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Parashah Nitzavim
Judy Howard
Thursday September 6 2018, 3:59 PM

From Chbad.org

Parashah in a Nutshell

Nitzavim

Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20


Image The Parshah of  Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of  the Jewish faith :


The   unity of Israel : "You stand today, all of you, before the L-rd your G-d: your   heads , your   tribes , your   elders , your officers , and   every Israelite man ; your   young ones , your   wives , the   stranger   in your gate; from your   wood hewer   to your water drawer ."

The   future redemption:   Moses warns of the exile and desolation   of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G-d's laws, but then he prophesies that, in the   end, "You will return to the L-rd your G-d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L-rd your G-d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed."

The   practicality of Torah : "For the Mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you nor is   it remote from you. It is   not in heaven ... It is not across the sea.... Rather, it is   very close   to you, in your   mouth , in your   heart , that you may   do it ."

Freedom of choice : "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil; in that I command you   this day to love G-d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose   life ."


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