Parashas Shoftim, Issue #859 – By Pinchas Winston Judges and law enforcers you must establish in all your communities . . .(Devarim 16:18) EVERY YEAR WHEN I get to Parashas Shoftim, I am reminded of the world in which we live. The truth is, I do not need this week’s parsha to do that….
Parashas Re’eh, Issue #858 – By Pinchas Winston See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse . . .(Devarim 11:26) WHEN WE REACH Parashas Re’eh, I can really feel Rosh Hashanah breathing down my neck. I think it also has to with the fact that the parsha itself is very Rosh…
Parashas Aikev, Issue #857 – By Pinchad Winston If you listen to these judgments and observe and do them, then God, your God, will keep the covenant and kindness with you which He made with your fathers. (Devarim 7:12) MANY THINGS IN Judaism seem to be a two-edged sword. For instance, it is a…
Parashas VaEschanan, Issue #856 – By Pinchas Winston And I pleaded to God at that time, “God, you have begun to shown Your servant Your greatness, and Your strong hand . . .” (Devarim 3:23-24) IT IS POINTED out that the gematria of the word, “vaeschanan,” which means “I pleaded,” is 515. This is…
Parashas Devarim-Shabbos Chazon, Issue #855 – By Pinchas Winston How can I carry you as a burden by myself, with the trouble you cause, and your fighting? (Devarim 1:12) THE FIGHT FOR life is the fight for spiritual sensitivity. Everything good about a person flows from that. This is evident from all of history,…
