This week our parasha is Eikev, which means “consequence”, and covers Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25. In this parasha we will see the importance of our choices and that personal transformation is possible and required by the Lord. Our parasha begins in chapter 7 with Moses continuing his instruction to our people on the border of the Promised […] Source…

The Torah portion for this Shabbat is called Va’etchanan, meaning “and I pleaded”. It covers Deuteronomy chapters 3:23 through 7:11. As the parasha opens, Moses was pleading with Adonai to reconsider allowing him to cross over into the Land of Promise. God’s answer was a firm “No” but He did allow Moses to ascend Mt. […] Source…

Our parasha passage for this week is entitled, D’varim, which means “words.” In this case, “words” means something of consequence. This passage covers Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22. This comes from the Hebrew in Chapter 1:1: Eleh ha d’varim, “these are the words.” This last book of the Torah contains Moses’ overview of the history of […] Source…