After serving for 18 years as an associate rabbi at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, Texas, Rabbi Brian Strauss became the new senior rabbi on Aug. 1, 2018. His goal as senior rabbi is to bring the wisdom and richness of the Jewish tradition into your life. In our busy world, he strives to help you make sense of your daily struggles — to show that Judaism has a lot to say about bringing more meaning to your life.
In this week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) – Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel before he passes away and before they cross the Jordan River and enter the Promised Land. Moses asks them to recite certain blessings and curses on Mount Grizzim and Mount Ebal after they enter Israel. He demands that they destroy all remnants of idolatry from the Promised Land and asks them to choose a city to host the Holy Temple. The parasha also discusses false prophets, kashrut, the sabbatical year and charity. Our discussion focuses on punishments, rewards and false prophets.
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