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for Shabbat Ha'Azinu Moses calls out to both heaven and earth. From the Shema: /s¨j¤t ²h±h 'bhœ¥vO¡t ²h±h 'k¥t¨r§G°h g©n§J Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One They listen to lessons from Moses as the words drop Life and death are in God’s hands. God is perfect, says Moses – Men and women alike, says Moses – Parents and grandparents will talk about the twisted past, he says – a past that parents can describe but only grandparents can fully explain. From the Amidah: 'o¤vh¯b‰c h¯b‰cˆk k¥tId
thˆc¥nU ',Ic¨t h¥s§x©j r‡fIz±u 'k«F©v v¯b«e The creator of all things, who remembers the good deeds of the patriarchs and matriarchs and in love will bring a redeemer to their children’s children for the sake of the Divine NameMoses relays God’s message saying hunger and disease will engulf them, When Moses completed his song to all Israel, he said to them, "Pay close attention to all the words through which I warn you today so that you will be able to instruct your children to carefully keep all the words of this Torah." From the V’ahavtah: 'Q¤rœ¤S‹c W§T‰f†k‰cU
'Wœ¤,h‡c‰C W§T‰c¦J‰C 'oŠC ¨T§r‹C¦s±u 'Whœ®bŠc‰k o¨T±b³B¦J±u You shall teach them diligently to your sons and daughters and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. In the Song of Moses, Moses is speaking to the Children of Israel in 1400 BCE In the Song of Moses, Moses is speaking to the Children of Israel in 5769 Shabbat Shalom. |
