Posts Tagged: Devarim torah
The Torah Tells Us We Must Stay Positive to Persevere Through Hard Times
I heard an unattributed quote some years ago: “Complaining is like bad breath – you notice it when it comes out of someone else’s mouth,...
The Lesson of Moses: Stay Optimistic and Don’t Give Up
The Book of Devarim, the last book of the Torah, is dominated by the personality of Moses, even more than the previous three books. It...
Parshat Devarim: The Time to Follow
In the last month of his life, Moses gathered the people. He instructed them about the laws they were to keep and reminded them of...
In Judaism, Teachers Are the Heroes
Imagine the following scenario: You are 119 years and 11 months old. The end of your life is in sight. Your hopes have received devastating...
Parsha Devarim: The Effective Critic
The first verse of Devarim, the fifth and culminating book of the Torah, sounds prosaic: “These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel...
Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers?
At the beginning of Devarim, Moses reviews the history of the Israelites’ experience in the wilderness, beginning with the appointment of leaders throughout the people...
