About this episode

The episode discusses Shabbat Hazon and the Torah reading of Parashat D'varim, situating it within the context of the Torah and notable speeches.

This week is Shabbat Hazon, taking its name from the opening word of the Haftarah [Isaiah 1:1-27], the 3rd haftarah of admonition or rebuke before Tisha B’Av. The Torah reading is parashat D’varim [Deuteromonomy 1:1-3:22], the 1st parashah in Sefer Devarim [Book of Deuteronomy]. As Jeffrey Tigay outlines Deuteronomy in his JPS Torah Commentary, the parashah consists of a Prologue [1:1-5] and the beginning of the 1st Discourse [Deuteronomy 1:6-4:43], which will conclude in next week’s parashah. It seems an odd way to begin the book, so we used most of our time to situate the book in the context of the Torah but also in the context of other great speeches [Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and King’s I Have a Dream Speech]. The conversation meandered perhaps more that usual, even for us; we hope you like it! Shabbat Shalom!!

Topics covered

• Shabbat Hazon
• Parashat D'varim
• Deuteronomy
• Haftarah
• Speeches
• Tisha B'Av

Keywords

• Shabbat Hazon
• Parashat D'varim
• Deuteronomy
• Haftarah
• Tisha B'Av
• Jeffrey Tigay
• speeches

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gettysburg Address, I Have a Dream Speech, Book of Deuteronomy, Haftarah

Places: Tisha B’Av

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