Only a few more weeks remain before we finish this round of Torah, and the parsha (weekly Torah portion) we are reading this shabbat is intense to say the least. It is called Key tavoh, which means, “When you will come,” or, “Because you will come.” It starts off by telling us about the ritual we are to do with the first, “Fruits of the ground.” It consists of putting these fruits into a basket and bringing them to the … Continue reading
This shabbat we will read the fifth book of the Torah. It is called D’varim (Deuteronomy) which can either mean, “Things,” or “Speakings.” Our parsha (weekly Torah portion), is also called D’varim and begins by stating that, “These are the things/speakings that Moshe (Moses) spoke to all of Yisrael at the crossing of the Yardayn (Jordan) …” So, what did he say? We don’t know yet, because the Torah goes on describing the location and telling us that we are … Continue reading