This dynamic of student inquiry and the teacher’s patient, honest response is essential for effective and meaningful learning – for both the teacher and the student. In this week’s parasha, Moses ...

Parashat Devarim begins with Moses reprimanding the Jewish People as he recalls the numerous places in the desert where they rebelled against God. As they enter the land of Israel, the Jewish People ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of the Beth Israel congregation in Waterville, Maine. Rabbi Isaacs was the first openly gay Rabbi to be ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary. Prior to ...

On March 9, 1790 — 14 years after signing the Declaration of Independence — a dying Benjamin Franklin responded to a letter from Yale President Ezra Stiles, who wanted to glean some final wisdom from ...

One of the first obstacles to understanding Devarim is thinking of it as a book. Devarim literally means “[spoken] words.” Even if we might otherwise have missed the centrality of this notion, the ...

Parashat Devarim initiates the fifth Book of the Torah, which shares its name. This final section of the Torah is unique. In the other four books, Moshe acted as a scribe, simply recording with ...

Parashat Devarim begins with what may be the most impressive speech in human history: Moshe Rabbeinu’s farewell discourse. For nearly a month, at the age of 120, Moshe addresses the people with moral ...