Parashat Devarim: Uniting Heaven and Earth

Posted on August 6, 2008
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The final book of the Torah is the book of Devarim, also known as Mishneh Torah - the review of the Torah. It ultimately bridges the seemingly unbridgeable gap between the spiritual and the physical. While the previous four books are ascribed to G-d alone, the authorship of Devarim is attributed to Moshe. Yet a fundamental pillar of Judaism is that all five books of the Torah are of Divine origin. What then is the nature of Moshe’s authorship? How is it related to Divinity, and what are we supposed to learn from the special status of the book of Devarim, and its author Moshe?

 
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