Torah Thoughts
The first book of the Torah, Bereishit, covers a span of (at least) several thousand years; the second, Shmot, about 400 years; the third, Vayikra, is laws and doesn’t really count in this explanation; the fourth, Bamidbar, covers about 40, and the last, Devarim, covers about a month, during which Moshe Rabeinu tries to make sure he transmits everything he can to the Jews before he dies.
The book of Devarim / Dvarim / Deuteronomy is the fifth of the five books of the Torah. It is sometimes referred to as “Mishei Torah,” which means the repetition of the Torah. It is so called because it primarily consists of Moshe (Moses) gathering the Jews around him and reiterating that which took place up to that point, that is, what is written in the first four books. For an interesting articles, see Redeeming Relevance by Rabbi Francis Nataf, Cp. 2 .
This week’s Parsha Noshes illustrate the five books of the Torah.
