The Covenant of Arvot Moav

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1. The Two Great Covenants: Sinai and Moab

   Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ג | |

   The covenant between G-d and Israel is a basic underpinning of the Jewish tradition. The Torah contains two covenants: one immediately after the exodus, and one immediately preceding entering the Land of Israel. Why is the covenant repeated twice? What can we learn from a comparison of the two?  And what is the relationship between these covenants and the covenant with Abraham?

2. The Covenant of Love Between God and Israel

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Parashat Eikev begins in the middle of a literary unit that starts at the beginning of Va'ethanan. The unit is an introduction to the covenant between God and Israel, and includes the main principles of the covenant.

3. God's Covenant With Israel

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The covenant in Parashat Eikev seems to contain a contradiction: the covenant seems to imply that the nation's descendants are not obligated by the covenant, but the covenant also clearly states that it is not only for the current generation, but for future generations as well.

4. The Covenant of Arvot Moav

   Parashat Ki Tavo

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Why is the covenant of Arvot Moav necessary, in addition to the covenant at Sinai? What is the relationship between these two covenants, and the third covenant after Bnei Yisrael have entered the Promised Land?

5. The Covenant on Both Sides of the Jordan

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   This article examines the relationship between two covenants: the covenant of the blessing and the curse, and the covenant of Gerizim and Eval.

6. Punishment of the Individual and of the Nation

   Parashat Nitzavim

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

   Parashat Ki Tavo describes kelalot - the curses – from a public perspective; the unique innovation of Parashat Nitzavim is that the curse can also relate to the individual, the family, and the tribe. The Torah therefore emphasizes that he covenant relates to and includes each and every individual, in any status and from any time. This emphasis negates the ability to escape both the covenant and the curse.

7. "Hak'hel:" The Septennial National Assembly

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Why is the mitzvah of Hak’hel only mentioned in Moshe’s final days? What is the purpose of Hak’hel? This article debates the matter, with special focus on the Rambam’s view, and discusses the division of the Torah into parashot in relation to the mitzvah of Hak’hel.

8. The Structure and Significance of the Opening Verses

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

   Parshat Re’eh opens the Covenant of Arvot Mo’av, which is concluded with blessings and curses. Brit of Arvot Mo’av – a collection of statutes and judgements - is a completion of the Ten Commandments in Horev. The observance of mitzvot entails a blessing and a curse, and the blessing and the curse are part of the conditions of the land.

9. "The Words of the Covenant" in the Prophecy of Yirmiyahu

   Rabbi David Sabato

   In Yirmiyahu's three part prophecy in chapter 11, he relates to the historic covenants at Sinai and at Arvot Moav. He challenges the people to keep the covenant which was attempted during Yoshiyahu’s reign. In this regard, Yirmiyahu differed from the prophetess Hulda by expressing hope in Yoshiyahu’s ability to repair and save the covenant. But the days of Yoshiyahu’s reign ended with the realization  that his upheaval did not succeed in penetrating deeply and did not succeed in creating a real change.  With the arrival of Yehoyakim’s reign it becomes apparent to the initially optimistic Yirmiyahu that the covenant will not be repaired and the fate of the people is sealed to the extent that Yirmiyahu is forbidden to pray on behalf of the people.

10. Can the People Keep the Covenant?

    Rabbi David Sabato

11. Erev Shabbat Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh - Short Thoughts

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 7 minutes

    As in Ki Tavo, Parashat Nitzavim contains a brit of sorts as well as a tochecha (rebuke) of sorts. Commentators point out that there is a significant difference in that Nitzavim has an abrupt shift from the previous parshiyyot -from  second person plural to second person singular. What does this mean? One may be highlighting the role of the individual - but which parsha does this?

12. Short Thoughts on Nitzavim - The Eternal Words

    Rabbi Ezra Bick | 6 minutes

    This year, Nitzavim is the parsha read on the Shabbat right before Rosh HaShana. There is an interesting repetition of “today" in this parasha. It is a reminder that the covenant is  eternal -not merely timeless, but relevant for each of us, every day.