Articles on the weekly torah portion, parsha, from beginner to advanced levels. Dont even be afraid of one liners or quick insights into two or three verses of the parashah weekly torah portion. It is for this reason that the book of ruth cannot be part of the book of shoftim. The final verses of the book of ruth testify to the ten generations between judahs illegitimate son and the anointed of israel and the law of the. The parshah starts of relating the laws of the shmitta year sabbatical year, that every seven years, on the seventh year one shall let rest and lie fallow their fields. Gods name has been obscured so that something else would be featured. On the foundations of the house of david, the whole people of israel is supported. In the swift course of four short, elegant chapters, the reader witnesses. Traditionally, the book of ruth is scribed on its own scroll separate from the other books of the bible and usually is affixed to a single post aytz chayim, or tree of life. But this man was illem bedivrei torah, he was unfeeling in a torah. Jtss extensive online torah resources reflect todays most compelling conversations, research, and teaching from leaders in jewish studyall available for learners around the world to explore and enjoy. This week we will celebrate shavuot, during which the book of ruth is read, hence some question on it. But there is one personage who makes a brief appearance in this book chapter 4.
The book of ruth, which appears in the third section of. Bemidbar shavuot 5777 conservative yeshiva in jerusalem. Some short verses contain only members of the sof passuk group. I delivered the dvar torah in shul this morning, while our rabbi is on sabbatical.
Divrei torah, inspiration, ethics and stories for all ages. Both chapters begin with a dialogue between ruth and naomi taking place in naomis house. Divrei torah plural of dvar torah may be offered in lieu of a sermon during a worship service, to set a tone and a context at the opening of a synagogue board or committee meeting, or to place personal reflection within a jewish context. Shavuot dvar torah videos for a meaningful holiday.
These animated shorts bring to life some of the texts in this rich book from megillat esther to megillat ruth, from mishlei proverbs and from tehillim psalms. As most frequently encountered, a dvar torah a word of torah is a talk or essay based on the parashah the weekly torah portion. This weeks torah portion consists of a long a list of important laws about the priesthood, the tabernacle, and sacred festivals. His book and the subsequent movie by the same name, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, have amassed a cultlike following. Torah commentators offer two major theses to explain the custom. The fact that megillat ruth mirrors, converses with, and ultimately repairs the social collapse of the book of shoftim is most succinctly conveyed by the striking linguistic correlation between ruth and the final, terrible narrative of the book of the shoftim, that of the rape of the concubine in giva. In the swift course of four short, elegant chapters, the reader witnesses the reversaloverturning of several important biblical teachings. For me, the torahs greatness comes from the way it integrates artistry and meaning. Learn torah inspiring videos, guides, courses aleph beta. Parsha naso dvar torah chessed begins outside the home. I delivered the first dvar torah of the school year last year at the schoolwide seudah shlishit which happened to be on this torah portion, ki tetze. Dvar torah for emor shavuot is a double celebration of torah and the land of israel, made more meaningful today now that we have returned to it. Dear eichlers customer, our store will be closed through the holiday of pesach passover. Dvar tzedek archive american jewish world service ajws.
The torah then continues relating how the jews went about their mission travelling to israel, hashem commanded the jews not to attack the descendants of edom, moav and ammon bamidbar 29. As the book of ruth later tells, ruth was sincere at her conversion ger tsedek or more correctly, gioret tsedakah, but orpah was not. We are starting the fourth book of the torah, bamidbar. In addition, we offer information on a wide range of jewish programs, speakers and special events, and link our visitors to other sites of jewish interest. Torah study it is a tree of life to all who grasp it, and whoever holds on to it is happy. The book of ruth read on shavuot is a beautiful and inspiring story. Shavuot is the culmination of the counting of the seven weeks, or fortynine days, of the omer. In ruth, torah is obeyed, and the people live in peace. The content on and related sites is for personal use only. It will send you a short daily halacha or daily torah by rabbi yaaqob menashe. Our forefather avraham was instructed to go for yourself to leave his family and hometown and head towards the land of israel where he was to be blessed.
Ruth, which is traditionally chanted at shavuot, and this morning. After counting the omer, we arrive chronologically and spiritually at shavuot, where we celebrate both the spring harvest and the day the israelite people accepted the torah from god. Im so glad to see all of you here this morning, and im grateful for your presence. The book of ruth, which appears in the third section of the hebrew bible, ktuvim, writings, is a beautiful folktale written in four short chapters. Ruth was the ancestor of king david, and he is the ancestor of mashiach. The story of ruth is set in the time in which judges led the people of israel, a period. Time flies, time is short, there is a lot to do but savour and enjoy every moment. Rabbi feinstein gave a sermon at the tikkun on the first night of shavuot regarding the book of ruth and jewsbychoice which i would like to partially incorporate in my comments she is tied to this holiday because this is when the real turn of events came around, it was during the festival of the ingathering, that is. At synagogue services on shavuot morning, we read the biblical book of ruth. Ryan dvar torah passover haggadah by daniel sarasohn. Hodyah is private thanks to hashem and hallel is when everyone says it out loud. The torahs greatness can be attributed to its literary uniqueness there really is no other book quite like it and to its remarkable place at the foundation of three major religions. In this parasha the focus is on the census taken a year after leaving egypt, in preparation to entering the land of israel. There is almost no such thing as too short a dvar torah.
