Parsha 51 of 54 · Sefer Devarim
6 pieces on Parshas Netzavim, one for each year it was written. Each opens as a PDF.
5781–82 · Year 1 · 1 page
This week’s parsha is the 4th last parsha of all 5 books of the Torah. The parsha begins powerfully, with you are standing here today, and Moshe lists out the different “classes” of people, who we would delineate into classes. But the Torah’s reference of…
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5782–83 · Year 2 · 1 page
This week’s parsha is Netzavim, named for the second word of the Parsha- “You are standing today, all of you before Hashem…” How appropriate is this proclamation of renewing our connection to Hashem as just before Rosh Hashana, where we “renew our vows” with…
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5783–84 · Year 3 · 2 pages
Parshas Netzavim–Vayeilech
This week’s Parsha, Netzavim-Vayelech, is one of Moshe’s final speeches to the Jews on his last day on Earth. The first pesukim express to us who was gathered. Notice that specific elite positions are not mentioned; instead, the professions of a hewer of wood…
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5784–85 · Year 4 · 2 pages
Parshas Netzavim–Vayeilech
In this week’s Parsheos Netzavim Vayelech, Moshe uplifts the Jews through a critical speech on his final day. One key takeaway from the beginning of the Parsha is that the relationship between the Jews and Hashem is inseparable. As it says in the Posuk, “Vehu…
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5785–86 · Year 5 · 2 pages
This week’s Parsha, Nitzavim (“Standing”), is of the final speeches of Moshe on his final day, giving strength and guidance to the Jews. The Parsha begins by listing all the different “types” of Jews, in terms of their perceived socioeconomic level. Meaning…
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5786–87 · Year 6 · 1 page
Parshas Netzavim–Vayeilech
You hate us because you don’t understand us, because at the core of your emotional and spiritual existence, it is not possible for there to be a people who are bent on spreading love and light. The lens through which an antisemite looks at us and the world is…
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