Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Va'etchanan - the Sabbath of Comfort !!!
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Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called
Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded). This is the portion that will be read
in synagogues around the world this week during the Shabbat
(Saturday) morning service. Please read along with us; we know
you will be blessed!
This Shabbat follows the fast day of Tisha B’Av and has a special
name: Shabbat Nachamu (Sabbath of Comfort). This name comes
from the first lines of the Haftarah (prophetic portion) read on this
day, which begins, “Comfort, oh comfort My people, says your God.”
In last week’s Torah portion, Devarim, the Israelites stood poised at
the edge of the Promised Land, on the east side of the Jordan, ready
to cross over and possess the Land. Before they crossed, Moses
summarizes for the people their 40-year history of wandering in the
wilderness. This week’s Torah portion begins with Moses reminding
the people of how he pleaded with God for the privilege of entering
the Promised Land, but God refused to grant his request.
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Va'etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11)
Parashat Va'etchanan is read on Shabbat:
Av 13, 5777 / August 5, 2017
Weekly Torah Portion: Va'etchanan
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Transforming Tisha B’Av into a Day of Joy!
Tisha B’Av with the Jewish People on the Temple Mount: This is the Generation that Will Build the Holy Temple (Note: Recorded during the 9 days, this episode of Temple Talk has no lead-in or lead-out music.)
In a special Tisha b'Av broadcast of this week's edition of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman record the program on the fast day after having ascended earlier in the day to the Temple Mount in the midst of a record-breaking amount of Jewish worshipers numbering over 1,000. Our hosts convey their impressions of their amazing experience on the Temple Mount, as well as their thoughts and prayers on this significant day, and share rich insights of the quintessential Jewish experience and the ultimate rectification of Tisha B'Av.
Special - Tish'a B'av, 2017: A Day of Reaffirmation, Dedication & Preparation for the Next Stage in History
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Tish'a b'Av, the ninth of the month of Av, is a day of fasting, repentance and prayer, the day which commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temples. On this day all of Israel mourns for the Holy Temple. This year, Tish'a b'Av 5777, which was observed on August 1, 2017, saw record numbers of Jews brave an oppressive heat wave and ascend the Temple Mount. Like one man with one heart and one consciousness, their motivation was clear: there is no where else we would want to be today: this is home. [...]
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1,300 Jews on Temple Mount Signal End of Exile, Beginning of Joyous Redemption on Ninth of Av
by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
On Tuesday, the holiday of the Ninth of Av, a record-breaking 1,300 Jews ascended to the Temple Mount, turning a day of deepest mourning for the destruction of the Temples into a catalyst to bring the beginnings of the Third Temple. “I know that if there had been an announcement on the radio to go up and build, thousands more Jews were ready for that,” Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the Chief Rabbi of Hebron told Breaking Israel News of the awe-filled atmosphere on the Mount. Rabbi Ariel, an iconic figure in the Temple Mount movement who fought alongside the IDF paratroopers when they conquered the holy site in 1967, was overcome with emotion when he ascended alongside over a thousand fellow Jews on the Ninth of Av – an event unknown for a millennium, he said.. [...]
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For First Time in Millennia, Jewish Priests Will Undergo Training to Enter Temple's Holy of Holies
by Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
For the first time in 2,000 years, a group of Kohanim (men of the Jewish priestly caste) living close to Jerusalem’s Old City are studying the relevant Jewish laws to be able to ascend the Temple Mount and enter the Holy of Holies, where God’s presence is said to dwell. This development was initiated by Israel’s first responder organization ZAKA, based on a decision by the ZAKA Rabbinical Council following an event occurring during the three weeks of austerity leading up to the Ninth Day of Av: the July 14 Palestinian terror attack against Israeli police officers that left three dead (including the terrorist), the most powerful source of ritual impurity, on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. [...]
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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 15+ years ...
