In Parshat VaEtchanan (“I pleaded”), Moshe desperately wants to enter the Land Of Israel. He asks God in Dvarim 3:25: “Please, allow me to cross over and see the good land that is across from the Jordan, this good mountain and the Levanon.” Unfortunately, God’s...
In Parshat VaEtchanan, Dvarim 3:25, Moshe pleads with God: “Please, allow me to cross over and see the good land that is across from the Jordan, this good mountain and the Levanon.”God does not grant Moshe his wish to go into the Land of Israel. Rather,...
After Moshe conquered the mighty kings, Sichon and Og whose lands were given to B’nai Yisrael, Moshe hoped that God would change His mind and permit him to enter the Land (Dvarim 3:23-25):I pleaded to God at that time, saying: “HaShem, Elokim, You have...
In Parshat Vaetchanan, we learn about many specific mitzvot and then we are told (Dvarim 6:18) “Perform the upright and the good in God’s eyes, in order that you benefit, arrive in and inherit the good land that God swore to your...
In Parshat Va’Etchanan, as B’nai Yisrael are about to enter the Land of Israel, Moshe tells them (Dvarim 4:39): “Viyadata hayom vihashevota el levavecha ki HaShem hu haElokim bashamayim mimaal v’al haaretz mitachat ein od”, “You...
In Parshat Vaetchanan, Moshe pleads with God to be able to enter the Land of Israel. In Maesechet Sorah 14a Rabbi Simlai asks the question: Why did Moshe Rabeinu desire to enter the Land of Israel? Did he need to eat of its fruit or did he need to sate...
Sponsored by Daniel and Adina Yoe-Abramson In Honor of Their Birthdays Visiting the Good Land In Parhsat VaEtchanan (Dvarim 3:25), Moshe asks God “Please, allow me to cross over and see the GOOD Land that is across the Yarden, this good mountain and...
Sponsored in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Moshe Carmilly In Parshat Vaetchanan we come across pesukim that we are very familiar with from the Pesach seder. The first quote is from Devarim 6:20: “What are the testimonies (edot) and the statutes (chukim)...
Parshat Vaetchanan begins with Moshe’s pleading prayer: “And I pleaded to God at that time…” The Sifri comments that there are ten different words for prayer in the TaNaCh: Zaaka (Cry), Shava (Outcry), Naaka (Groan), Tzara (Distress), Rina...
In Parshat Va’Etchanan, Devarim 4:15 we read “v’neeshmartem meod l’nafshoteichem”, “watch your selves very carefully”.The Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 427:8 states that it is a mitzvat aseh, a positive commandment, to...
At the beginning of Parshat VaEtchanan, Moshe pleads with God and asks to be allowed to cross over the Jordan River and see the “good land”, the land of Israel. God responds by saying that you will not physically be able to enter the land of Israel. You...