Torah Classes

Chp. 6 verse 4 - Chp. 7 verse 11: Begins with the first paragraph of the "Shema." Moshe then once again warns the nation to keep G-d's laws so that they could inherit the land. Continues with the question of the wise son and the answer. Chp. 7,he warned them against intermarriage, since that would lead to abandoning Hashem and His laws. He reminded them that they were a holy nation, and it was their duty to observe G-d's commandments.

Chp. 4 verse 39 - Chp. 6 verse 3: Moshe concludes his warnings to the people. Continues with him designating three cities of Refuge, for whoever kills someone by accident. Chp. 5, Moshe repeats the Ten Commandments, and reviews their experience at Mt. Sinai.Chp. 6, Moshe warns the people to keep the Torah so that they will be able to receive the land that flows with milk and honey.

Chp. 4 verses 2 - 38: Moshe warns the people to follow the commandments meticulously, and to cling to Hashem. If they do so they will be a great nation. He tells them that he will die and not lead them into the land. He warns them what the consequences will be if they do not follow the ways of Hashem. He assures them that the path to forgiveness will always be open for them.

Chp. 1 verse 15 - Chp. 2 verse 17: Continues with Moshe recounting his appointment of judges. He recalled the incident with the spies, and Hashem's punishment for that generation,to wander in the desert for forty years. Chp. 2 begins with Moshe telling them that to travel from Mount Seir, but not to contend with the descendants of Esua. Moshe recounted other travels for them. He then said to them that all the men of that generation died as Hashem had sworn.

Chp. 1 verses 1 - 14: Introduction, Moshe reviews the details of the travels of the nation from the going out from Egypt to the border of the Jordan, in the plains of Moav.

Chp. 28 verse 11 - Chp. 30 verse 1: Continues with the sacrifices brought on Rosh Chodesh. Next the laws of Pesach and its sacrifices and then Shevuos. Chp. 29 begins with the laws and the sacrifices of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippor, Succoth, and Shimini Atzerath.

Chp. 27 verse 15 - Chp. 28 verse 11: Hashem tells Moshe to appoint Yehoshua as his successor. Chp. 28 discusses the laws of the continual burnt offerings of the morning and the afternoon. Continues with the sacrifices brought on Shabbath.

Chp. 26 verse 23 - Chp. 27 verse 14: Continues with Moshe and Elazar counting the men of the tribes who would inherit the land. Continues with a count of the families of the tribe of Levi but they would not inherit a portion in the land. Chp. 27 continues with the daughters of Zelophehad asking for their father's portion in the land. Moshe asks Hashem for the answer to their question. The answer is yes and then Hashem teaches him about the laws of inheritance. G-d then tells Moshe to ascend mount Abarim to see the land which He had given to the children of Israel. Afterwards he would die just as Aaron had since they had sinned at the waters of Meribath-Kadesh.

Chp. 25 verse 9 - Chp. 26 verse 23: Introduction, Hashem tells Moshe to induct Pinchas into the priesthood as a reward, for his act of killing Zimri and Cosbi. Hashem then tells Moshe and Elazar the priest to count the men between the ages of 20 to 60 years of age. They counted them according to their families and names. This information would be used to divide the land according to a lottery.

Chp. 23 verse 18 - Chp. 24 verse 20: Once again Bilaam blesses the Jews instead of cursing them. Balak takes him to another location hoping that he would be more successful there. Bilaam then instructs him to build another seven alters and he sacrifices a bull and a ram on each. Chp. 24, Bilaam tries another method in the hope of being able to outsmart G-d and curse the Jews. Balak is furious and tells Bilaam to hurry back to his home. He reminds Balak that he had told him initially that he could only say what Hashem would tell him to say. He then gives him advice on how to make the Jews stumble through harlotry which is despicable in the eyes of Hashem. Bilaam then tells him a prophecy concerning the end of days.