The Inner Drive Towards Jerusalem
Our parsha opens rather abruptly with God’s command to Avraham to travel to the promised land. We are not told…
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Zion: The Nation of God
The Torah describes the sins and punishment of the generation of Noach. They committed theft and other immoral acts and…
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The Divine Weddings of Jerusalem
In addition to being the primordial home of human beings, Gan Eden was the site of the first wedding. The…
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Personality, Passions and Jerusalem
We are now situated at the cusp of Sukkot, a transition period in our busy and emotionally volatile month of…
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The Communal Judgement of Jerusalem
Yerushalayim has a special status during the Days of Awe. Regarding Rosh HaShanah, the Mishna teaches us that when Rosh…
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A Growth-Oriented City
We generally think of teshuva as the reaction to and rectification of a sin. A person makes a mistake, rebels…
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The City and the Field
This week’s parsha delineates the blessings and curses that the Jewish people will receive based on their loyalty to God.…
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Jerusalem, the Jewish People and God’s “Marriage”
This week’s parsha juxtaposes the laws of marriage with the laws of divorce. The Talmud teaches us that these two…
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Jerusalem Connections
Our parsha opens with the laws of the Jewish judicial system. There are to be judges in every Jewish community…
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A Non-Residential City
Our parsha tells the unfortunate story of the Ir HaNidachat. When an entire city repudiates God and the Torah and…
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