Although we may live lives dedicated to following the commandments of the Torah, the core question of “What does God ask of us?” is posed by Moses. He offers the following answer: “Only to fear and ...

V’achalta v’savata u’veirachta es Hashem Elokecha al ha’aretz ha’tovah asher nasan lach (8:10) Parshas Eikev contains the mitzvah of reciting Birkas HaMazon (Grace after Meals), in which we thank ...

I’ll have more sensible things to say. And then there’s these words from this old text written by, well, you prove to me who wrote these words. These words which distinguish us, but don’t make us ...

This week’s portion includes the verse upon which is based the obligation to recite the Grace after Meals. The text reads “and you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God upon the land ...

With seventy souls, Your forefathers descended to Egypt, and now the Lord, your God, has made you as the stars of heaven in abundance. while riding a cow into the Sabbath. You can’t throw a stone ...

The air is thick in Jerusalem and it’s a vibe because in this week’s Torah portion, Eikev, the air is thick with command and consequence. Some passages carry the iron taste of survival — the reminder ...

Rashi opens his commentary on this week’s portion by explaining the rather strange choice of the words that begin this week’s parsha. “Vehaya eikev tishmi’un ...

In mentioning that the shoes of the Jewish people miraculously didn’t wear out during their sojourn in the wilderness, the Torah states explicitly (29:4) that they wore shoes during their travels ...