Show Notes
In this week's parsha, Re'eh, we learn some very important things. These include:
Idolatry is evil. It is compared to an illness, or a cancer, that must be eradicated so it will not harm or infect other areas of the body (or in this case, the nation).
It is important to have one place of centralized worship. This is what the Beit Hamikdash was, and it promoted unity.
False prophets may arise, but we should not trust what they say. If anyone tells us to go against God's laws in the Torah, we know they are not speaking truth.
Tzedaka is an extremely important mitzvah that focuses on tempering justice with compassion. It is a way of acknowledging any money we have comes from God, and learning to focus on others, not only ourselves.
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In the last parsha of the Torah, V'Zot HaBracha, Moshe dies. But what matters is not that he died- rather, the way he died. Moshe approached God alone. There were no adoring crowds. No family surrounding him. It was just the man and his Maker. And this is something that will happen to us all. We will all, ultimately, approach God. The question to be answered is simply this: have we lived a life that we are proud to show to God?
This week's parsha, Haazinu, is actually a song! Moshe wanted to make sure that the core ideas of Judaism would be accessible to everyone, whether or not they were able to read. In this song, we focus on some important ideas. These include: