Moses describes the Covenant between G-d and the Israelites, urging the Israelites to uphold the Covenant and honor the Torah, so that they may be rewarded with life in the land of Israel. Moses continues his last speech before the Israelites: “
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Nitzavim, read on September 20, 2025, which is Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20. The parsha emphasizes the Israelites’ freedom to choose between blessing and curse by following God’s commandments, which are presented as achievable rather than distant.
Parashat Ki Tavo focuses on the Israelites’ entrance into the Promised Land: the
ceremonies they will follow once they arrive and then get settled, and the consequences
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Moses enumerates many laws that relate to topics of family relationships, interpersonal ethics, forbidden mixtures, and sexuality. In continuing his last speech, Moses delivers specific rules on family relationships. READ MORE
Moses reviews for the Israelites their system of justice, the rules of kingship, their relationship to idolatrous nations, and the rules of doing battle. Moses continues his last speech to the Israelites before he dies saying: “Judges shall be appointed to judge the people with justice. You shall not…
© 2024 The Studio in Venice by Michal MeronThe book of Deuteronomy as a whole is structured on the model of a covenant, and represents Moses’ renewal of the Sinai covenant with the next generation, who would enter the Promised Land and there create a covenant-based society…..READ MORE.
Moses stresses to the Israelites the importance of keeping G-d’s commandments when they enter the land of Israel; Moses repeats the Ten ….READ MORE.
The book of Deuteronomy as a whole is structured on the model of a covenant, and represents Moses’ renewal of the Sinai covenant with the next generation, who would enter the Promised Land and there create a covenant-based society…..READ MORE.
@2025Parshat Pinchas offers a compelling lens through which to explore the tension between zealotry and responsible leadership in any society, ancient or modern. …..READ MORE.
Parshat Balak tells the story of a Moabite king who, threatened by the presence of the Israelites, hires the prophet Balaam to curse them, but instead, Balaam delivers blessings.
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