General Overview: In this week's reading, Nitzavim-Vayelech, Moshe
gathers the Israelites on the day of his passing to enter them into a
covenant with G‑d. He warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that
will result when Israel abandons G‑d's laws, but assures them that they
will eventually repent, and G‑d will then return His people to the Holy
Land. This Parsha also talks about freedom of choice and the mitzvah of
teshuva (repentance). Moshe transferred leadership to Joshua and wrote a
Torah scroll which he handed over to the Levites. Moshe commanded the
Israelites to gather following every Sabbatical year.
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Summary: On the final day of his earthly life, Moshe gathered all the
Israelites -- men, women, and children -- to enter them into a covenant
with G‑d, establishing the Israelites as G‑d's exclusive nation. Moshe
warned the Israelites not to be tempted by the idolatrous lifestyles of
the Egyptians and the other sundry nations through which they had passed
in the course of their travels. Moshe warned of the dire consequences
which will befall the individual, family, or tribe, which would forsake
their covenant with G‑d. This section concludes with the concept of
communal responsibility for not appropriately punishing individual
sinners.
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