V'Zot HaBracha

Guarding Youthful Strength Forever· Essay 1

On the verse, "Iron and copper shall be your locks, and as your days, so shall your strength be" (Devarim 33:25). The Sfas Emes opens with the verse from Moshe Rabbeinu's blessing, which speaks of iron and copper locks and of one's strength…

Awe From Divine Exaltedness· Essay 2

This is a continuation of the very end of the Torah — "and for all the strong hand and for all the great awe that Moshe wrought before the eyes of all of Bnei Yisrael" (Devarim 34:12) — which connects back to the opening, "In the beginning …

Torah Sustains The World· Essay 3

There is a further explanation for the juxtaposition of the end of the Torah, "which Moshe performed before the eyes of all of Bnei Yisrael" (Devarim 34:12), with its beginning, "In the beginning" (Bereishis 1:1). The Sfas Emes asks why the…

Vezot Habracha תרנ"ג

תרנ”ג בפסוק ברזל ונחושת מנעליך וכימיך דבאך. פרש”י כימים שהם טובים לך כך ימי זקנתך. (Devarim 33:25) “May your locks be of iron and copper, may your days should flow”, Rashi explains that this means that the days of old age should…