The first two parshiot of ‘kriyat shema’ surround us each and every day of our lives. In the following shiur, as we begin our study of the main speech of Sefer Devarim, we’ll explain why these two ‘parshiot’ are so important,
[This shiur will also serve as a continuation to the introductory shiur on Sefer Devarim, as it discusses in greater detail the overall structure of the main speech.]
Introduction
Our introductory shiur on Sefer Devarim discussed how the first 26 chapters of Sefer Devarim divide into two speeches:
The introductory speech (chapters 1-4);
– explaining why forty years have passed, followed by a short ‘pep-talk’ to prepare the nation for their conquest of the land, and the laws that they’ll need to keep.
The main speech (chapters 5-26);
– in which Moshe reviews the actual set of laws (originally given at Har Sinai) that Bnei Yisrael must keep as they establish their nation after they conquer the Land, adding some ‘rebuke’ as he reviews them.
The following shiur will focus more directly on the internal structure of this main speech, showing how and why its commandments neatly divide into two distinct sections:
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