Parsha Talk Sukkot 5786 2025

Rabbis Eliot Malomet, Barry Chesler and Jeremy Kalmanofsky Written comments By Rabbi Barry Chesler On Tuesday afternoon, the first day of Sukkot, Midway Jewish Center had a commemorative service, marking the 2nd anniversary of October 7. I delivered the remarks below, a lightly edited version of the remarks I delivered …

Parsha Talk Nitzavim 5785 2025

Parashat Nitzavim [Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20] is the last parashah of 5785, and consequently the last Parashah Talk of the year. We will be …

Parsha Talk Ki Tavo 5785 2025

Parashat Ki Tavo [Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8] features, among other things, the lengthy curses [Deuteronomy 28:15-68] known as the tokhehah [Warning]for Israel’s failure to …

Parsha Talk Ki Tetzei 5785 2025

Parashat Ki Tetze [Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19] has more commandments than any other single parashah, 74 of the 613. While the laws do not …

Parsha Talk Shoftim 2025 5785

Parashat Shoftim [Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9. The parashah features a discussion of the 4 primary biblical leaders: jkidges., prophet, kings, levitical priests. Each has …

Parsha Talk Re’eh 2025.5785

Parashat Re’eh [Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17] begins the lengthy section [11:31-26:15] which Jeffrey Tigay entitles “The Laws Given in Moab” in his JPS Torah …

Parsha Talk Ekev 5785 2025

Parashat Ekev [Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25] features, among other things, the 2nd paragraph of the Shema [Deuteronomy 11:13-21] and the verse at the heart …