Yitzchok Adlerstein

Parshas Vaeschanan A medrash finds the origins of the Shema in this opening pasuk of the Aseres Hadibros Hashem opened, by saying, “Hear

If the context of this line had been an undeserving Klal Yisrael to which Hashem nonetheless promises His saving grace, we would find no problem.

Chazal see in this pasuk a defense of Divine justice. “Now that HKBH announced this at Sinai, [we can appreciate that] ‘It is not from the dictate of the Most High that evils and good emerge.'

Presumably, the Kohanim were not there to check on the king's penmanship. So why does the Torah specify that he must copy his scroll in their presence?

The issue that the Torah considers here is padding weights and measures. Ironically, the pasuk before us seems to be padded itself!

Surprisingly, the Sifrei remarks about this, “Do this mitzvah for because of it you will enter the Land.” It seems to say that the merit of the

Parshas Vayeilech Halachically, this pasuk commands each of us to write a sefer Torah.

Parshas Haazinu Our pasuk is the gemara's source for birchos haTorah – reciting berachos each day before studying Torah.

What did Avraham hope would happen, if things would “go well with me?” Rashi says that he hoped that the Egyptians would shower him with gifts.

Facing down students who were dozing off, R. Akiva chose this pasuk to energize them. “What did Esther see that she would rule over 127 provinces?