March 19, 2025

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Divrei Torah

Did They Go Back?

In the middle of Moshe’s retelling of the sin of the Golden Calf—which occurred in the first year after the Exodus—he includes two verses (Devarim

Zera Shimshon on Parshas Eikev

כִּי תֹאמַר בִּלְבָבְךָ רַבִּים הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה מִמֶּנִּי אֵיכָה אוּכַל לְהוֹרִישָׁם: לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם זָכֹר תִּזְכֹּר אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְדֹוָד אֱלֹקיךָ לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל מִצְרָיִם (דברים ז:יז-יח)

Beautiful Blessings

We have two brachot d’orayta—two explicit commands from the written Torah to make a blessing, after one finishes a meal and before learning Torah. The

 Our Unique Relationship With God

Parshat Eikev “ותאמר ציון עזבני ה’,וה’ שכחני”—Of the various responses of Israel to the promised redemption prophesied by the Navi Yishayahu, none are more painful

Building the Beis Hamikdash

One of the questions that is often asked about blowing shofar (during Elul) to confuse the Satan is, “Hasn’t he figured it out already?” The

Could Be Worse

The pasuk in our parsha states: “You should know in your heart that just as a father will chastise his son, so Hashem, your God,

Yirah

As the last surviving son and successor of the Brisker Rov, Rav Meshulam Dovid HaLevi Soloveitchik, zt’l, was a staunch guardian of derech ha-limud (study

Perspective Is Everything

To Be a Jew I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our latest project, “To Be a Jew,” a deeply meaningful booklet that brings together

 Protect the Mitzvot

Post-October 7, I heard a story that sent chills down my spine. Many mothers in Israel have had trouble sleeping because their children are in

A Communal Challenge

(Previously, we showed that Hashem gave us our national mission statement as part of the introduction to Matan Torah. In four words, Hashem charged us

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