This week’s parsha is Nitzavim: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20
| Nitzavim (29:9-30:20) – (Ones Standing): Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 61:10-63:9 (Sephardi) |
| 29:9-14: Renewal of the covenant | 30:11-14: The Torah is accessible |
| 29:15-28: Warning against idolatry | 30:15-20: Choose life |
| 30:1-10: The eventual repentance and redemption |
D’var Torah: A Jew Is a Jew, No Matter How Far
Torah Pearls: Parsha Nitzavim
This week’s Haftarah is: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 61:10-63:9 (Sephardi)
Chapter 61: The righteous will be rewarded and the Covenant with the Children of Israel will be reestablished.
Chapter 62: There will be no peace until Zion’s righteousness comes out like brilliance. The Nations will see the brilliance and Zion will be cherished above all other places. The Nations will call the Children of Israel a holy people. The righteousness of the Children of Israel will never be forgotten.
Chapter 63: God will wreak vengeance upon Edom and the Children of Israel will return to God.