Parsha for 7/24/04

[insaneinthebrain]

Devarim (http://www.chabad.org/parshah/TorahReading.asp?AID=36232)- Devarim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22
Haftarah (http://www.chabad.org/parshah/TorahReading.asp?AID=36232&name=Haftorah)- Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 1:1-27

Monte Judah also recommends 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (http://biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&passage=1+Timothy+3%3A1-7&version=NASB), but I often suspect that his method of picking readings from the Apostolic Writings involves a dart board; I just can't figure out what they have to do with that week's Parsha. :scratch:

[Henaynei]

any one read this yet?

[Talmidah]

any one read this yet?
Yes

[Henaynei]

Kewl!! so what do you think??

[ShirChadash]

We're so bad -- just getting to this today. We were confused about the readings in the Haftorah being out of YeshaYahu and not out of Hoshea, as listed in our chumash. Is this because Parsha B'midbar falls for the Shabbat just before Tish B'Av this year, so the Haftorah readin is different this year? :confused: That's all I can figure. Anyway, we're going to have a bit of lunch and then delve into the Parsha together. A little later than usual, but we're getting there :blush: lol.

[Henaynei]

We're so bad -- just getting to this today. We were confused about the readings in the Haftorah being out of YeshaYahu and not out of Hoshea, as listed in our chumash. Is this because Parsha B'midbar falls for the Shabbat just before Tish B'Av this year, so the Haftorah readin is different this year? :confused: That's all I can figure. Anyway, we're going to have a bit of lunch and then delve into the Parsha together. A little later than usual, but we're getting there :blush: lol. Could it be that you are looking at the wrong P'rasha?? This was P'rasha D'varim, not B'midbar ;) The standard Haftorah reading for D'varim is Y'sha'yahu :)

[ShirChadash]

Bwahahahaaa! Dh read "D'varim" and understood "B'Midbar" ^_^^_^^_^ OOOOOPS! Stay tuned to this section, more newby errors to come, I'm sure :D :doh:. Sheesh. LOL we kept looking at the parsha... reading the selected portion, Dh with Chumash in hand says... "are you sure...?" "yup... D'varim... yes, Hunny, it says 'D'Varim', nope I don't know why the Haftorah isn't listed as Isaiah in there... well, I know it's supposed to be Isaiah... erm...Hm -- do you have the 3-year up or something??" Oh -- we are a pair, he and I. LOL.

[Henaynei]

I totally understand - a Chumash can be a tricky thingy to find yer way about!! ;) Been there ;)

[WildCelt]

First off, I know its not the point of the parasha, but why are commentators silent (at least the ones I've read) on the whole "giant" issue? The topic just fascinates me. Who were they? Where'd they come from?

[Henaynei]

First off, I know its not the point of the parasha, but why are commentators silent (at least the ones I've read) on the whole "giant" issue? The topic just fascinates me. Who were they? Where'd they come from? Both Jewish and Christian commentators are fairly silent on this issue because there is just not enough information to make concrete or definitive statements - almost everyone has their pet speculations accompanied with "documentation" of various degrees of relevance or reliability - but no one really "knows" at this time.:wave: ;)

[sojeru]

please check out the triennial cycle commentary here:

http://invisionfree.com/forums/brokenword/index.php?showforum=29

[debi b]

One of the things I find striking in this area is in chapter 2. Esau is given an inheritance, Lot (Moab and Ammon) is given an inheritance, and HaShem drove out the people of the land to give the inheritance. HaShem fought for Lot and Esau and we have no details about that.

It speaks to me that Adonai deals with people all the time, but what we have recorded is very specificly narrowed to communicate his point of view in a certain way.