Parashat Devarim: Table of Contents
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CONTENTS
  • Midrash / מִדְרָשׁ
  1. Why does Moshe ask Sihon to make peace after God tells him to go fight a war with them?
  2. Where is “Di-Zahav,” and what happened there?
  3. How did Moshe convince people to lead Benei Yisrael?
  4. Why did Benei Yisrael say that God hated them in the sin of the Golden Calf?
  5. After God tells Moshe to go fight Sihon, Moshe sends to Sihon "words of peace." Why does he do that?
  • Commentary / פַּרְשָׁנוּת
  1. What does it mean when Moshe instructs Benei Yisrael to "hear between your brothers?"
  2. Whose idea was it to send spies, God, or Benei Yisrael?
  3. Why does Moshe say that the judges should fear no one?
  • Halakhah / הֲלָכָה
  1. The mitzvah of creating a fair system of courts
  2. How do we remember the destruction of the Temple without being overwhelmed with sadness?
  • A Moment of Hebrew / רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית​​​​​​
  1. Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ ס.ב.ב 
  2. Shoresh שֹׁרֶשׁ ד.ב.ר