Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The passuk states “לא יבא עמוני ומואבי בקהל ה’…” which Onkelos translates as “Do not purify Amon and Moav to enter into the assembly of Hashem; even the 10th generation do not purify them to enter into the assembly of Hashem, forever.”... Read More

The pessukim talk about witnesses who testify in bais din to kill someone, and are found to be disproven. The passuk states ועשיתם לו כאשר זמם לעשות לאחיו which Onkelos translates as “And you shall do to him as he thought to... Read More

Moshe Rabbeinu says to all of Yisrael “ראה,” which Onkelos translates in the plural form, referring to everyone in Klal Yisrael. This was spoken out to all of Yisrael. The next passuk continues את הברכה אשר תשמעו… the berachah, that which you... Read More

The passuk states מיסרך אלקיך ‘ה בנו את איש ייסר כאשר just as a man rebukes his son, so too Hashem your G-d rebukes you. The passuk compares Hashem’s rebuke to us, as a father’s rebuke to his son. The Derashos HaRan... Read More

The passuk states ההר הטוב הזה והלבנון this good mountain and the tree of Levanon. Rashi explains “this good mountain” refers to Yerushalayim, and “the Levanon,” both Onkelos and Rashi explain, refers to the Bais HaMikdash. What does it mean that Yerushalayim... Read More

The passuk states that the Tzidonim called Chermon, “Searyone.” The Targum Yonasan Ben Uziel translates this as “the mountain which had fruits that would fall down” due to their abundance. The trees had so much fruit that they couldn’t hold their load,... Read More