This week’s parashat is taken from Deuteronomy 33-34. Listen as David reveals the blessings of unification in this final chapter of Deuteronomy! Follow along in the AUDIO PODCAST, by clicking on the play button below, and reading along with the notes, as you listen to today's Parashat: Deuteronomy 33-34 Here we are in the final parashah of the Book of Deuteronomy, and the final parashah of the Torah. For virtually the entire Book of Deuteronomy, right before his death, Moses

This week’s parashat is taken from Deuteronomy 32. Listen as David unpacks the topic and importance of WHO the ROCK is! Follow along in the AUDIO PODCAST, by clicking on the play button below, and reading along with the notes, as you listen to today's Parashat: Deuteronomy 32 Last week in Parashat Vayeilech, we unpacked the topic and importance of dissemination of the Torah – from Moses all the way through to today. One topic I intentionally avoided bringing up is that last w

Follow along in the AUDIO PODCAST, by clicking on the play button below, and reading along with the notes, as you listen to today's Parashat: Deuteronomy 31 Parashat Vayeilech opens up with these words in Deuteronomy 31:1-2: “Moses went and spoke these words to all of Israel. He said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I can no longer go out and come in.” As you can probably figure out, “vayeilech” means “he went”, as in “Moses went”. Interestingly, this part

How do we prepare for Rosh Hashana, Yom Teruah & Yom Kippur? The Biblical year starts in the spring, with the month of Nissan. This is the beginning of the harvest season. The new year is called Rosh Hashana, where "Rosh" means head, in Hebrew. It is the head of a new year. A second name is also given for Rosh Hashana, called Yom Teruah (The Feast of Trumpets). This is the first Fall Feast/Moadim (Appointed time/Holiday) of the spiritual new year: The first day of Tishrei, wh

Follow along in the AUDIO PODCAST, by clicking on the play button below, and reading along with the notes, as you listen to today's Parashat: Deuteronomy 29:9—30:20 In this week’s Torah portion – Parashat Nitzavim – Moses continues his great and final speech to the Israelite nation standing before him. “Nitzavim” means “standing”, as used in the opening words of the parashah (Deuteronomy 29:9): אַתֶּ֨ם נִצָּבִ֤ים הַיּוֹם֙ “You are standing today, all of you, before Hashem, yo