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Central to perek 5 is the call to “seek the Lord” through righteousness and judgment, contrary to what was happening among the people at that time. The first section of the chapter uses the language o…

Two painful prophecies appear in these perakim. The first discusses the ideal relationship one should have with the house of God, while the other deals with the conceptual approach to sacrifices. In b…

Tragically, the hope for national repentance voiced by Yirmiyahu in earlier prophecies does not bear any fruits in perek 5. Severe immorality and betrayal of God have seeped into every layer of societ…

Perek 1 of Yishayahu, read in synagogue as the haftara for Parshat Devarim, dramatically oscillates between rebuke and repentance, punishment and salvation, anger and forgiveness. This perek is surrou…