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Sentence Structure (of the Torah)

CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … This Shabbat, Jews all over the world will be reading them in synagogue. The Ten Commandments. (Exodus, 20:1-14) They’re the best Tablets ever prescribed to man! And as I always say? The Book is much better than the movie! … There were two tablets. One? Obligations between […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 Aug 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, O.K. There’s tremendous value in doing a Mitzvah even if we can’t understand it. It can be a show of our love for G-d. And our appreciation of all He gives us. But does Jewish tradition offer any insight into what the message of Shaatnez may be. Yes. Here’s a fascinating idea. It goes […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jul 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, You don’t have to be a Torah scholar to answer this one. What is the Torah likely to say about cursing someone? I’m sure you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the Torah is against it! But how the Torah says it is very interesting. “Do not curse a deaf person”.  (Leviticus, 19:14) If […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jul 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, Hope all is well. … There’s something the Torah does very often. It mixes “ethical obligations” together with “ritual laws”. Here’s one example. “Every person must respect their mother and father and keep my Sabbaths. (Leviticus, 19:3) The Torah is making a point. That both kinds of commandments are equally important. Our obligations to […]

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