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
OUR WORLD: Losing and Winning the Temple Mount
Israel ceded the Temple Mount to terrorists last week. But with a clear goal, we can get it back
in short order and keep it perpetually for the good of all humanity.
by Caroline B Glick - JPOST
Last week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet caved in to the demands of the PLO and its partners in Hamas, the Islamic Movement, Jordan, Iran and Turkey by agreeing to remove metal detectors and other security screening equipment from the Temple Mount. The equipment was installed last month in response to Palestinian incitement and acts of jihadist violence against Israelis, including the murder of two policemen, at Judaism’s holiest site. After polls showed 77% of Israelis felt he and his cabinet members capitulated to terrorism, Netanyahu issued a statement thanking US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and Trump’s senior negotiator Jason Greenblatt for their help in resolving the crisis. [...]
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The failure of liberalism
The liberal mindset has taken over the thought processes of large sectors of Israeli society,
just as it has taken over the thought processes of Western society as a whole. And it leads to disaster.
by Dr. Mordechai Kedar - INN
It is an undeniable fact that the Israeli government caved in to the religious tenacity of the Muslim side in the Temple Mount dispute. It took less than two weeks of violence to force Israel to admit to the error made by its Cabinet and all the experts with whom it consulted about probable Islamic reactions to placing security apparatus at the entrance to the Temple Mount and the gates of the Old City. There is no question that Israel’s backtracking was humiliating and that it granted a significant victory to Israel-haters. [...]
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Ambassador Nikki Haley Slams the UN for “Obsessive” Israel Hatred, and Refusal to Condemn Terrorists
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Choosing Nikki Haley as his Ambassador to the United Nations may have been President Trump’s very best Cabinet decision. Since day one she has been an absolute rockstar at the United Nations and she has delivered jarring attacks on our enemies, stirring speeches in support of our goals, and cutting criticism of the hypocrites who attack the USA and Israel while coddling terrorist sympathizers and human-rights crushing strongmen. [...]
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H. R. McMaster letter told Susan Rice she can KEEP HER SECURITY CLEARANCE
by Pamela Geller
McMaster is aligned with the enemies of Trump and America. Read this letter. Bear in mind, the Wall Street Journal reported back in June that the House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas in connection with its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and of the Obama administration’s potentially illegal use of the government’s foreign-intelligence-
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**GRAPHIC VIDEO** Muslim teenager STABS shopper in supermarket in Israel
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The Muslim jihad against the Jews rages on -- the enemedia shrugs and yawns. But dare criticize the hatred, bigotry and savagery endemic to Islam and you'll have an army of enemedia trolls all over you for "islamophobia. [...]
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Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Va'etchanan - the Sabbath of Comfort !!!
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Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called
Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded). This is the portion that will be read
in synagogues around the world this week during the Shabbat
(Saturday) morning service. Please read along with us; we know
you will be blessed!
This Shabbat follows the fast day of Tisha B’Av and has a special
name: Shabbat Nachamu (Sabbath of Comfort). This name comes
from the first lines of the Haftarah (prophetic portion) read on this
day, which begins, “Comfort, oh comfort My people, says your God.”
In last week’s Torah portion, Devarim, the Israelites stood poised at
the edge of the Promised Land, on the east side of the Jordan, ready
to cross over and possess the Land. Before they crossed, Moses
summarizes for the people their 40-year history of wandering in the
wilderness. This week’s Torah portion begins with Moses reminding
the people of how he pleaded with God for the privilege of entering
the Promised Land, but God refused to grant his request.
You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
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Shavuot: The Supernatural Goodness of God
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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman ...
What happens to prayers that appear to us to be unanswered? Where do they go? Are they scattered in the cosmic winds, never to be seen again? Do they fall back down to earth, like so many dried leaves? Or do they form an eternal bridge of human hope and longing, traversing time and space, bonded together in the service of all human aspiration?
Va'etchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11)
Parashat Va'etchanan is read on Shabbat:
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Transforming Tisha B’Av into a Day of Joy!
