The Israel Bible

Haazinu – Seeing God in the Study of History

by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 21, 2023 | Ha'azinu, God

Almost the entirety of this week’s Torah portion is a poem that Moses spoke to the nation of Israel in the final days of his life. Opening with the words, “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth” (Deut. 32:1), Moses lays out...

The Portion of Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52)

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 11, 2023 | Ha'azinu, God, Good and Evil, Responsibility

The portion of Ha’azinu contains the song mentioned in the previous Torah portion (Vayeilech), which God told Moses to teach the Children of Israel so they would always understand the consequences of their actions. It ends with Moses preparing to die before the people...

Who is Really Responsible for the Redemption?

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 6, 2022 | Ha'azinu, God, Messiah, Redemption

By Chaim Barzel I recently read a story originally told by Mendy Kofman about a Jewish family that survived Communist Russia and resettled in the USA. Against all odds, this family remained Torah observant in the depths of the most anti-religious empire in the world....