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Nitzavim
In dramatic fashion, Moses assembles the people, all the people – leaders, tribes, elders, officials, children, wives, and strangers in the camp, from woodcutter to water-drawer – to renew the covenant prior to their entry into the land. He warns them solemnly that their future depends on their faithfulness to it. If they break it, they will suffer defeat, devastation,…
Why Judaism?
…Nitzavim. [2] A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World’s Oldest Religion (New York: Free Press, 2000). Published in Britain as Radical Then, Radical Now: The Legacy of the World’s Oldest Religion (London: HarperCollins, 2001). [3] Hilchot Teshuvah 5:2. [4] Walter Mischel, The Marshmallow Test, Bantam Press, 2014. Why was it so…
To Renew Our Days
…Vayelech are both even shorter than Vezot Habracha. Vezot Habracha has the fewest number of words (512), number of letters (1969), number of lines (70), and the lowest value of gematria (134008). But Nitzavim and Vayelech are both shorter if you count how many pessukim they each contain. Vezot Habracha has 41 pessukim, Nitzavim has 30, and Vayelech has 40….
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Study Guide for Teens
…a transaction. A covenant is a relationship. Or to put it slightly differently: a contract is about interests. A covenant is about identity. It is about you and me coming together to form an ‘Us’. Rabbi Sacks, ‘Morality’, Chapter 4 We have reached the Torah portion of Nitzavim (near the end of the book of Devarim) in which Moses, at…
To Renew our Days
The moment had come. Moses was about to die. He had seen his sister Miriam and brother Aaron pre-decease him. He had prayed to God – not to live forever, not even to live longer, but simply, “Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan” (Deut. 3:25). Let me complete the journey. Let me reach the destination….
Leadership: Consensus or Command?
…principles. Nitzavim begins with the unity of Israel, emphasising that all people—from leaders to labourers—stand together before God. Moshe speaks of a future redemption, where even if exiled, God will gather the Jewish People from the farthest places and bring them back to their land. The Torah is described as accessible, not distant or unreachable, but close, in our mouths…
The World is Waiting for You
…the governed.” God only spoke the Ten Commandments after the people had signalled that they had given their consent to be bound by His word. God does not impose His rule by force.[1] At Sinai, covenant-making became mutual. Both sides had to agree. So the human role in covenant-making grows greater over time. But Nitzavim takes this one stage further….
How to Renew a Nation
The Parsha in a Nutshell In Nitzavim, Moshe brings the entire people together – leaders, tribes, elders, officials, children, wives, and strangers – to renew their commitment to the covenant before they enter the land of Israel. He also warns them that their future depends on whether they keep the covenant. If they break it, they will suffer defeat, destruction,…
Shavuot Reader: What Ties Us To Judaism?
Delve into our collection of sources and guiding questions on notions of covenant, inspired by the teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l, compiled by Sacks Scholar Mijal Bitton. Download in English Download in Hebrew Download in Spanish Download in French Download in German You may also wish to view our full range of Shavuot and Tikkun Leil resources….