This Week’s Torah Portion: D’varim – דְבָרִים (Deuteronomy 1:1−3:22)
“Moses undertook to expound this Torah/Teaching. He said:” Deuteronomy 1:5
We have not yet finished reading/writing the Torah, we are still wandering in the desert, and already we need commentary on the sacred text/teaching.
For the Torah to stay relevant to us, we need to continue to make it relevant by interpreting the Torah, by making it meaningful to our lives. This unending process begins already in the Torah itself.
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
“Moses undertook to expound this Torah/Teaching. He said:” Deuteronomy 1:5
We have not yet finished reading/writing the Torah, we are still wandering in the desert, and already we need commentary on the sacred text/teaching.
For the Torah to stay relevant to us, we need to continue to make it relevant by interpreting the Torah, by making it meaningful to our lives. This unending process begins already in the Torah itself.
