Category Archives: Book of Deuteronomy

HEEL AND TOE – Ekev – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

HEEL AND TOE – Ekev – Deut. 7:12-11:25 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon             The name of this week’s reading is Ekev – meaning a result.  As a result of listening to the commandments and following them, you can expect to accomplish good things in your … Continue reading

Posted in 613 mitzvos, Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Ekev, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Micah, Mitzvah, Moses, Torah, Torah commandment, Torah Study, Yarzeit | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on HEEL AND TOE – Ekev – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A MESSAGE FROM MOSES – Va-etkhanan – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A MESSAGE FROM MOSES – Deut.3:23—7:11 – Va-etkhanan – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week’s reading is long, starting with Moses recalling praying to be permitted to enter the Promised Land, being refused, accepting his fate, and then turning to remind his … Continue reading

Posted in Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Jewish Law, Judaism, Moses, Torah, Torah Study | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A MESSAGE FROM MOSES – Va-etkhanan – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

GIANT ENEMIES – D’varim – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

GIANT ENEMIES – D’varim – Deut. 1-3:22 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Deuteronomy, the last book of the Torah, consists of Moses’ three farewell orations to his people. This week we will read the first one, reviewing Israel’s travels and trials en route to … Continue reading

Posted in Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Israel, Jewish Blogs, Torah, Torah Study | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on GIANT ENEMIES – D’varim – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LEADERS WANTED – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LEADERS WANTED – Numbers 27 – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           After taking a census of his people, Moses gets a look at the Promised Land, although only from Mount Abarim, one of the peaks of the mountain called Nebo.   He hears … Continue reading

Posted in Aaron, Book of Deuteronomy, Census, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Moses, Torah, Torah Study | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on LEADERS WANTED – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A MITZVAH TO REMEMBER Shabat Zakhor by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

       On the Sabbath before Purim we read Deuteronomy chapter 25:17-19, which commands:“Zakhor —Remember what Amalek did to you when you came out of Egypt, attacking you from the rear and killing the stragglers.  He did not fear G-d.”            This is one of … Continue reading

Posted in Amalek, Amalek's attack, Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Egypt, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Jewish Festivals, Jewish Law, Jewish Traditions, Judaism, Mitzvah, Purim, Rabbi, Shabat Zakhor, Torah, Torah commandment, Torah Study | Comments Off on A MITZVAH TO REMEMBER Shabat Zakhor by Rabbi Baruch Cohon