Dr. Mordechai Sabato
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Parashat Eikev represents a in between the two parts of the commandments speech, with Va-etchanan on one side, and Re'eh through Ki-Tavo on the other. In...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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What was the purpose of the test of the manna, and the general purpose of testing Am Yisrael throughout their journeys in the desert? God's causing of...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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The Torah relates to the "ger" as one who dwells among Am Israel; but commentators views the ger as a convert - a "ger tzedek." The Oral Torah divided the...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Why are obligatory sacrifices not mentioned in Devarim? Apparently there is an essential distinction between atonement in Vayikra and atonement in Devarim...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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What is the relationship between the two commandments of Shemitta - allowing the lands rest and the settling of debt? Does settling debt necessarily mean...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The covenant in Parashat Eikev seems to contain a contradiction: the covenant seems to imply that the nation's descendants are not obligated by the...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Parashat Eikev includes two units that praise the land of Israel. Why are two units necessary? The first compares the land with the desert, while the...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Parashat Eikev begins in the middle of a literary unit that starts at the beginning of Va'ethanan. The unit is an introduction to the covenant between God...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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Getting to know God can be a means to loving God, as Maimonides suggests; however, knowing God can also be an independent goal, achieved by the study of...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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Each of the three verses that open the book of Devarim can be viewed exclusively. In this lesson, we will focus on the third verse, which sheds light on...
