Questions tagged [ekev]
The weekly Torah portion of Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
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צִרְעָה Pshat or definition
וְגַם אֶת הַצִּרְעָה יְשַׁלַּח יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּם עַד אֲבֹד הַנִּשְׁאָרִים וְהַנִּסְתָּרִים מִפָּנֶיךָ (Deuteronomy 7:20)
What is the הַצִּרְעָה mean in this posuk?
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Does one have to feed his dog, parrot, or goldfish before eating according to this Gemara?
The Gemara (Berachos 40a) expounds from Devarim 11:15 that one may not eat before feeding his animals:
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב אסור לאדם שיאכל קודם שיתן מאכל לבהמתו שנאמר ונתתי עשב בשדך לבהמתך והדר ...
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Reading God's 4 letter name
In both the Torah reading and הפטרה of פרשת עקב (from 49th and 50th chapters of ישעיה), we find some examples of when the written word in the Torah or Prophets scroll is the four letter name of God, ...
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Why is Avodah Shebalev (service of the heart) known as prayer?
Ta'anit 2a (Chazal) teaches that the service of the heart is prayer.
But how does one knows its prayer? When I think of service of the heart for example I think of all my whole being acting, ...
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Why the Heel of the foot? (Parshas Ekev)
Parshas Ekev starts off
וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים
Rashi says on this:
אם המצות הקלות שאדם דש בעקביו תשמעון:
What is the significance of the so called lite Mitzvos which ...
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