In the Torah reading of Re’eh, the pilgrimage festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot are delineated (16, 1-17). In the ancient Biblical period, pilgrimage was made on these festivals to…
In the Torah reading of Eikev, there is a verse that stands out as capturing the essence of the Biblical conception of religion - “And now, Israel, what does the…
The verse Shema (usually translated as “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one”), the great declaration of faith of the Jewish tradition, which appears in the…
Toward the beginning of the Book of Deuteronomy, which is written in the form of a speech given by Moses to the Israelites prior to entering the land of Canaan,…