Show Notes
In this week's parsha, Devarim, we learn about leadership. Moshe has been told he will not enter the Promised Land. He has appointed Yehoshua as his successor. He could have spent his time remembering all the ways in which he was amazing, or retiring and simply remaining in his tent. He chose neither of these options. Instead, because he was mission driven, he threw himself into a new role- acting as a teacher. And he taught Bnei Yisrael some very important lessons. These included:
Believing God would fight for them, and trusting in God rather than focusing on fear.
Learning to listen to God, even when that meant not doing something they might have preferred to do.
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In the last parsha of the Torah, V'Zot HaBracha, Moshe dies. But what matters is not that he died- rather, the way he died. Moshe approached God alone. There were no adoring crowds. No family surrounding him. It was just the man and his Maker. And this is something that will happen to us all. We will all, ultimately, approach God. The question to be answered is simply this: have we lived a life that we are proud to show to God?
This week's parsha, Haazinu, is actually a song! Moshe wanted to make sure that the core ideas of Judaism would be accessible to everyone, whether or not they were able to read. In this song, we focus on some important ideas. These include: