By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: This week’s portion starts with, “You shall appoint judges and officers in your cities that HaShem will give you and they should judge the people with righteous judgment.” The rabbis learn this mitzva is not just for a court to judge righteously; it is a mitzva […]
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By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, in parashat Eikev, we continue from the previous parasha, where HaShem promised us reward and punishment for those who go or do not go in the ways of HaShem. One of the pesukim in our parasha says: (7:13) “ואהבך וברכך והרבך וברך פרי בטנך…” Meaning, […]
By Rabbi David Cohen: The Midrash (Rabbah 87:10) relates the following dialogue between Moshe and Hashem. Hashem said to Moshe, “You are grabbing the rope from both ends. (In other words, you cannot go forward, since you are pulling from both sides.) If you want to fulfill, ‘Let me now […]
By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov: We can surely say Tisha b’Av is the saddest day of the year. It is the day that both the first and second Beit Hamikdash (temple) were destroyed. We need to understand that the temple was not just a building where B’nei Israel brought sacrifices, but […]
By Rabbi Aharon Seleh: The Medrash on this week’s Parsha asks: Hashem had commanded Moshe to go fight with Midian, how come Moshe sent others to fight but didn’t go himself? The Medrash answers since Moshe grew up in Midian, he had to show הכרת הטוב, appreciation. The answer is […]