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Category Archives: Dvar Torah
A Portion of the Portion Ki Tavo
Deuteronomy 26:13-14 I have cleared out the consecrated portion from the house; and I have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, just as You commanded me; I have neither transgressed nor neglected any of … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Re’eh
Deuteronomy 14:23 You shall consume the tithes of your new grain and wine and oil, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God, in the place where He will choose to establish … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Va-Etchanan
Deuteronomy 3:23-27 23I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying, 24“O Lord God, You who let Your servant see the first works of Your greatness and Your mighty hand, You whose powerful deeds no god in heaven or on … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Devarim
Deuteronomy 1:22-26 22Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to reconnoiter the land for us and bring back word on the route we shall follow and the cities we shall come to.” 23I … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Masei
Numbers 35:16-18 16Anyone, however, who strikes another with an iron object so that death results is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death. 17If he struck him with a stone tool that could cause death, and death resulted, … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Pinchas
Numbers 26:44-46 Descendents of Asher by their clans: Of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, of Ishvi, the clan of Ishvites, of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. Of the descendents of Beriah: Of Heber, the clan of the Heberites, … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Shelach Lecha
Numbers 14:13-18 13But Moses said to the Lord, “When the Egyptians, from whose midst You brought up this people in Your might, hear the news [that you have killed the people] 14they will tell it to the inhabitants of that … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion BeHa’alotecha
Numbers 10:29-32 29Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord has said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will be generous … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Naso
Numbers 6:22-26 22The Lord spoke to Moses: 23Speak to Aaron and his sons: Thus you shall bless the people of Israel. Say to them: 24The Lord bless you and protect you! 25The Lord deal kindly and graciously with you! 26The … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Bamidbar
Numbers 4: 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sacred objects and all the furnishings of the sacred objects and the breaking of the camp, only then shall the Kohathites come and lift them, so that they … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion: Bechukotai
Leviticus 26:36-38 36As for those remaining (after the destruction of the land) I will bring weakness into their hearts in the land of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as before … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Emor
Leviticus 22:32 You shall not profane My holy name, that I may be sanctified in the midst of the Israelite people—I the Lord who sanctify you. Jewish exegesis holds that the verses above contain two distinct commandments, one positive and … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Acharei Mot
Leviticus 16:7-10 Aaron shall take the two he-goats and let them stand before the Lord at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and he shall place lots upon the two goats, one marked for the Lord and the other … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Shimini
Leviticus 9:22-23 22Aaron lifted his hands towards the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after offering the purification offering, the burnt offering, the offering of well-being. 23Moses and Aaron then went inside the Tent of Meeting. When they … Continue reading
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A Portion of the Portion Tzav
Leviticus 6:5-6 5The fire on the altar shall be kept burning, not to go out: every morning the priest shall feed wood to it, lay out the burnt offering on it, and turn into smoke the fat parts of the … Continue reading
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