Writing the Torah

נמצאו 10 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. The Image of the Jewish King According to the Torah

    Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein

    What is the purpose and function of the king?

  2. Torah and Song, Heaven and Earth

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    What is the Torah which Moshe is commanded to write? Is it the entire Torah, or only part of the Torah? What is the "song"? Why does God command Moshe to appoint both Torah and Song as witnesses for Bnei Yisrael? Why is one or the other insufficient? And why does Moshe add two additional witnesses - heaven and earth?

  3. The Juxtaposition of Parashot in Vayelekh and their Significance [audio]

    Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot | 16 דקות

    What can the order and content of the various sections of Parashat Vayelekh teach us about the complementary roles of routine and novelty in our relationship with God? We examine the peculiarity of Hakhel, raise questions and attempt to answer them, such as: why is it only mentioned in Sefer Devarim, and why does everyone have to attend? We look at Hakhel as a reenactment of the Revelation at Har Sinai, view the tasks of the Leviim as an extension of Ki Tisa, and examine the appointment of Yehoshua. We explore connections between Parashat Vayelekh and the story of Eliyahu at Mount Carmel and his return to Mount Sinai (Horev), along with the command to appoint Elisha. Messages about leadership and cohesion of Am Yisrael emerge.

  4. The Juxtaposition of Parashot in Vayelekh and their Significance [article]

    Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

    "Even though we do not seek explanations for the juxtaposition (semikhut) of themes throughout the Torah, we do so in the Mishneh Torah (Sefer Devarim)." (Berakhot 21b) The aim of this article will be to examine the order of the parashot in Parashat Vayelekh and to understand their significance.

    What can the order and content of the various sections of Parashat Vayelekh teach us about the complementary roles of routine and novelty in our relationship with God? We examine the peculiarity of Hakhel, raise questions and attempt to answer them, such as: why is it only mentioned in Sefer Devarim, and why does everyone have to attend? We look at Hakhel as a reenactment of the Revelation at Har Sinai, view the tasks of the Leviim as an extension of Ki Tisa, and examine the appointment of Yehoshua. We explore connections between Parashat Vayelekh and the story of Eliyahu at Mount Carmel and his return to Mount Sinai (Horev), along with the command to appoint Elisha. Messages emerge about the leadership and cohesion of Am Yisrael.

  5. Composition of the Torah according to Tanakh and Jewish Tradition

    Part 1

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    The term "Torah,” and even "Sefer Torah,” appears many times in Tanakh, but in most cases, the plain meaning of the text is not referring to the Five Books of the Torah. The word "Torah" actually has multiple meanings in Tanakh, and only in some instances does the word refer to a written text.

  6. Composition of the Torah according to Tanakh and Jewish Tradition

    Part 2

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    From the description that appears in the Torah itself and in the Books of the Prophets, there is no way of knowing how, when, and by whom the Five Books of the Torah were committed to writing and transmitted to the Jewish People. However, in the later books the picture changes somewhat, and we find explicit mention of the existence of a "Book of the Torah" that is more extensive than just the book of Devarim. This Torah is clearly identified with "God's Torah" in Nehemia, when the Jewish people commits, at the ceremony of the covenant, "to follow God's Torah, which was given by the hand of Moshe, God's servant."

  7. A Thought for Nitzavim - Vayelekh

    Rabbi Yaakov Beasley

  8. The Mishneh Torah: Humankind's Role in the Writing of God

    Rabbi Dr. Katriel (Kenneth) Brander

    תאריך פרסום: 2022 | | שעה ו- 5 דקות

    In this lecture, we’ll be delving into the meaning behind the second name of the book of Decarim, the Mishna Torah, and try to understand its implications on our engagement with God and the development of the Torah.

     

     

    In memory of Belda and Marcel Lindenbaum

  9. The meaning of the word "Torah"

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

  10. Who wrote the Torah?

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak