Vayelech

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Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Nitzavim_Vayelech)

Sarah Gordon

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Vayelech: Helping Others

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The time has come for new leadership. “I am no longer able to come and go, and G-d has told me you will not cross the Jordan” (Devarim 31:2). While the people complained plenty about Moshe's leadership, clearly they were very nervous about him…
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Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Vayelech_Yom Kippur)

Shalhevet Schwartz

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Vayelech: Time for a Change

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"And G-d said, 'My spirit shall not continue to judge him forever; he is nothing but flesh, and his days will be 120 years'" (Breisheet 6:3). Man had gone from the Garden of Eden to the depths of depravity, and the days of…
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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Vayelech)

Rabbi Jay Kelman

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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat Nitzavim)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Vayelech: Naming Rights

Rabbi Jay Kelman

We tend to think that the names of the weekly parshiot have little intrinsic meaning; they are just taken from the opening word or two of the parsha. Thus, breisheet, being the first word of the Bible, becomes the name for both the first book and…
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Vayelech: Poetic Licence

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"Now, write for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites, so that this song will be a witness for the Israelites" (Devarim 31:19). The simple meaning of this verse is a command to write shirat Ha'azinu, the Song…
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Vayelech: 1…613

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Today I [Moshe] am 120 years old, and I can no longer come and go." (Devarim 31:2). After 40 years of dedicated leadership, it was time to turn the reins over to Yehoshua, who would be the one to lead during the conquest of the land of…
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Vayelech: Looking Ahead

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Imagine being told on your deathbed that your life’s work may be for naught. Moshe Rabbeinu put heart and soul into forming a nation that would set up a model state serving G-d in the land of Israel. He literally gave his life for his people,…
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