From the days of the prophets through modern Israeli society, rebuke and criticism have been the bread and butter of Jewish discourse. Many will be surprised to learn that in the Torah giving rebuke is considered to be the way to overcome hatred and alienation. Parshat Devorim begins with Moshe’s harsh rebuke of the Jewish people. It is told about Rabbi Yakov Yitchak of Peshicha (a.k.a. the Yid Hakodesh) that every day he read several verses from this parsha as he believed that these words of Moshe have the power to enter the heart as lead one to repent. From Moshe we can learn the six principles of the art of rebuke.

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