Shabbat Shalom MeHa'Hillel sheKayam lifne sheHayu Batei Hillel.
Shabbat Shalom from the Hillel that was before there was a Hillel Organization.

This week's parashah is called "R'eh/See". You can find it in the Book of Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17.  This parashah's main theme concerns what is often called "The G'd of History".  That is to say, that ton one side there is a direct relationship between reward and punishment and on the other side, our actions. This direct causal relationship between human actions and G'd's decisions has long been controversial. Some have accepted this position literally while others have questioned if there is not another more figurative possibility. 

Shabbat Shalom MeHa'Hillel sheKayam lifne sheHayu Batei Hillel.

Shabbat Shalom from the Hillel that was before there was a Hillel Organization.

Welcome Back returning students!! Baruchim Ha'Baim!! Welcome to A&M Hillel to New Students!

The weekly Torah portion (parashah) for this week is called Ekev. You will find it in Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25.  In this parashah we note how Moses has matured from a halting and inexperienced leader into a great leader.  Parashat Ekev is an example of oratory at its finest. Moses is no longer the shy and fearful speaker, nor is he the angry leader who struck both his Egyptian taskmaster and water-giving rock.

Shabbat Shalom MeHa'Hillel sheKayam lifne sheHayu Batei Hillel.

Shabbat Shalom from the Hillel that was before there was a Hillel Organization.

This week's parashah is called VaEtchanan. You will find it in the Book of Deuteronomy 3:22-7:11.  The weekly section contains so many kernels of wisdom that at first it seems to overpower us. Within the parashah we find not only the Ten Commandments 5:6-19, but also the basis of Monotheism (the Sh'ma and V'Ahavtah in chapter 6:4-16). These are the sections that also deal with G'd of actively entering into both personal and national histories. At a first reading the, the parashah seems overwhelming in its depth and breadth. 

Shalom MeHa'Hillel sheKayam lifne sheHayu Batei Hillel.

Shalom from the Hillel that was before there was a Hillel Organization.

This week we begin our study of the Firth Book of the Bible and we also mark Tishah b'Av. The book's name is "Sefer Dvarim" which is translated into English as Deuteronomy. In reality the Hebrew name meaning the Book of Actualized words tells us much more about this book's overall message than does its English translation.