The positive aspect of identity as a cornerstone for so many fundamental facets of our lives is countered by a darker side, particularly when it comes to national identity. The book of Deuteronomy is ...

Our special guest today is Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, co-founder, rosh yeshiva and executive director of Mechon Hadar. A graduate of Harvard College, Rabbi Kaunfer was ordained at the Jewish Theological ...

The Parsha, which opens the fifth and final book of the Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), begins with Moshe addressing the Jewish people shortly before his death. As the nation?s greatest leader, who saw ...

or, that’s a metaphor really – it was a mountain. It landed me in a hidden valley. and imperfect, and that is perfect. When we fix one thing, there’s always another. This is what we all have in common ...

Sefer Devarim (the Book of Deuteronomy) begins with a very interesting introduction to the sefer (book), and when reading the pesukim (verses), you really have to ask: A. Who's talking - is this Moshe ...

Forty years of desert wandering takes its toll. The price of watery knees in the face of giants, the reason for the added years in the wilderness. A brutal practice, every year at the Ninth of Av each ...

Parashat Devarim begins with Moses reprimanding the Jewish People as he recalls the numerous places in the desert where they rebelled against God. As they enter the land of Israel, the Jewish People ...

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On its surface, the Book of Deuteronomy appears to be little more than a restatement of stories and laws that were already covered in the preceding four books of the Torah. This is, however, far from ...

In Devarim, Moses gives a grand speech that at first glance seems like a boring history lesson with the least inspiring stories! But underneath Moses’ words is an unbelievable message that the nation ...