Torah Portion
Torah Portion: Vayelech
The Torah Portion this week is Vayelech (וילך)- “then he went out.” It contains only one chapter, Deuteronomy 31 and it has the fewest verses of any parashah. Let’s dive into Deuteronomy 31:2-3, where Moses is speaking to all of Israel: 2 He said to them, “I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able…
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The portion for this week is Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20, and it is titled Nitzavim, or Standing. The title comes from the first verse in the portion. Deuteronomy 29:9 “You are standing (nitzavim) today, all of you, before Adonai your God—the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, all the men of Israel, 10 your children,…
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I’ve decided to start covering, maybe weekly, the Torah Portion. For more of an explanation, click here. The portion of this portion I am going to talk about is mostly from Deuteronomy 26. Although the tithing and first fruits section of 26 is interesting and, like chapter 14, it has changed my whole perspective on…
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I’ve decided to start posting some thoughts about the Torah Portion. If you’re not familiar with a Torah Portion, it is pretty simple. Throughout the Jewish world, the Jewish people study Torah year round. It is broken up into a few chapters a week. Every once and a while, there will be a double-portion, but…
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