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Did the opening of our Parasha really need the word ראה "SEE?" Not really. It could have started off, "I present before you today..." It would not have changed the meaning of the rest of the verse at all. Furthermore, why does Moshe need to paint such a Black & Whi...

You shall tithe all the produce of your fields (Deuteronomy14:22). The Hebrew text lends itself to an interpretation that if you tithe your produce, G-d will bless you. You will not lose by tithing. The Chafetz Chaim told of a peasant who brought his bundles of grain to t...

This Parsha begins with a focus on choice. We hear Moshe Rabbeinu saying: "Re'ei a'nochi no'sein lif'nei'chem ha'yom bracha u'klalla".(ArtScroll: "See. I present before you today a blessing and a curse.."). The Sfas Emes brings an insight from his Grandfather. The Chidush...