Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
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Shades of Gray
by Rabbi Max Weiman
"See I put before you today a blessing and a curse" (Deut. 11:26). This is a poignant phrase from a densely evocative section of the Torah....
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Special Manners
by Nesanel Yoel Safran
When we're somewhere special, we should act special. In this week's Torah portion (Deut. 12:1) we learn about the special rules and behavior the...
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Feats of Amazement
by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
A man turns up in London claiming to be a prophet. He does some groovy stuff: levitates, revives the dead, heals the sick, turns lead into gold. Then...
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God is Watching
by Adam Lieberman
In this week's Torah portion, Moses tells the Jewish people additional commandments they need to follow. And then he implores upon them to: "...do...
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Where is Jerusalem?
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
A verse in Parshat Re'eh (Deuteronomy 12:5) tells us to serve God "at the place that God chooses." This "place" refers to Mount Moriah in Jerusalem,...
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Love and War
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
One of the most difficult topics in the Torah is described in this week's Parsha (Deut. 13:16): the commandment to destroy the "Wayward City," a place...
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The Place that God Chooses
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
http://backups.aish1.com.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/IAM/IAM_Reeh_Shraga_2003.mp3 Hear Rabbi Shraga's insights from the weekly Torah portion. Your...
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Logic Versus Faith
by Rabbi Yehuda Appel
Many people are curious as to how Jewish tradition foresees "the end of days" -- the coming of the Messiah. While there are many descriptions offered...
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More Mitzvot; Choose Life!
by Rabbi Avi Geller
The situation in Israeli intelligence was very tense. The danger that loomed over the Jewish state was too horrible to imagine. Iraq was on the verge...
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Real New Age Religion
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
"Whatever has been, it is what will be. And whatever has been done, it is what will be done. There is nothing new under the sun! Sometimes a person...
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Re'eh 5769
by Rabbi Kalman Packouz
GOOD MORNING! The Talmud (Arakin 15b) tells us that Loshon Hora (literally: "evil speech") kills three people - the one who speaks it, the...
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