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Our parasha begins with the famous words: “And these are the names of b’nai Yisrael who came to Egypt, with Ya’akov, each man and his household came” (Shemos 1:1). In his …
Judaism’s most ubiquitous and heartfelt declaration of love and devotion, the Shema and Ve’ahavta, are highlighted in Va'etchanan, this week’s Torah portion.
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Hardened Heart
I find it nearly impossible to read torah without looking out the window, I mean that literally and metaphorically. Very often when I study, I have to sit with a verse and look out into near nothingness to organize my thoughts as to its meaning and greater lesson. For some reason I don’t fully understand staring at the words on the page doesn’t help me understand them better, but, lifting my eyes from the page and starting into the sky does.