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Nitzavim
נִצָּבִים
You Stand [This Day]
Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20
When Is Nitzavim Read?
/ 27 Elul 5785
/ 28 Elul 5789
Summary
- Moses tells the assembled people that God's covenant speaks to them and to all of the generations who will follow. (29:9–14)
- God warns the Israelites that they will be punished if they act idolatrously, the way the inhabitants of the other nations do. (29:15–28)
- Moses reassures the people that God will not forsake them and that they can attain blessings by following God's commandments. (30:1–20)
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Listen to Podcasts About Nitzavim
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Nitzavim in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Nitzavim Commentary
Peoplehood, Responsibility, and Intentionality
By: Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin
In this week's Torah portion, Nitzavim, Moses is nearing the end of his speech to the Israelites, urging them to live righteously when they move across the Jordan River without him. He includes three beautiful passages that, together, capture essential aspects of Judaism: peoplehood, responsibility, and intentionality.
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