Dévarim 5769 - Shabbat 'Hazon
Rav David Daniel Hacohen שליט״א
Summary
For Shabbat 'Hazon, the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av, the Rav explains why Moshe opens Devarim by recalling the journeys of the desert and the mistakes made there: the complaints about food and water and listening to the wrong voices. He says that the people must remember these mistakes in order not to repeat them, and that this is also the way to repair what led to the destruction of the Temple. The Rav compares the Torah to an address or email in which a single wrong character prevents delivery, to show that every detail of the Torah must be kept. He relates the coming weeks of consolation and Rosh Hashana to this effort, and calls on everyone to take part in building the third Temple by strengthening Torah study and thinking of others.
Highlights
- 0:19 Shabbat 'Hazon and the opening of Devarim, with Moshe's repeated list of journeys Moses Tisha B'Av
- 1:03 Why Moshe recalls every place and every complaint in the desert Moses Mussar
- 1:55 Remembering the mistakes so as not to repeat them, and the link with the destruction The Temple Repentance
- 4:13 A questioner asks why every detail of the Torah matters Halacha Mitzvot
- 4:59 The email address analogy: one wrong detail and the message never arrives Faith Mitzvot
- 6:26 Keeping every point of the Torah, learning from past mistakes Mitzvot Repentance
- 7:08 The seven weeks of consolation leading to Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana Tisha B'Av
- 8:17 Building the third Temple through more Torah study and care for others Love of Israel The Temple