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Weekly Torah readings from Deuteronomy

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Va'etchanan
thumb|300px|right|Moses Pleading with Israel (illustration from a Bible card published 1907 by the Providence Lithograph Company) '''Va'etchanan' (—Hebrew for "and I will plead," the first word in the parashah) is the 45th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11. The parashah tells how Moses asked to see the Land of Israel, made arguments to obey the law, recounted setting up the Cities of Refuge, recited the Ten Commandments and the Shema'', and gave instructions for the Israeli
Haazinu
thumb|600px|The beginning of Parashat Haazinu, Deuteronomy 32:1–4, as it appears in a Torah scroll Haazinu, '''Ha'azinu, or Ha'Azinu' (—Hebrew for "listen" when directed to more than one person, the first word in the parashah) is the 53rd weekly Torah portion (, parashah'') in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 32:1–52. The parashah sets out the Song of Moses—an indictment of the Israelites' sins, a prophecy of their punishment, and a promise of God's ultimate redemption of them.
Devarim
44th weekly parsha in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah readings
V'Zot HaBerachah
last of the weekly Torah portions
Ki Teitzei
Part of Torah reading
Ki Tavo
Part of Torah reading
Eikev
thumb|right|350px|The Golden Calf (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot) Eikev, Ekev, Ekeb, Aikev, or ʿEqeb (—"if [you follow]," the second word, and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 46th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25. The parashah tells of the blessings of obedience to God, the dangers of forgetting God, and directions for taking the Land of Israel. Moses recalls the making and re-making of the Tablets of Stone, the incident of the Golden Calf,
Shoftim
48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
Re'eh
thumb|300px|right|An artist's impression of Solomon's Temple from the [[Nordisk familjebok. Some see the centralization of Jewish worship in Jerusalem as the intention of Deuteronomy 12.]]
Vayelech
thumb|right|250px|Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel (illustration from Hartwell James's The Boys of the Bible) Vayelech, Vayeilech, VaYelech, Va-yelech, Vayelekh, Wayyelekh, Wayyelakh, or Va-yelekh (—Hebrew for "then he went out", the first word in the parashah), is the 52nd weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 31:1–30. In the parashah, Moses told the Israelites to be strong and courageous, as God and Joshua would soon lead them into the Promised Land. Moses commanded the Israelit
Nitzavim
thumb|right|450px|"For this commandment . . . is not in heaven, that you should say: 'Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us . . . ?'" (Deuteronomy 30:11–12) Nitzavim, Nitsavim, Nitzabim, Netzavim, Nisavim, or Nesabim (—Hebrew for "ones standing," the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 51st weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20 (Deuteronomy 29:10 onwards in some versions of the Hebrew Bible). In the parashah, Moses told the Israe