Questions tagged [deuteronomy]
Fifth book of the Torah
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Why do secularists believe Deuteronomy was written during the reign of King Josiah? [closed]
While we're at it, why do they believe it was written by many different sources? I am reading the book JEWS, GOD, AND HISTORY by Max Dimont where he goes into greater detail about this. Also, what are ...
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Adult circumcision vs Torah prohibition "Lo Yosif" - not to inflict a wound upon yourself (Deuteronomy 25:3)
I understand that uncircumcised adult men who wish to convert to Judaism must have a circumcision to become Jewish.
My question is, how this is reconciled with the Torah prohibition of "Lo Yosif&...
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Deuteronomy 31:12 - convert or a Noahide?
I am confused with Deuteronomy 31:12: "the foreigners residing in your towns" this refers to non-Israelites who are living among the Israelites. In Hebrew it's "gerim" (singular: &...
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How am I to understand this passage "13: He made them ride upon the high places of the earth"
In Parshat Ha'azinu, 3rd Portion (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 32:13-32:18)
It is written
"13 He made them ride upon the high places of the earth"
But if you create a simple search in google you'll ...
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Parshiot Devarim referring to mashiach
Where does the vilna gaon say that the parshiot of devarim are a remez to the last generations of before mashiach?
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The second Brit - Parashat Ki Tavo - three set of stones? (Rashi)
I am little confused trying to understand a Rashi. To Devarim 27:2, Rashi explains that there are three "memorial stones" of this ratification of the Brit between Israel and G-d. I don't see ...
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Moses referred in Third Person
We know that the Book of Deuteronomy is Moses' recounting of the Torah, yet in some places Moses is referred to in the third person, such as Parsha Ki Tavo in Deuteronomy 29:1
Why are there instances ...
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What was Plan A for the Luchos?
In Devarim we see that the Aron was made for the purpose of storing the Luchos, but those were for the 2nd Luchos (after Moshe broke the first ones). My question is what was Plan A? Meaning when Moshe ...
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Getting close to G-d by studying sefer Devarim
Rav Elimelech Biderman (Torah Wellsprings, parashas Devarim - Tishah B'av 2017, p. 16) quotes the Kotzker Rebbe and says that whoever studies sefer Devarim, becomes close(r) to Hashem.
"Even a ...
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What is the logic of "You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a stranger in that land."
What is the logic of the reason given in Deut 23:8, "You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a stranger in that land." How does the Israelites living for a while as welcome (and then ...
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What was the "kur ha'barzel" aspect of galus Mitzrayim and was it effective?
In Sefer Devarim 4:20 it says:
וְאֶתְכֶם֙ לָקַ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה וַיּוֹצִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִכּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם לִהְי֥וֹת ל֛וֹ לְעַ֥ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
but you יהוה took and brought out of ...
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Definition of "witness" for purposes of Devarim 19:15
According to Devarim 19:15, conviction requires two or three witnesses. To be a witness, what must an individual have "seen" or "known" per Vayikra 5:1? Would they need to see or ...
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Reference for a quote from the Maharal about how man is an upside-down tree
I have read the fascinating idea expressed by the Maharal commenting on Deuteronomy 20:19 about the similarities and contrasts between a man and a tree. In particular: A tree's roots are below, and it ...
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Are there any exceptions to the two-witness rule in Devarim 19:15?
What role, if any, should circumstantial evidence play in halachic courts dealing with criminal matters? Are there ever any exceptions to the requirement of two witnesses to convict someone of a crime?...
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Is poverty a human consequence or from above?
How to understand Deuteronomy 15:11. Is it a statement of human relationships and conventions or a spiritual statement? If it is the second, it raises a very thorny question, it kind of creates or ...
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