OU TORAH Re’eh: HaMakom Asher Yivchar Hashem By Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

To our surprise, the city of Jerusalem (by that name) is never mentioned in Chumash. However, the underlying concept of that eternal city emerges as a major theme in Parshat Re’eh. In the following shiur, we uncover the ‘foundations of Jerusalem’ in our study of the Torah’s repeated use of the phrase: “ha’makom asher yivchar Hashem” [lit. the site that God will choose], and its thematic significance.