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Why did Moshe repeat the words of Torah specifically in Arvot Moav
( )? The word implies two opposite meanings. On the
one hand, it refers to (mutual responsibility), yet, on the
The phrase “These are the words” teach us that only by upholding the other hand, it contains the same letters as the word (sins). As long
words of the Torah, will the nation merit entering the Chosen Land and as Bnei Yisrael have mutual accountability toward each other, their unity
living there securely. has the power to protect them from sin. But if they are disconnected, they
will become weak in Torah, as well.
How was Moshe able to write thirteen Sifrei Torah in one day? Originally,
he wanted to write one only for Shevet Levi. But Bnei Yisrael protested. Bnei Yisrael sinned in Arvot Moav with the daughters of Moav. This was
He therefore wrote a separate Torah Scroll for each tribe. He was granted because they had become negligent in Torah, for they were not bound
Heavenly assistance to complete this task in just one day. In spite of this, sufficiently with each other.
he exerted himself tremendously to do the job. In this manner, he taught The way to protect oneself in Torah and mitzvot is by protecting one’s
Am Yisrael that Torah demands exertion and toil. eyes. The eye sees, the heart desires, and the body commits the sin. One
Moshe explained the details of “These are the words” on the day of his who shields his eyes from inappropriate sights merits siyata di’Shemaya
death, which was in the month of Adar. The name (Adar) is against stumbling in sin.
connected to the word (a dwelling place) indicating that if a person
desires to make himself into a dwelling place for Hashem’s Shechinah,he
must fulfill the words of Torah, expressed by “These are the words,” in
humility and self-negation.

Parashat Devarim is read close to Tishah b’Av, when we recite the pasuk
in Eichah, “Upon these do I cry.” Neglecting the injunction of “These are
the words” results in this lamentation.

The phrase “He proclaimed a set time against me” indicates that in the “Hashem, our G-d, spoke to us in Chorev,
future, Tishah b’Av will be transformed into a festive occasion. Hashem saying: Enough of your dwelling by this
will illuminate the world then, from the light of the six days of Creation mountain”
that He stored away for the tzaddikim in Olam Haba. (Devarim 1:6)

Why do we continue to mourn the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash?
Isn’t it a rule that the dead are forgotten from the heart? All the more so
with regard to sticks and stones. We mourn our own personal destruction.
If the Beit Hamikdash has not yet been rebuilt, it is an indication that we
are still held accountable for its destruction. This has prevented us from
experiencing Hashem’s Shechinah overtly. When a person truly feels his