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Derech Eretz: Da'as Connecting Torah and Mitzvos The shiur reframes derech eretz as a klal for all musar—what seichel ha’adam rightly intuits—encompassing the teachings of Pirkei Avot. It is not mere etiquette; it is the human wisdom that binds Torah to life. Derech eretz must be both yashar (aligned with yesh and metzius) and yafeh (beautiful and sensitive to people). At times it rises to full obligation; neglect can constitute serious wrongdoing. Musar, from yissur, disciplines and redirects from bad paths, and Avot is rooted in “Shema beni ...

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Published: July 12, 2026

? Did You Know...

...that the word tirosh (wine) contains tirash (poverty), and this duality is the key to understanding Kiddush? (source)
...that Shabbos candles are not merely about light, but about establishing seder — an ordered, purposeful framework for Shabbos?
...that the phrase Av Hamon Goyim — "father of a multitude of nations" — encodes a transformation in Avraham's very identity?
...that true leadership begins with recognizing that Hashem is the Elokei HaRuchos — the G-d of all spirits?
...that Kiddush Hashem is not only about martyrdom but about how we live every ordinary moment?

📖 This Week's Parsha

Parashat Devarim

4 Av 5786 · July 18, 2026 · Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22

Devarim opens Moshe's great farewell address — a review and reinterpretation of the forty years in the desert. Moshe recounts the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the journey toward Canaan. This Shabbat is Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av.

Haftarah (Ashkenaz): Isaiah 1:1-27

Shabbat Chazon — the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av

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