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Weekly Portion Parasha Vaetchanan
July 25, 2026

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Moses pleas in vain to be allowed to enter the land before his death.
Deuteronomy 3, 27:
“Climb to the top of the cliff, and gaze to the west, north, south and east. Let your eyes feast on it, since you will not cross the Jordan.”

Parasha Vaetchanan “I Pleaded” פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22, is the second Torah portion in Deuteronomy, the 5th and last Book of the Bible, and the 45th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading which begins on Rosh Ha Shana, the Jewish New Year. 

In Parasha Vaetchanan, Moses pleas in vain to be allowed to enter the land before his death. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer.

Vaetchanan Band I

Tallit Band I
Moses receives the Tablets of the Ten Commandments. Translation of Hebrew (Deuteronomy 4, 13):
“He announced to you His covenant, instructing you to keep the Ten Commandments and He wrote them on two stone Tablets.”behind the alter of offering.

Tallit Band II
Moses yearns for the land he will not set foot in.