DVAR VA'ETCHANAN


After today's mourning on Tisha B'Av, comfort is on the horizon with Shabbat Nachamu. Parshat Va'Etchanan holds both: Sadness and pleading; promises of consolation and moving on. You can read my dvar here. (Click Read More to get to the ink)




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