Tisha B’Av with the Jewish People on the Temple Mount: This is the Generation that Will Build the Holy Temple (Note: Recorded during the 9 days, this episode of Temple Talk has no lead-in or lead-out music.)
In a special Tisha b'Av broadcast of this week's edition of Temple Talk, Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Chaim Richman record the program on the fast day after having ascended earlier in the day to the Temple Mount in the midst of a record-breaking amount of Jewish worshipers numbering over 1,000. Our hosts convey their impressions of their amazing experience on the Temple Mount, as well as their thoughts and prayers on this significant day, and share rich insights of the quintessential Jewish experience and the ultimate rectification of Tisha B'Av.
Special - Tish'a B'av, 2017: A Day of Reaffirmation, Dedication & Preparation for the Next Stage in History
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Tish'a b'Av, the ninth of the month of Av, is a day of fasting, repentance and prayer, the day which commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temples. On this day all of Israel mourns for the Holy Temple. This year, Tish'a b'Av 5777, which was observed on August 1, 2017, saw record numbers of Jews brave an oppressive heat wave and ascend the Temple Mount. Like one man with one heart and one consciousness, their motivation was clear: there is no where else we would want to be today: this is home. [...]
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1,300 Jews on Temple Mount Signal End of Exile, Beginning of Joyous Redemption on Ninth of Av
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On Tuesday, the holiday of the Ninth of Av, a record-breaking 1,300 Jews ascended to the Temple Mount, turning a day of deepest mourning for the destruction of the Temples into a catalyst to bring the beginnings of the Third Temple. “I know that if there had been an announcement on the radio to go up and build, thousands more Jews were ready for that,” Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, the Chief Rabbi of Hebron told Breaking Israel News of the awe-filled atmosphere on the Mount. Rabbi Ariel, an iconic figure in the Temple Mount movement who fought alongside the IDF paratroopers when they conquered the holy site in 1967, was overcome with emotion when he ascended alongside over a thousand fellow Jews on the Ninth of Av – an event unknown for a millennium, he said.. [...]
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For the first time in 2,000 years, a group of Kohanim (men of the Jewish priestly caste) living close to Jerusalem’s Old City are studying the relevant Jewish laws to be able to ascend the Temple Mount and enter the Holy of Holies, where God’s presence is said to dwell. This development was initiated by Israel’s first responder organization ZAKA, based on a decision by the ZAKA Rabbinical Council following an event occurring during the three weeks of austerity leading up to the Ninth Day of Av: the July 14 Palestinian terror attack against Israeli police officers that left three dead (including the terrorist), the most powerful source of ritual impurity, on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. [...]
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THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
OUR WORLD: Losing and Winning the Temple Mount
Israel ceded the Temple Mount to terrorists last week. But with a clear goal, we can get it back
in short order and keep it perpetually for the good of all humanity.
by Caroline B Glick - JPOST
Last week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet caved in to the demands of the PLO and its partners in Hamas, the Islamic Movement, Jordan, Iran and Turkey by agreeing to remove metal detectors and other security screening equipment from the Temple Mount. The equipment was installed last month in response to Palestinian incitement and acts of jihadist violence against Israelis, including the murder of two policemen, at Judaism’s holiest site. After polls showed 77% of Israelis felt he and his cabinet members capitulated to terrorism, Netanyahu issued a statement thanking US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and Trump’s senior negotiator Jason Greenblatt for their help in resolving the crisis. [...]
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The failure of liberalism
The liberal mindset has taken over the thought processes of large sectors of Israeli society,
just as it has taken over the thought processes of Western society as a whole. And it leads to disaster.
by Dr. Mordechai Kedar - INN
It is an undeniable fact that the Israeli government caved in to the religious tenacity of the Muslim side in the Temple Mount dispute. It took less than two weeks of violence to force Israel to admit to the error made by its Cabinet and all the experts with whom it consulted about probable Islamic reactions to placing security apparatus at the entrance to the Temple Mount and the gates of the Old City. There is no question that Israel’s backtracking was humiliating and that it granted a significant victory to Israel-haters. [...]
