Moshe's Speech - The Mitzvot Address

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  1. The Main Monologue of Sefer Devarim

    Rabbi Yehuda Rock

    Moshe's monologue is finally complete. Rishonim are divided as to when Moshe actually heard the content of this speech from God. Specifically, the Rishonim discuss the many commandments that appear within this monologue: did Moshe receive these commandments at Sinai or did he receive them only in The Fortieth Year?

  2. Torah and Song, Heaven and Earth

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    What is the Torah which Moshe is commanded to write? Is it the entire Torah, or only part of the Torah? What is the "song"? Why does God command Moshe to appoint both Torah and Song as witnesses for Bnei Yisrael? Why is one or the other insufficient? And why does Moshe add two additional witnesses - heaven and earth?

  3. Sefer Devarim: The Beginning of the Oral Law

    Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman

    תאריך פרסום: תשע"ב | |

    This shiur will give us insight into the Mesorah and the way we think about Halakha. Sources from Rav Tzadok of Lublin and the Netziv which are not usually taught will help us understand very difficult questions that arise in Tanakh, about various commandments that contradict one another. We explore how we view our relationship, and the Written Torah’s relationship with the Oral Torah, and we find an evolution of the Oral Torah throughout Tanakh.    

  4. Mishneh Torah: The Book of Second Chances

    Rabbi Yehuda Shaviv | 14 minutes

    We survey a variety of issues raised throughout the book of Devarim, including: the Divine authorship of Devarim; the centrality of repentance; new mitzvot that have not yet been commanded; and the roles of the community in mitzvot and in repentance (teshuva).

  5. “You Shall Make For Yourself an Ark of Wood”

    Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

    A crucial difference between Sefer Devarim and Sefer Shemot is the mention of the wooden ark that was created for the second tablets in Sefer Devarim. The explanation for this has to do with the “immanent” nature of Sefer Shemot against the “transcendental” nature of Sefer Devarim. This explains why the Mishkan and Ohel Moed are not mentioned in Sefer Devarim - because the main goal of the covenant in Devarim is the keeping of the mitzvot, and not the dwelling of the Divine Presence as it is in Sefer Shemot. 

  6. Instant Repentance

    Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

  7. Moshe's First Speech - Preventing the Sin of the Spies

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  8. The Structure of Sefer Devarim

    HaTanakh.com Staff