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ט׳ בְּאָב תשע״ב
 9th of Av, 5772
Sat, 28 July 2012 

Shabat Shalom 

The opening words of the fifth book of the Torah begin with, "These are the words that Moses spoke (diber) to all Israel." But the verb 'diber' indicates harshness or rebuke. Why did Moses speak so harshly? 
May I have a word with you? The opening words of the fifth book of the  Torah begin simply enough, "These are the words that Moses spoke (diber) to all Israel."   The Rabbis of the ancient Midrash Sifre Devarim note that every place the Bible uses the verb 'daber' indicates harshness or rebuke, whereas the Hebrew word 'amar' conveys a sense of praise.MORE>

Moses recounts to the Israelites episodes from the 40 years in the wilderness; he encourages the Israelites in their upcoming conquest of the land of Canaan.
In the 40th year, in the 11th month, on the first day of the month. Moses spoke the following to the Israelites:
"Remember God said, 'I have set this land before you, go in and take possession of the land…' Now God, your God, has multiplied you and you are now like the stars of heaven in multitude. May God add to you another thousand times as many as you are now, and may God bless you.
"I knew I could not alone carry your contentiousness, your burdens, and your quarrels. So I told you to provide for yourselves wise men of your tribes. You agreed to this system of judges as overseers over the tribes and I charged these judges with specific duties.More

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Isaiah charges the people with rebellion against God.

The haftarah selection is from Isaiah 1:1-27.

Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, marks the anniversary of the destruction of the Temple. On the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av, which always coincides with Parashat Devarim, Jews read a haftarah from the beginning of the Book of Isaiah. The Shabbat before Tisha B'Av is often called Shabbat 

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