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===Parashat Ha’azinu===
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'''Devarim''' opens Moshe's great farewell address — a review and reinterpretation of the forty years in the desert. Moshe recounts the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the journey toward Canaan. This Shabbat is ''Shabbat Chazon'', the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av.
''Summary for Ha’azinu coming soon.''
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'''Haftarah (Ashkenaz):''' Isaiah 1:1-27
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'''Haftarah (Ashkenaz):''' Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva (with Ha'azinu)
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Shabbat Chazon — the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av
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[https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.1:1-3:22?lang=bi Read on Sefaria →]
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🗓 Upcoming Holidays
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| Rosh Hashana 5787 — Jewish New Year (5787) || September 12, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px;" | '''Tish’a B’Av'''
| Rosh Hashana II — Second day of Rosh Hashana || September 13, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; white-space:nowrap;" | July 23, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8;" | '''Tu B’Av'''
| Tzom Gedaliah || September 14, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8; white-space:nowrap;" | July 29, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px;" | '''Rosh Hashana LaBehemot''' — New Year for Animals
| Erev Yom Kippur — Eve of Yom Kippur || September 20, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; white-space:nowrap;" | August 14, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8;" | '''Leil Selichot''' — Night of Selichot — penitential prayers begin
| Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement — holiest day of the year || September 21, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8; white-space:nowrap;" | September 5, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px;" | '''Erev Rosh Hashana''' — Eve of Rosh Hashana
| Erev Sukkot — Eve of Sukkot || September 25, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; white-space:nowrap;" | September 11, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8;" | '''Rosh Hashana 5787''' — Jewish New Year (5787)
| Sukkot I — First day of Sukkot || September 26, 2026
| style="padding:4px 6px; background:#f0f4f8; white-space:nowrap;" | September 12, 2026
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| style="padding:4px 6px;" | '''Rosh Hashana II''' — Second day of Rosh Hashana
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Welcome to Step 4 — a wiki of accessible Torah wisdom, tightly bound to identifiable sources in TaNaCh, Gemara, and Mesorah.

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Teshuvah: Beyond the Ledger — Returning to the Source

Note: This summary was generated by AI based on the transcript of the shiur. It was not written or reviewed by Rabbi Gershenfeld.

Published: September 8, 2026

? Did You Know...

  • ...that the word tirosh (wine) contains tirash (poverty), and this duality is the key to understanding Kiddush? (source)
  • ...that Shabbos candles are not merely about light, but about establishing seder — an ordered, purposeful framework for Shabbos?
  • ...that the phrase Av Hamon Goyim — "father of a multitude of nations" — encodes a transformation in Avraham's very identity?
  • ...that true leadership begins with recognizing that Hashem is the Elokei HaRuchos — the G-d of all spirits?
  • ...that Kiddush Hashem is not only about martyrdom but about how we live every ordinary moment?

📖 This Week's Parsha

Parashat Ha’azinu

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8 Tishrei 5787 · September 19, 2026 · Deuteronomy 32:1-52

Summary for Ha’azinu coming soon.

Haftarah (Ashkenaz): Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva (with Ha'azinu)

🗓 Upcoming Holidays

Holiday Date
Rosh Hashana 5787 — Jewish New Year (5787) September 12, 2026
Rosh Hashana II — Second day of Rosh Hashana September 13, 2026
Tzom Gedaliah September 14, 2026
Erev Yom Kippur — Eve of Yom Kippur September 20, 2026
Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement — holiest day of the year September 21, 2026
Erev Sukkot — Eve of Sukkot September 25, 2026
Sukkot I — First day of Sukkot September 26, 2026
All dates begin at sundown of the evening prior. Times are for Diaspora.

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