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Ambassador Nikki Haley Slams the UN for “Obsessive” Israel Hatred, and Refusal to Condemn Terrorists
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Choosing Nikki Haley as his Ambassador to the United Nations may have been President Trump’s very best Cabinet decision. Since day one she has been an absolute rockstar at the United Nations and she has delivered jarring attacks on our enemies, stirring speeches in support of our goals, and cutting criticism of the hypocrites who attack the USA and Israel while coddling terrorist sympathizers and human-rights crushing strongmen. [...]
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H. R. McMaster letter told Susan Rice she can KEEP HER SECURITY CLEARANCE
by Pamela Geller
McMaster is aligned with the enemies of Trump and America. Read this letter. Bear in mind, the Wall Street Journal reported back in June that the House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas in connection with its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and of the Obama administration’s potentially illegal use of the government’s foreign-intelligence-
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The Muslim jihad against the Jews rages on -- the enemedia shrugs and yawns. But dare criticize the hatred, bigotry and savagery endemic to Islam and you'll have an army of enemedia trolls all over you for "islamophobia. [...]
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Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like
Your works and Your mighty deeds? Deuteronomy 3:23–24
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Va'etchanan - the Sabbath of Comfort !!!
The parchment inside a mezuzah is inscribed with the Shema, which is read in today's Torah portion.
Shabbat Shalom
Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion),
which is called Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded).
which is called Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded).
This is the portion that will be read in synagogues around the world this week during the Shabbat (Saturday) morning service.
This Shabbat follows the fast day of Tisha B’Av and has a special name: Shabbat Nachamu (Sabbath of Comfort). This name comes from the first lines of the Haftarah (prophetic portion) read on this day, which begins, “Comfort, oh comfort My people, says your God.”
Please read along with us; we know you will be blessed!
Parasha Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded)
Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11; Isaiah 40:1–26; John 10:1–42
“Then I pleaded [va’etchanan] with the Lord at that time, saying: ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?” (Deuteronomy 3:23–24)
In last week’s Torah portion, Devarim, the Israelites stood poised at the edge of the Promised Land, on the east side of the Jordan, ready to cross over and possess the Land. Before they crossed, Moses summarizes for the people their 40-year history of wandering in the wilderness.
Tel Aviv-Jaffa Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau affixes a mezuzah (doorpost) to
the front door of the British Ambassador to Israel's Ramat Gan residence in
fulfillment of the Biblical injunction to inscribe the words of the Shema "on
the doorposts of your house (Deuteronomy 6:9)." The parchment, which
is protected in a decorative case, is inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9
and 11:13–21.
the front door of the British Ambassador to Israel's Ramat Gan residence in
fulfillment of the Biblical injunction to inscribe the words of the Shema "on
the doorposts of your house (Deuteronomy 6:9)." The parchment, which
is protected in a decorative case, is inscribed with Deuteronomy 6:4–9
and 11:13–21.
Included in this week’s Parasha are several of the best known and fundamental passages of Scripture in the entire Tanakh (Old Testament), including the Ten Commandments and the Shema (Listen! or Hear and Do!)—a call in Deuteronomy 6:4–9 to love the one true God with all our being.
This passage also exhorts us to pass on our faith to the next generation by faithfully teaching the Torah to our children.
“Shema, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4–5)
This is the first prayer spoken in the morning and the last said in the evening before sleep. It is often the final prayer on the lips of a Jewish person on their deathbed, and it has been uttered by many Jewish martyrs as they gave up their spirits to the Lord.
These verses of Scriptures are so central to Judaism that they are written on a parchment and placed in a small box worn on the forehead called tefillin (phylacteries) and also in small, decorated boxes called mezuzot (plural of mezuzah) on the doorposts of Jewish homes. This is done in literal fulfillment of commands found in this week’s Parasha:
“Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:8–9)
A Jewish teen recites morning prayers wearing
tefillin (phylacteries), a set of small black leather
boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed
with verses from the Torah.
tefillin (phylacteries), a set of small black leather
boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed
with verses from the Torah.
