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*BONUS EPISODE* Pre-Yamim Noraim 5785

The Thirteen Attributes of Divine Mercy are the centerpiece of the Selichos we recite during Elul, the עשרת ימי תשובה, the ten days of repentance, and on Yom Kippur. 
ה' ה' אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה
Hashem, Hashem, a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and faithfulness, extending kindness to the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin

Parshas Nitzavim Vayelech 5784

אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים הַיּוֹם כֻּלְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם רָאשֵׁיכֶם שִׁבְטֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶם כֹּל אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
You stand this day, all of you, before Hashem your God —your tribal heads, your elders, and your officials, every householder in Israel.
https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.29.9

Parshas Ki Tavo 5784

The Rabbis share their insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Ki Tavo Chapter 28 Verse 1:
וְהָיָה אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם וּנְתָנְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל כׇּל־גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ׃
Now, if you obey Hashem your God, to observe faithfully all the divine commandments which I enjoin upon you this day, Hashem your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
 

Parshas Ki Teitzei 5784

The Rabbis share their insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Ki Teitzei Chapter 22 Verse 1:
לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ נִדָּחִים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם לְאָחִיךָ׃
If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep gone astray, do not ignore it; you must take it back to your peer.
 
 

Parshas Shoftim 5784

The Rabbis share their insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Shoftim Chapter 16 Verse 18:
שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים תִּתֶּן־לְךָ בְּכׇל־שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לִשְׁבָטֶיךָ וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת־הָעָם מִשְׁפַּט־צֶדֶק׃
You shall appoint magistrates and officials for your tribes, in all the settlements that your Hashem, your God, is giving you, and they shall govern the people with due justice.

Parshas Eikev 5784

The Rabbis share thier insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Eikev Chapter 7 Verse 12:
וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן, אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה, וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם, אֹתָם--וְשָׁמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ, אֶת-הַבְּרִית וְאֶת-הַחֶסֶד, אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע, לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ.
And if you do obey these rules and observe them carefully, Hashem, your God will maintain faithfully for you the covenant made on oath with your fathers:
 

Parshas Vaeschanan 5784

The Rabbis share thier insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Vaeschanan Chapter 4 Verse 9:
רַק הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ וּשְׁמֹר נַפְשְׁךָ מְאֹד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וּפֶן־יָסוּרוּ מִלְּבָבְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ וְהוֹדַעְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֵי בָנֶיךָ׃
But take utmost care and watch yourselves scrupulously, so that you do not forget the things that you saw with your own eyes and so that they do not fade from your mind as long as you live. And make them known to your children and to your children’s children:

Parshas Devarim 5784

The Rabbis share thier insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Devarim Chapter 1 Verse 1:
אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּעֲרָבָה מוֹל סוּף בֵּין־פָּארָן וּבֵין־תֹּפֶל וְלָבָן וַחֲצֵרֹת וְדִי זָהָב׃
These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan.—Through the wilderness, in the Arabah near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab...

Parshas Matos Maasi 5784

The Rabbis share thier insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Matos Maasei Chapter 32 Verse 6:
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן הַאַחֵיכֶם יָבֹאוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה וְאַתֶּם תֵּשְׁבוּ פֹה׃
Moses replied to the Gadites and the Reubenites, “Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here?

Parshas Pinchas 5784

The Rabbis share thier insights and observations on one pasuk from Parshas Pinchas Chapter 25 Verse 13:
וְהָיְתָה לּוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָיו בְּרִית כְּהֻנַּת עוֹלָם תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר קִנֵּא לֵאלֹהָיו וַיְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
 
It shall be for him and his descendants after him a pact of priesthood for all time, because he took impassioned action for his God, thus making expiation for the Israelites.
 
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