Friday, 24 July 2026

Tzetl: Va'Etchanan, Nachamu

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The Shabbat after the Ninth of Av is called Shabbat Nachamu ("Shabbat of Consolation") after the opening words of the day's reading from the prophets ("haftara"). This is the first of the series of readings known as "The Seven of Consolation" read in the seven weeks from the Ninth of Av to Rosh Hashanah.


Please click here to view the Yeshivah Shule Tzetel for Shabbos Nachamu, Parshas Voeschanan. Please click here to view the PDFs of Weekly Publications.


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ZICHRON YAAKOV


PARSHAH IN A NUTSHELL
Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11
The name of the Parshah, "Va’etchanan," means "I entreated," and it is found in Deuteronomy 3:23.

Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored G‑d to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, but G‑d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land.

Continuing his “review of the Torah,” Moses describes Exodus from Egypt and the Giving of the Torah, declaring them unprecedented events in human history. “Has there ever occurred this great thing, or has the likes of it ever been heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of G‑d speaking out of the midst of the fire . . . and live? . . . You were shown, to know, that the L‑rd is G‑d . . . there is none else beside Him.”

Moses predicts that in future generations the people will turn away from G‑d, worship idols, and be exiled from their land and scattered amongst the nations; but from there they will seek G‑d, and return to obey His commandments.

Our Parshah also includes a repetition of the Ten Commandments, and the verses of the Shema, which declare the fundamentals of the Jewish faith: the unity of G‑d (“Hear O Israel: the L‑rd our G‑d, the L‑rd is one”); the mitzvot to love G‑d, to study His Torah, and to bind “these words” as tefillin on our arms and heads, and inscribe them in the mezuzot affixed on the doorposts of our homes.


HAFTORAH IN A NUTSHELL
Isaiah 40:1–26
This week’s haftorah is the first of a series of seven “haftarot of Consolation.” These seven haftarot commence on the Shabbat following Tisha B’Av and continue until Rosh Hashanah.

This section of Isaiah begins with G‑d’s exhortation to the prophets: “Console, O console My people . . . Announce to Jerusalem that her period of exile has been fulfilled and that her sins have been forgiven.”

Isaiah’s prophecy describes some of the miraculous events that will unfold with the onset of the messianic era, such as the return of the exiles to Jerusalem, the revelation of G‑d’s glory, and the rewards and retribution that will then be meted out.

The prophet then goes on to comfort the people, describing G‑d’s power and might, and reassuring them of His care for His people.


SAGES ON THE PARSHAH

I beseeched G‑d at that time (Deuteronomy 3:23)

Prayer is called by ten expressions, and these are they: shav‘ah (a cry for help), tze‘akah (a shout or cry out), ne’akah (a groan), rinah (song or exultant prayer), pegi‘ah (entreaty or intercession), bitzur (supplication in distress), keri’ah (calling out), nefilah (falling down in supplication), pilul (prayer or intercession), and tachanunim (pleas for mercy).

Midrash Rabbah on Deuteronomy 3:23; Sifri, ibid. These synonyms for prayer are derived from: Exodus 2:23-24, Jeremiah 7:16, Psalms 18:6, Deuteronomy 9:25, Psalms 106:30, Genesis 25:21, and Exodus 32:11 and Deuteronomy 3:23.



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Friday, 17 July 2026

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You are invited to join our interactive women’s study group exploring foundations of Judaism.

This week, we will be exploring
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When: Sunday
19th July 2026
Time: 6pm-7pm

Speaker: Zipporah Oliver O.A.M.
In memory of Mrs Raizl Cylich OBM and Reb Yeshaya Yaakov ben Reb Baruch Yoseph Cylich A”H

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