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When Is Nitzavim Read?
/ 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)
More Nitzavim Commentaries
- Peoplehood, Responsibility, and Intentionality
- From Washington Heights to Jerusalem
- The Tension Between Hubris and Humility
- The Depths of Human Agency and God’s Surprising Laughter
- Nitzavim for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- Collective Responsibility, One for All and All for One
- A Jew Is a Jew, No Matter How Far
- The Standing Jew Plan
- And Those Who Are Not Here
- Affirming the Covenant
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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
Returning to Ourselves
By: Rebecca Good
Parashat Nitzavim is a fitting passage to read the Shabbat before Rosh HaShanah for many reasons. One reason being that each of us is about to stand before God as our metaphorical Book of Life is opened.
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