Parsha Va'etchanan

Parsha  Va'etchanan

Date	Time
Friday, July 27, 2007	Light Candles at: 7:58 PM
Shabbat, July 28, 2007	Shabbat Ends: 9:03 PM

Va'etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11

Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored G-d to allow him to enter the land of Israel, but G-d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land. Continuing his "review of the Torah," Moses describes the Exodus from Egypt and the Giving of the Torah, declaring them unprecedented events in human history. "Has there ever occurred this great thing, or has the likes of it ever been heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of G-d speaking out of the midst of the fire... and live? ... You were shown, to know, that the L-rd is G-d... there is none else beside Him." Moses predicts that, in future generations, the people will turn away from G-d, worship idols, and be exiled from their land and scattered amongst the nations; but from there they will seek G-d, and return to obey His commandments. Our Parshah also includes a repetition of the Ten Commandments, and the verses of the Shema which declare the fundamentals of the Jewish faith: the unity of G-d ("Hear O Israel: the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is one"); the mitzvot to love G-d, study His Torah, and bind "these words" as tefillin on our arms and heads, and inscribe them in the mezuzot affixed on the doorposts of our homes.

Torah Gems - Parsha Va'eschanan By Elimelech Silberberg Experience the gems of the Parsha with the classic commentaries, and a kabbalstic twist. Download Listen (62:36)

Basic Parsha - Va'etchanan By Marty Goodman An overview of the weekly Parsha, through the eyes of the many commentators, enriching your understanding of how our great history unfolded. Download Listen (94:13)

Living With The Times - Vaeschanan By Manis Friedman The five books of Torah are the blueprint for creation. Each Torah portion presents one dimension of the vast eternal plan. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory, in his talks revealed the theme of each portion. Presented here is a class on one of these talks. Listen (30:20)

Va'etchanan - Parsha Insight By J. Immanuel Schochet A five minute weekly Torah insight based on the wellsprings of Torah and Chassidut. Download Listen (5:27)

Va'etchanan - In The Heavens Above By Moshe New The Torah instructs us to know G-d's unity: "The Lord is God in the heaven above, and upon the earth below; there is none else." What is the nature of G-d's unity? Download Listen (37:15)

Kabbalah on the Bible - Va'etchanan By Mendel Kaplan The Kabbalistic approach to the weekly Torah reading Download Listen (58:56)