Preparing the Next Generation
This week’s Torah portion begins with Moses reminding the people of how he pleaded with God for the privilege of entering the Promised Land, but God refused to grant his request.
Moses would not enter the Promised Land because he disobediently struck the rock twice in the wilderness of Zin, instead of speaking to it as God commanded. (Numbers 20)
This happened when the nation’s water well dried up after his sister Miriam died. Moses and Aaron prayed about the situation, and God told Moses to give the people water by speaking to the rock.
But Moses, who was angry with the people for their whining, called the people rebels and implied that it was he and Aaron who were providing for them.
Some have suggested that speaking to the rock might have symbolized speaking God’s Word (as given to Moses), and striking the rock may have represented Moses’ effort.
Though Moses and Aaron were called to lead the Israelites, performing many signs and wonders, it was God who was providing for them, miraculously supplying life-giving water when necessary.
As a result, God told Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust in Me enough to honor Me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them." (Numbers 20:12)
Moses Smites the Rock in the Desert, by James Tissot
Rabbinic tradition says that Moses begged God 515 times, (taken from the gematria or numerical value of the word va’etchanan). Moses tells the people how he asked God,
“‘Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.’ But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me. ‘That is enough,’ the Lord said. ‘Do not speak to Me anymore about this matter.’” (Deuteronomy 3:25–26)
God said, “No.”
Although Moses would get a glimpse of the Land of Promise, he would be among those of his generation who would die in the wilderness because of their sins. His successor, Joshua, would cross over the Jordan with the new generation of Israelites who would conquer the Land.
“But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.” (Deuteronomy3:28)
Joshua, whose Hebrew name is Yehoshua (the Lord is Salvation), takes the people into the Promised Land, where they will take hold of all that God has promised.
He is a type of the Messiah. Yeshua (which is a form of the name Yehoshua) will one day take His people into the true Promised Land of Heaven where we will not perish but inherit eternal life.
We can learn a lesson from Moses remaining on the other side of the Jordan.
There are times when, despite our earnest begging and pleading, God in His perfect wisdom, justice, and mercy simply says "no," and that is the end of the matter. God may even ask us to encourage someone in the next generation who will carry the torch further than we have, and we need to accept this decision with a grace born of humility.
Forty Ethiopian immigrants from the absorption center in Tzfat join eight
teens from Great Britain to celebrate in Jerusalem their Bar Mitzvah (Son
of the Commandment), the Jewish rite of passage in which teens assume
moral responsibility for their own actions and become eligible to be called
to read from the Torah. (Photo: Jewish Agency)
teens from Great Britain to celebrate in Jerusalem their Bar Mitzvah (Son
of the Commandment), the Jewish rite of passage in which teens assume
moral responsibility for their own actions and become eligible to be called
to read from the Torah. (Photo: Jewish Agency)
El Kanah: The Jealous God
Before Moses surrenders the leadership of Israel to Joshua, he exhorts the people to keep God’s Torah and to live in obedience to God’s ways so that they may take possession of the Land. He tells them:
“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and rulings I am teaching you, in order to follow them, so that you will live; then you will go in and take possession of the land that Adonai, the God of your fathers, is giving you.” (Deuteronomy 4:1)
Moses reminds the children of Israel how they stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments. He warns them not to forget the Torah of God and to diligently teach God’s commandments to their children and grandchildren.
A young man has his Bar Mitzvah (Son of the
Commandment) in Jerusalem. (Ministry of
Tourism photo by Jonathan Sindel)
Commandment) in Jerusalem. (Ministry of
Tourism photo by Jonathan Sindel)
In telling them this, he reminds them three times that God spoke from the fire at Sinai in which He did not have a form. Therefore, because they saw no image of God, they are not to carve for themselves images of God, which is detrimental to faith, nor of other gods, which is idolatry.
