Questions tagged [parashat-reeh]
The weekly Torah portion of Re'eh (Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17)
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Chiddushei ha-Rim on the stork
In a d'var Torah on Parashat R'eh, Rabbi Mirvis wrote:
The Chidushei Harim … tells us that the ‘chasida’, the stork, is
indeed selfless and kind-hearted, however, only to birds of its own
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How are the feasts of Purim and Hanukkah justified in light of Devarim 4:2 and 13:1? [duplicate]
According to Devarim 4:2 (and 13:1), there are to be no additions to the Torah ('Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give ...
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Should you not rejoice with your spouse also?
"וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ וְהַלֵּוִי וְהַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃ "
You shall rejoice in your festival, with your ...
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Where does R. Achay Gaon say it's a mitzva to eat meat?
Deuteronomy 12:20, with Rabbi Kaplan's translation:
When God expands your borders as He promised you, and your natural desire to eat meat asserts itself, so that you say, 'I wish to eat meat,' you ...
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Why does Torah consider Bats as birds?
It seems from Parashat Re'eh (Deut 14:18):
וְהַחֲסִידָה וְהָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְהַדּוּכִיפַת וְהָעֲטַלֵּף׃
the stork, any variety of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
that Torah considers BATS as ...
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Why did Reuven and Zevulun have to stand on Mount Ebal?
During the blessings and curses in parashas Ki Tavo, why were Reuven and Zevulun, in particular, sent to Mount Ebal? (They were the only two tribes descended from Rochel and Leah who were sent to that ...
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Where did the Leviim stand during the Blessings and Curses?
Did the Leviim stand on Mount Gerizim, or between the two mountains--in Shechem--or some of both? (Compare the linked chumash with "The area between the two mountains is enclosed, the Ark is situated ...
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Who pronounced the Curses?
In the blessings and curses in Ki Tavo, who pronounced the curses: the Levi'im, Yeshoshua, or both?
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Why is the passive לֹ֖א יֵֽאָכֵֽלוּ used in Devorim 14 (19) rather than the active form used elsewhere?
Devorim 14 (19) says
יט וְכֹל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֖א יֵֽאָכֵֽלוּ:
19 And every flying insect is unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
The possuk uses the passive לֹ֖א ...
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Eating meat in ראה
I was having a brief flick through the פרשה of ראה and it struck me that there seems to be a very strong theme of eating meat - 3 times a פסוק mentions eating meat to your heart's desire (or similar) ...
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Why does Rashi quote Vayikra 23:39 as the source for leap years?
Why does Rashi quote Vayikra 23:39 as the source for Ibur Shana ("מכאן שנצטוו לעבר את השנים"), as opposed to Devarim 16:1 quoted by the Rambam in Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh 1:1 ("והשנים שאנו מחשבין הם ...
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How could the pesach-offer be made by the whole nation in one single place?
I noticed in Devarim 16:2 in my own words that at the times wehen the Beit HaMikdash still stood one had to sacrifice the Pesach lamb in the place which the Lord will choose to make His Shekinah dwell ...
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Why doesn't Deuteronomy 13:6-10 list that the is father liable to get the death penalty for committing the act of apostasy?
Why doesn't Deuteronomy 13:6-10 list that the is father liable to get the death penalty for committing the act of apostasy?
"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the ...
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What is the significance of ובערת הרע מקרבך and ובערת הרע מישראל?
On seven occasions, Moshe tells the Bnei Yisrael to kill a sinner and “destroy the evil from your midst” - ובערת הרע מקרבך. These seven occasions are (all sources are in Devarim):
Executing a Navi ...
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Which woman false prophet is the Baal Haturim referring to?
Deuteronomy 13:2 says:
כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם חֲל֑וֹם וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ א֖וֹת א֥וֹ מוֹפֵֽת׃
If there appears among you a prophet or a dream-diviner and he gives you a ...
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Parameters of לא תעשון כן לה' אלקיכם
There is a prohibition to destroy a synagogue based on the verse (Deut. 12:4) לא תעשון כן לה' אלקיכם, "you shall not do so unto the Lord your God." Rambam, in the minyan hamitzvot at the beginning of ...
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Why is there a dagesh in the כּ in מִ֥י כָּמֹ֖כָה נֶאְדָּ֣ר בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ [duplicate]
Rashi tells us in Devarim 11:30 by the words הֲלֹא־הֵ֜מָּה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן אַֽחֲרֵי֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ מְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ that
"אַחֲרֵי" נָקוּד בְּפַשְׁטָא, וְ"דֶרֶךְ" נָקוּד בְּמַשְׁפֵּל, וְהוּא דָּגֵשׁ, ...
