Nitzavim-Vayelech- “Those Taking A Stand-And He Went”
Congregation Shema Yisrael by Congregation Shema Yisrael
Episode notes
We have a double-parasha this morning: Nitzavim and Vayelech. Nitzavim means ‘Those taking a stand’ and Vayyelech means ‘And he went’. These two parashas span Deuteronomy 29:9 (29:10 in our English Bibles) through 31:30. The parasha opens with all Israel assembled to stand before Adonai. In fact, the usual verb for ‘stand’ (omayd) isn’t the […]