Vayelekh

Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30

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To read the full text in English and Hebrew click here: Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30

In this Torah portion, Moses concludes his speech to the Israelites, blesses Joshua, and instructs the community to gather every seven years to read publicly from the Torah. God predicts the eventual straying of the Israelites.

 

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Moses tells the Israelites to
read the Torah every seven years.

Text Studies

Social Action and Environmentalism

Knowing One’s Place & Time
Hillel 
The Song of Humanity
Rabbi James Jacobson-Maisels, AJWS
 
If Only It Weren’t So Violent
Rabbi Larry Milder, Union for Reform Judaism 
Coming Together
Rabbi Gerry Serotta, socialaction.com 
Land Flowing With Milk & Honey
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Canfei Nesharim 

From the Denominations

Pluralism and Outreach

Moses’s Approach to Death
Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union 
Strength in Numbers
Dvora Weisberg, CLAL 
Moses’ Fate
Elaine Rose Glickman, Women of Reform Judaism 
Quality Leaders
Vicki Compter Lefkowitz, UJA-Federation of New York 
Models of Leadership
Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships 

Multimedia

 
Parshat Vayelekh Quiz
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies 
Parshat Vayelekh Challah
Julie Seltzer 



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