.” (Deuteronomy 1:5)

While still within the five books of the Torah, we see Moses giving commentary on the words of the Torah.

Since the days of Moses until our time, it is up to us, it is our duty, to insure that the Torah remains relevant to our lives by continuing to explore and study it and make the teachings and laws of the Torah meaningful for our lives.

Parsha D’varim Summary:

Moses begins his final words of instruction to the Children of Israel, focusing first on recounting their physical journey. (1:1–21) Moses reviews the people’s reactions to the negative reports of the spies and the appointment of Joshua to succeed him. (1:22–45) Moses recounts that all of the Israelite warriors who left Egypt died, as God had intended, and the people continued their wanderings and defeated their enemies. (2:14–3:11) Moses reiterates that the Land of Israel was allocated to the Israelite tribes. (3:12–22) “Moses began to expound this Torah.” (Deuteronomy 1:5) While still within the five books of the Torah, we see Moses giving commentary on the words of the Torah. Since the days of Moses until our time, it is up to us, it is our duty, to insure that the Torah remains relevant to our lives by continuing to explore and study it and make the teachings and laws of the Torah meaningful for our lives.

Parsha D’varim Summary:

Moses begins his final words of instruction to the Children of Israel, focusing first on recounting their physical journey. (1:1–21) Moses reviews the people’s reactions to the negative reports of the spies and the appointment of Joshua to succeed him. (1:22–45) Moses recounts that all of the Israelite warriors who left Egypt died, as God had intended, and the people continued their wanderings and defeated their enemies. (2:14–3:11) Moses reiterates that the Land of Israel was allocated to the Israelite tribes. (3:12–22)

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