With Parshat Haazinu we’ve climbed to one of the peaks of Jewish spirituality in Torah. For a month Moshe had taught the people. This is our book of Devarim, Deuteronomy. He told them of their history and destiny, and the laws that would make theirs a unique society of people, bound in covenant with one another, and with G‑d. He renewed the covenant and then handed the leadership on to his successor and disciple, Joshua. His final act, to be read next week, will be blessing the people, tribe by tribe. But before that, there was one more thing he had to do. He had to sum up his prophetic message in a memorable and inspirational way. So, the last thing Moshe did before giving the people his de
Good morning everyone. We’re going to start with a survey. Raise your hand and keep it up if you can answer yes to any of these questions: Have you ever moved to a new house or a new city? Have you ever switched to a new school or started a new job? Have you ever gotten married or had children? Have you ever started something new, something big, something that you weren’t quite sure how it would work out? Okay, for everyone with their hands up, I have one more question. Was there any stress involved? Why? Why were you stressed about moving, or about switching schools, or getting married? Because of the unknowns. When you start something new you don’t know every twist and turn your new ventur
