Video Study for Parsha Devarim : Moshe's Loving Rebuke

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Shalom JTF readers,

This week we are reading the portion of Devarim, in the book of Devarim. This portion is called Deuteronomy in English because it is a retelling of many of the incidents the Jewish nation encountered since it left Egypt.

It is timely because as Israel is in a state of War currently, Moses command to fight the national enemies and to not fear them is comforting. But we are still in the nine-day period before Tish B'Av when we actually start reading Haftarah portions meant to comfort us (Menachem Av).

From Chabads 'Parsha in a Nutshell':

http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2254/jewish/Devarim-in-a-Nutshell.htm

On the first of Shevat (thirty-seven days before his passing), Moses begins his repetition of the Torah to the assembled children of Israel, reviewing the events that occurred and the laws that were given in the course of their forty-year journey from Egypt to Sinai to the Promised Land, rebuking the people for their failings and iniquities, and enjoining them to keep the Torah and observe its commandments in the land that G‑d is giving them as an eternal heritage, into which they shall cross after his death.

Moses recalls his appointment of judges and magistrates to ease his burden of meting out justice to the people and teaching them the word of G‑d; the journey from Sinai through the great and fearsome desert; the sending of the spies and the people’s subsequent spurning of the Promised Land, so that G‑d decreed that the entire generation of the Exodus would die out in the desert. “Also against me,” says Moses, “was G‑d angry for your sake, saying: You, too, shall not go in there.”

Moses also recounts some more recent events: the refusal of the nations of Moab and Ammon to allow the Israelites to pass through their countries; the wars against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og, and the settlement of their lands by the tribes of Reuben and Gad and part of the tribe of Manasseh; and Moses’ message to his successor, Joshua, who will take the people into the Land and lead them in the battles for its conquest: “Fear them not, for the L‑rd your G‑d, He shall fight for you.”

Rabbi Richman has not posted his latest video (probably some time tonight or tomorrow) so I will post his dvar Torah from last year...

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Rabbi Levi Chazen is cool and unashamedly right-wing religious Zionist, and I like it!

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In order to balance things, here is Rabbi Trugman of BeThereIsrael, giving a short (12min) talk on Devarim with some Chassidus and Kabbalah insights.

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Some more Chassidic ideas on the Torah, from the great Rabbi Yitzak Ginsburg...

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I heard the news that Rabbi Shafiers father is niftar (died) and he is currently sitting shiva for him... I have been a supporter of this rabbi for six years and have several of his CDs. His short Shmuzim are informative and succinct.

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I was correct... Rabbi Richman just posted his latest talk on Devarim last night....

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Some may ask why learn the same thing 'over and over' again... Many of the Rabbis I post here say almost the same thing... The point is that repetition makes one familiar with the material. There is a wisdom of the sages which basically go, "One who has reviewed 101 times is not the same as one who has reviewed 100 times"...


http://www.cckollel.org/html/parsha/vayikra/bechukosai5763.html

The Gemora in Chagiga cites a conversation between Bar Hei Hei and Hillel. Bar Hei Hei asked Hillel, “What is the meaning of the Pasuk  “You will return and see the difference between  a righteous person and a wicked person, between one who serves Hashem and one who does not serve Hashem.” (Malachi 3:18) It seems that the Pasuk is repeating itself. A righteous person is the same as one who serves Hashem. And a wicked person is one who does not serve Hashem. Hillel answered that one who serves Hashem and one who does not serve Hashem are both completely righteous, nevertheless, there is no comparison between one who recites his learning 100 times and one who recites his learning 101 times. Ben Hei Hei asked Hillel, “Because he failed to review his learning that one extra time he is called one who doesn’t serve Hashem?”  Hillel answered, “Yes, go out and learn from the market of donkey drivers, where a journey of ten parsahs costs one zuz, but a journey of eleven parsahs costs two zuzim.”  The Maharsha explains Hillel’s cryptic answer as follows. People would hire the services of a donkey to transport their merchandise from one place to another. Ten parsahs was the standard distance covered by a donkey driver in one day. But if he were hired to travel eleven parsahs in one day, in which case he will have to go faster than usual, he would charge a disproportionate amount. So too, one who learned 100 times, has now learned all he needs to in order not to forget his learning.  However, the 101st time learning the same Gemora shows that one is learning for the sake of being an Oved Hashem (and will get more S’char). We at times have extra spare time to learn and we do not utilize this time to its utmost. Just remember, the harder it is to learn the more S’char one gets and is called an Oved Hashem.

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We must learn the 'art of rebuke' from the lessons of Moshe. Rabbi Nagen of Otniel gives a nice lesson on this topic.

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Rabbi Machlis has a loving approach which makes each and every Jew feel important in his home. When I visit Israel I will attempt to visit his home...

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Thanks for posting these Muman, you always find great divrei Torah, they've helped me in my physical and spiritual life, and I truly enjoy listening to them. How come you don't post really long ones any more, though?