Parsha Re’eh

Shavuot - Deuteronomy Chapter 16
Shavuot – Deuteronomy Chapter 16

This week’s parsha is Re’eh: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17

Re’eh (11:26-16:17) – (See):
Haftorah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 54:11-55:5 (Sephardi)
11:26-32: Blessing and curse 14:1-2: A treasured people
12:1-7: Sanctity of the Land 14:3-21: Permitted and forbidden food
12:8-14: Private altars 14:22-29: The second tithe
12:15-16: Permission to eat redeemed offerings 15:1-6: Remission of loans
12:17-19: Sacred foods consumed only in Jerusalem 15:7-11: To be warmhearted and openhanded to our brethren
12:20-25: Permission to eat unconsecrated meat 15:12-18: A Jewish bondsman
12:26-28: General principles of observance 15:19-23: Firstborn bull shall be sanctified to G-d
12:29-31: The prohibition against copying the Canaanites 16:1-8: Pesach
13:1-6: A false prophet 16:9-12: Shavuot
13:7-12: One who entices others to go astray 16:13-15: Succot
13:13-19: The wayward city 16:16-17: To come to Jerusalem with offerings

D’var Torah: Looking on the Bright Side

Torah Pearls: Parsha Re’eh

This week’s Haftarah is: Isaiah 66:1-24 (Rosh Chodesh)

Chapter 66: There will be a time when God will cause the Children of Israel to be exalted among the Nations. Israel will be redeemed and the Temple will be rebuilt. The Nations will marvel at the redemption of Israel.