Torah Classes

Chp. 26 verses 7 - 12: A continuation of the the ritual of Bikurim, " First fruits" that was brought by the farmer to the Temple.

Chp. 27 verses 15 - 26: This lecture deals with the 11 curses that were said when the nation entered the land and stood on the the two mountains, of Evel and Gerizim.

Chp. 28 Verses 13 - 23: This lecture ends the blessings and begins the admonitions.

Chp. 27 verses 3 - 14: Moshe instructs the nation that when they cross the Jordan, they should write the Torah on 12 stones and cover them with plaster. these stones would serve as a sort of Mezuzah that would protect the land. 6 tribes would stand on each of the mountains, o f Evel and Greezim, with the Cohanim and Levim in the valley calling out the blessings and the curses.

chp. 23 verses 8 - 17: Continues with accepting converts from the Edomites and the Egyptians, but they reach full status only in the 3rd generation. The command to keep your camp free of anything that would cause the Divinity of God to leave. It finishes with the law of sheltering a runaway slave that has come to the Land of Israel to convert, he should not be returned to his original master even a Jew!

Chp. 22 verses 22 -- 29: The lecture begins with the penalty for adultery. It then goes on to discuss the Betrothed Maiden, rape, and the unmarried girl. Chp.23 verses 1 - 7: Begins with the law about marrying his father's woman. It continues with the law concerning mutilated genitals. Then the laws of the bastard, the Ammonite and the Moabite and their restrictions.

Chp. 23 verses 18 - 26: This lecture deals with the prohibitions of Prostitution and Homosexuality. Also the prohibition of charging interest to a fellow Jew. The requirement to charge a Gentile interest unless they are destitute. Not to make vows to God and to fulfill all the promises that one makes even to people. and finally the laws of a farm worker.

Chp. 22 verses 10 - 21: The lecture begins with forbidden combinations, such as plowing with a ox and a donkey, or the wearing of wool and linen together. The laws about a man accusing his new bride of not being a virgin. Torah, deals with both scenarios whether she is innocent or guilty.

Chp. 24 verses 18 - 22: The lecture begins with laws concerning widows, orphans, and converts. It continues with the laws of forgotten sheaves in the field in addition to laws about trees and vineyards. Chp. 25 verses 1 & 2: Begins with a statement of righteous justice and continues with the punishment of lashes.

Chp. 21 verses 12 - 17: Continuing with the laws about the Beautiful captive. The portion continues with the laws of inheritance. When a man marries two women, one he hates and one he loves, he must give the son who is the firstborn a double portion from his estate, even though he may be the son of the wife that he hated!