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This Week's Torah Portion

Vayeilech
וַיֵּלֶךְ
[Moses] Went

Moses went and spoke these things to all Israel. He said to them: "I am now one hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer be active. Moreover, the Eternal has said to me, 'You shall not go across yonder Jordan.'" - Deuteronomy 31:1-2

Torah

Deuteronomy 31:1–30

Haftarah

Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27
Shabbat Shuvah

When

October 1, 2022 / 6 Tishri 5783

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