Haazinu
הַאֲזִינוּ
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Deuteronomy 32:1–52
When Is Haazinu Read?
/ 12 Tishri 5786
/ 8 Tishri 5787
/ 8 Tishri 5788
Summary
- Moses sings his last song, a love poem to God and a chastisement of the people, who are not worthy of Adonai. (32:1–6)
- The poem recounts the blessings that God has bestowed on the Israelites, the wicked deeds they have committed, and the punishments that God then inflicted upon them. (32:7–43)
- God tells Moses to begin his ascent of Mount Nebo, from where he will see the Land of Israel from a distance but will not be allowed to enter it. (32:45–52)
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On the last day of Moses's life, he gathers the Israelites before they go into the Promised Land, clears his throat and lets it rip. Parashat Haazinu is his final song, and it's interpreted for you this week by the fiercely funky musician Anthony Rogers-Wright. Enjoy this video and more with Bim Bam.
Listen to Podcasts About Parashat Haazinu
Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Haazinu in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Haazinu Commentary
Playing Hide-and-Seek with God
By: Rabbi Sari Laufer
A quick glance shows that Haazinu is different from all other portions: it's laid out as a poem--unusual for the Torah, a text that is almost entirely prose. The poem in Haazinu creates room for so much else: blessings and curses, fears and hopes, and successes and failures.
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