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Ha’azinu According to legend, the poem that consists of this week’s entire Torah episode is recited one day before Moses dies. The second opening stanza of his swan song reads: May my discourse come down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, Like showers on young growth, Like droplets on the grass. Dvarim […]

Nitzavim – Vayelech     Song of Witness     King James:  Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. JPS: Therefore write down this poem and teach […]

KI TAVO   Written In Stone There’s a movie out now, called ‘THE TEN’, written and directed by David Wain, a Jewish funny guy. The movie is a modern midrash of sorts on the Ten Commandments, taking wild spins off of each commandment in relation to modern life. Or something like that.  In between each […]

KI TETZE     DRESSED TO HEAL   A man hates his wife. It starts as a private domestic dispute, but quickly becomes a big problem and a public court case. In this week’s Torah Episode, “Ki Tetze” – a collection of laws and regulations in no particular order, this is but one of many […]