Weekly Torah readings in Elul

Part of Torah reading

Part of Torah reading

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

48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading

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