This prohibition of the making of carved images is accompanied by the warning that God is a consuming fire:
“Watch out for yourselves, so that you won’t forget the covenant of Adonai your God, which He made with you, and make yourself a carved image, a representation of anything forbidden to you by Adonai your God. For Adonai your God is a consuming fire, a Jealous God [El Kanah].” (Deuteronomy 4:23–24)
The name of God used in this verse is El Kanah (Jealous God). This name is also mentioned elsewhere in this Parasha in Deuteronomy 5:9, 6:15, and in Exodus 34:14 (see also 1 Kings 19:10 and 14 in which kanah is often translated as zealous).
A Jewish bride and groom stand under the chuppah.
The names and titles of God declare to the world who He is. They also answer our deepest questions regarding our relationship to God.
The name El Kanah reveals that God is protective of His people and His relationship with them. In the same way that the relationship between a husband and a wife is sacred, He will not share our praise and devotion with other gods.
In fact, the covenant God made with Israel at Mount Sinai is likened to a marriage ceremony, complete with the cloud covering symbolizing the chuppah (marriage canopy) and the ketubah (marriage contract), outlining the responsibilities and privileges of both bride and bridegroom and the agreed-upon vows.
God is, therefore, asking His people to be faithful unto Him, forsaking all other gods. All forms of idolatry and worship of false gods is “spiritual adultery” and can be likened to an unfaithful spouse.
The Lord lovingly and faithfully watches over His Bride, and jealously guards her, like a passionate husband protecting His bride.
Israeli bride and groom share a kiss in the shade of a tree.
(Photo by Reut C)
(Photo by Reut C)
Unfaithfulness and Exile
“Adonai will scatter you among the peoples; and among the nations to which Adonai will lead you away, you will be left few in number.” (Deuteronomy 4:27)
In this Parasha, Moses prophesies the tragic consequence of Israel straying from their devotion to God and turning to idols: they would be sent into exile (galut)and scattered to the four corners of the earth.
This is exactly what happened when the Babylonians and the Romans destroyed the Holy Temple and Jerusalem.
However, God is merciful; He promised that if the people would repent and turn back to Him with all of their heart and soul, then He would relent and bring them back to the Land.
Indeed, in fulfillment of a great number of prophecies, including those of Moses, the Lord did bring His people home from Babylon. And in these last days, He is once again bringing His people home.
“In your distress, when all these things have come upon you, in the last days [acharit-hayamim], you will return to Adonai your God and listen to what He says; for ADONAI your God is a merciful God. He will not fail you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your ancestors which He swore to them.”
(Deuteronomy 4:30–31)
(Deuteronomy 4:30–31)
This miracle has happened in our very generation as Jewish people are returning to the Land of our forefathers from the north, south, east, and west. It is not because of our righteousness that we have come back to the Land, but because of the covenant God made with our ancestors.
An Orthodox Jewish man recites morning prayers.
Haftarah Va’etchanan: Comfort My People
This week’s Haftarah (prophetic portion) is the first of a series of seven special Haftarot of Consolation that begin on the Shabbat following Tisha B’Av and continue until Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year).
These seven Haftarot follow three special Haftarot called the "Three of Rebuke," which were read from Tammuz 17 to Av 9, the three weeks during which we mourn the destruction of the Temple and the onset of the exile of the Jewish People.
Isaiah 40 opens with a word of comfort to those who are in exile in Babylon and to the destroyed city of Jerusalem:
“Comfort, comfort My people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”
(Isaiah 40:1–2)
(Isaiah 40:1–2)
Jewish men pray at the Western (Wailing) Wall in
Jerusalem, where it is traditional to stuff prayers on
slips of papers in the crevices of the wall.
Jerusalem, where it is traditional to stuff prayers on
slips of papers in the crevices of the wall.
This week’s Divine consolation to the people of I
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