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Torah Talk for Parashat Nitzavim

September 10, 2015 by Sharon Freundel (Community)

In this week’s parasha, Moshe describes the brit (Covenant) between Hashem and Bnei Yisrael, urging Bnei Yisrael to uphold the brit and honor the Torah so that they may be rewarded with life in the land of Israel.

The text makes clear that the relationship between Hashem and Bnei Yisrael is bi-directional, a concept both comforting and intimidating at this time of year when we focus on Teshuva (Repentance). We can see this in chapter 30, verses 2-6. Read More>