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Why list all Kosher Behaimos and their Simanim
The Torah lists 10 Kosher Behaimos and then lists the Kosher simanim required (split hoofs, chews cud etc.) Why does it list both ? In Deuteronomy 14:4-5 it lists "these are the Behaimos that you may ...
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How can there be a reward for doing the מצות?
In פרשת ראה the Torah identifies rewards and punishments for a person keeping the מצות. It states:
כו: רְאֵ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם בְּרָכָ֖ה וּקְלָלָֽה׃
See, this day I set ...
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What Jewish sources teach about the prophet tests set forth in Deuteronomy?
Are there Jewish sources that teach about the prophet tests set forth in Deuteronomy 13:2-6 and 18:14-22?
Are there Jewish studies of the prophetic books that explain, describe, demonstrate or ...
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No mention of Simcha for Pesach
Devarim (Deut.) ch. 16).. lists the 3 pilgrimage holidays, Pesach, Shavuot and Succot. Of the 3 holidays, Pesach has no explicit mention of "simcha" (joy). Why is that? Is simcha not required on ...
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How is Dvarim 12:21 proof of Oral Torah? [closed]
Devarim 12:21 - If the place where the LORD has chosen to establish His name is too far from you, you may slaughter any of the cattle or sheep that the LORD gives you, as I have instructed you; and ...
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Are the strangers in Deuteronomy 14:21 converts?
Deuteronomy 14:21 states:
You shall not eat any carcass. You may give it to the stranger who
is in your cities, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a
foreigner; for you are a holy people ...
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What's the difference between לְמִינוֹ and לְמִינֵהוּ?
B'reshis 1:11–12, :25; Sh'mini 11:15–22; and R'e 14:14–15 seem to use "לְמִינוֹ" and "לְמִינֵהוּ" interchangeably, and both words are generally translated the same way (usually ...
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Why is "בבהילו יצאנו ממצרים" a mix of two paraphrases?
Included in the Rambam's hagada text is the line
בבהילו יצאנו ממצרים,
replicated in some modern hagados. This line blends near-quotations of D'varim 16:3,
כִּי בְחִפָּזוֹן יָצָאתָ מֵאֶרֶץ ...
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Why God refers to Deer and Gazelle on Eating without sacrificing?
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Can jews eat unclean animals when blood is removed?
God mentions that jews can eat gazelle and deers without sacrificing them first. That's because all sacrifice must be in the ...
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Is there something shocking about the location of Mount Gerizim and Eval?
In Devarim 11:30, after describing the blessings and curses to be delivered on Har Gerizim and Eval, Moshe says the following:
הלא המה בעבר הירדן אחרי דרך מבוא השמש בארץ הכנעני הישב בערבה מול הגלגל ...
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Compare Devarim 14:11 and Devarim 14:20- Is there a difference in meaning between "tzipor" and "of"?
The two verses Devarim 14:11 and 14:20 appear to say the same thing except that v 11 uses the word "tzipor" and v 20 uses the word "of". Aren't they the same thing? If yes, what is the second verse ...
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Fear of shmitta and 10 year loans
The Gemara Makkos 3b says:
א"ר יהודה אמר שמואל המלוה את חבירו לעשר שנים אין שביעית משמטתו ואע"ג דאתי לידי לא יגוש השתא מיהא לא קרינן ביה לא יגוש
If someone who makes a loan only payable in 10 ...
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Does the Torah command three different ma'aser?
Devarim 14:28
כח. מִקְצֵה | שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים תּוֹצִיא אֶת כָּל מַעְשַׂר תְּבוּאָתְךָ בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא וְהִנַּחְתָּ בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃
"At the end of three years, you shall take out all the tithe of your ...
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Is it permissible to touch an unclean animal that is living?
I've understood (and of course, I could be wrong in my understanding) that Lev. 11 and Deut. 14 specifically prohibit human contact ("You shall not touch") and consumption ("You shall not eat") of the ...
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Why does Onkelos translate "לֹֽא יוּכַל" as "לָא יִכּוֹל" rather than "לֵית לֵיהּ רְשׁוּ"
The verse in Shemos 19:23 says "וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יי לֹֽא־יוּכַל הָעָם לַֽעֲלֹת אֶל־הַר סִינָי." Rashi says that although it uses the words "לֹֽא־יוּכַל" it means they're not allowed. Onkelos ...
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Why not give tzeddakah before shmittah?
Devarim 15:7 cautions us not to withhold help to others because of the approach of the shmittah year. However, the help we would expect to give would be charity and thus would not be repaid. If ...
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ReEh in singular (Deut. 11:26)
The Ba'al HaTurim to Deut. 11:26 cites Bab. Megillah 31b in saying that all the blessings and curses in "Mishneh Torah" (usually this means Sefer Devarim - Deuteronomy) are written in singular, and ...
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