Have you ever been curious how relatable the Torah really is? A group of staff from the Kutz365 Alumni Network decided to spend an entire year rapping the weekly Torah portion, or parasha, from the Torah. Shabbat Sha'Raps started at camp in the summer of 2016, and then grew through Zoom over the course of an entire year. Filmed from Zoom boxes around the globe, this creative interpretation of Torah is a fun and easy way to understand the weekly Torah portion. Join Evan, Matt, Melissa, and lots of special guests on this joyful journey of discovering Torah!
Open this parasha to hear how Moses tells the people that the covenant extends into the future, to people like you and me. He then warns them that they will be punished for sinning, and blessed for following laws. Listen in to learn more.
Transcripts
Saturday morning and the peeps are here
It’s time for Shabbat – let me get a cheer
We’ll talk about Moses, Aaron, the Levites too
Ayyoo Matt, you know what to do
Can you believe last week was Ki Tavo
We’re reminded of the covenant, and that’s fo sho
Just doing mitzvot, no need to be stressed
If we do all this, we’ll be hashtag blessed
In Nitzavim, we hear the pact
Of generational leadership, and that’s a fact|
Everything Moses said, continues on
Through all the generations, like a bright new dawn
For NFTY and Kutz, this is pretty cool
It’s way beyond anything you’ll learn in school
Past, present, future, you gotta do it all
Like standing at Sinai, you gotta hear the call
As Moses speaks, we learn some more
About a choice in life, it’s an open door
If we pursue sin, we’ll get some strife
But it’s all about L’chaim, to life to life
To life, to life, l'chaim.
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life.
Here's to the father I tried to be!
Here's to my bride to be!
l'chaim, to life!
Thanks for listening to our seventeenth rap
Stay tuned for more, we’re putting ourselves on the map
This has been your – Shabbat Sha’Rap!