Enemies of the Jews – Parashat Va’ethannan: Deuteronomy 7:1-11

This passage, the last part of Parashat Va’ethannan, bothered me and I struggled with the implications of taking the words literally. These lines relate to how following the commandments (mitzvot in Hebrew) will ensure that God will honour His covenant with the Jewish people by vanquishing our enemies, thereby providing us with safety in the […]