Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20) Torah Reading for Shabbat, September 20, 2025
This week’s Parashat is Nitzavim (“Standing”), Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following G-d’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. Moses describes the process of repentance and returning to G-d, and stresses that G-d’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.” This is very appropriate with the approaching of […]
Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) Torah Reading for Shabbat, September 13, 2025: Covenant of Community
The Torah reading this week, Ki Tavo/“When you enter,” continues to lay out laws to be fulfilled when the Israelites enter the land toward which they have headed for forty years. It is hard to imagine a journey of this length, with its births and deaths, the multiple milestones in every life. And maybe just […]
Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) Shabbat, September 6, 2025: Thinking Ahead
Have you ever worked to gain an opportunity and found that it was very different than you expected? Or been appointed to a position without expecting or planning for it? Jewish sacred teachings, particularly the Torah, are meant to prepare us for all kinds of circumstances, so that when we find ourselves in new situations, […]
Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 31:1-30) Torah Reading for Shabbat Shuva, September 26, 2025
September 25, 2025 by tbhrich • D'var Torah, Drashot
This Shabbat has a special name, Shabbat Shuva. The name derives from the Haftarah that is read on the upcoming Shabbat, which falls during the Days of Awe, Yamim Nora’im, the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The name is appropriate for the season, which is the time for teshuvah, a turning back to […]