It is considered part of the deuteronomic history that begins in the last book of the torah and ends with the second book of kings. The book of ruth concludes with the connection between king david and ruth. It celebrates the loyalty and reward of a young moabite widow ruth who chooses to follow her israelite motherinlaw naomi back to bethlehem after naomi was bereaved of her own husband and two sons. We maintain our full class archives here on for visitors and new subscribers, and provide other educational materials here as well. Mishneh torah hebrew english 18 volumes discusses the fundamental principles of judaism, including such topics as the oneness of gd, the nature of the soul, and prophetic vision. Thus, since ruth was a valid jewish girl at her 1st marriage, after her husband has died without children, she became a yevama. It is nothing short of wondrous that today our people enjoys the. And since torah is the way to selfperfection, the shavuot night learning is called tikkun leil shavuot, which means an act of selfperfection on the night of shavuot. Mishneh torah complete set hebrewenglish 18 volumes. Jan 18 2018 dvar torah rabbi yehuda ceitlin for as long as i can remember, an older man named rabbi mendel morosow would be holding a microphone at the family celebrations of. The book of ruth begins towards the end of the era of judges, with a famine, which according to the midrash, was one of ten caused by god for. Why the book of ruth matters, on the grand scale of history. The sages of the talmud tell us that it was written by the prophet samuel 1.
This week we observe shabbat zachor, the sabbath of remembrance in jewish tradition. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content. What can the weekly torah portion teach us about social justice. Rabbi yaaqob menashe on the parasha 40th of the torahs 54 portions 6 mitzvos 6 mitzvot misvot 9 days 9th of ab 9th of av a seder guide a torah minute aaron ha kohen abarbanel on the torah abouhaseira abraham abinoo abuchatseira achan acharei acharei mot. Writings is the english name for the books of the hebrew bible, or tanach, called ketuvim in hebrew. On the surface, it is the story of a young virtuous maiden who leaves her family and her nation to cast her lot with a people and religion that she has not previously known. Parshat behar has no more than 57 verses, making it the shortest parshah in the torah so far, if starting the cycle from bereishit. For many readers, the torah is more than the good book.
According to rabbinic judaism, the study is ideally done for the purpose of the mitzvah commandment of torah study itself this practice is present to an extent in all religious branches of judaism and is considered of paramount. By custom, after reading our weekly torah portion of tetzaveh from exodus we add a short section of text that recalls the attack by the enemy nation amalek on our israelite stragglers as we escaped egypt during the exodus. The word gave and the word gift come from the same root. Some will eat latkes on chanukah and blintzes on shavuot, but fail to light the chanukah menorah or otherwise fall short of accepting the torah in its entirety. These books tell of the israelites reign over the land of canaan and have a heavy focus on divine reward and punishment. Each dialogue includes an initiative which involves ruth going out of the house. Ruth was a nonjewish woman whose love for god and torah led her to convert to judaism. Hashem is the one who took us out of mitriyim we sang a new song halleluyah dvar torah what is the difference between hallel and hodyah. This is the dvar torah that i gave this morning at hebrew college on the occasion of celebrating a siyyum of sorts, the torah that i have read the last six years in rabbinical school. Dvar torah questions and answers on masei sichos in english. This page contains a link to every dvar torah ive written since 2003 at least, every one to which i can currently dig up a working link, sorted by parsha as an fyi. Be excited by learning torah, and find relevant meaning for modernday life. Dvar torah questions and answers on book of ruth chabad.
All this could only come about through the authority of the oral torah. If you can hang them all together, so much the better, but if you cant it is not serious. Shavuot is known by many namesshavuos, the festival of weeks, the jewish pentecost, the reaping festivalwhich. Instead, boazs atypical character operates outside of the book of shoftim, enabling him to function as the tikkun for this period.
The reader of a short story of this nature might at this point expect, along with ruth. Righteous people were to descend from these nations, including ovadia from edom sanhedrin 39b, ruth from moav and naaman from ammon. It may not be distributed, duplicated, broadcasted or otherwise reproduced in any way, shape or form without express written permission from us. These are the journeys of the children of israel, who went forth from the land of egypt according to their legions, under the leadership of moshe and aharon. We thank praise etc to hashem for all the things and miracles he has done. On the surface, it is the story of a young virtuous maiden who leaves her family and her nation to cast her lot with a. Torah study is the study of the torah, hebrew bible, talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are judaisms religious texts. The book of judges is the second book in neviim prophets, the second section of the tanach hebrew bible. Extraordinary people in an ordinary world the story of. The book of ruth teaches a number of seemingly subversive messages.
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