Parsha Perspectives - Nitzavim

What’s said in this shiur

The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

cusp of entering the land but the end of his life he will not be going with the Jewish people and he continues to communicate to them a powerful message his monologue his message. What did we do wrong? What did we learn from our experience until now? And what should you keep in mind? Where do you want to go? and how are you going to get there? So he says you're all standing here today all of you before Hashem and he now elaborates who's the all of you I would have left it all of you is very inclusive it includes all of you but he goes on to spell it out goes on to spell it out the heads of your tribes your elders your officers your small children the women be care of and the converts or the strangers among you. From those who chop down wood to those who draw the water, every socioeconomic class, every age, every background, every role, all are included. You're all standing here today. Today, says Rashi, last week we left off. The end of parasa was the to the harsh rebuke Hashem's description through Moshe of what will happen if we're disobedient non-compliant. What happens when we don't fulfill and pursue our mission in this world then Hashem there's a punishment there's a consequence there's accountability so why did we end off last week with the we begin this week with you're all standing here what's the connection our commentators are always looking for an understanding what's the connection

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1. 1:33cusp of entering the land but the end of his life he will not be going…
2. 7:17seder. We begin learning. Be in the B mandish. Whatever time you got to be on…
3. 13:28Thank you for coming today. So that's not that is not among the simum but there…
4. 19:08wouldn't eat even just a little just a taste of the poison and I wouldn't eat…
5. 25:13watch out because the is coming for you. You want to not worry when you stand…
6. 31:51people dvening learning shabas kosher growing Torah and mitzvos. Can we articulate an answer? Is it…
7. 37:27you haven't tried. You're not taking risks. You're not pushing yourself. If you haven't failed, you…
8. 43:41enthusiasm loss of enthusiasm. Again the great Winston Churchill once said that success is going from…
9. 49:17that's why the is formulated in this way. Not but because hashem we can't do it…
10. 55:32Don't repeat what I just already did. What does it mean to choose life? What does…

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