Scene: a windswept mountaintop, named Pisgah. Tumbleweeds fly about in the strong wind; autumn is coming. A thin, tired-looking man with a long grey-white beard, our Moses, is struggling to attain the heights. He finally succeeds, panting; he takes a deep breath, sips from his leathern water-flask, and stands, waiting. And waiting. Moses: Lord God? […]
Vaetchanan: Moses Climbs Mt. Sinai By Rabbi David Hartley Mark
August 1, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Vaetchanan (ואתחנן) Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 – 40:26 “The day you stood before the LORD your GOD at Mt. Horeb, He said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me, that they may hear My words.’ …The mountain burned with flames to the skies, and was dark with storm clouds. The Lord […]
Vaetchanan By Rabbi David Hartley Mark
August 15, 2016 By Leave a Comment
A drash on Parsha Vaetchanan in poetic form , using the alliterative style of “Beowulf” or “The Alliterative Morte Darthur.”
