Shabbat – Parshat Devarim
Devarim is the 1st parsha in sefer Devarim / Deuteronomy.
The Book of Deuteronomy / Devarim is the 5th and last book of the Torah. Up to this point the Torah has taken us from the creation of the world to the creation of the Jewish people. Moses stands before the generation that will enter the Land. He reviews with them their history and the commandments they received from God.
Parshat Devarim is 105 verses from Devarim / Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22.
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Haftarah for Parshat Devarim
Isaiah 1:1 – 27
Parshat Devarim is always read on the Shabbat before the fast day Tisha B’Av. This haftarah does not relate directly to the parsha. Rather it is the last of the three haftarahs that are read leading up to the day of mourning.
The prophet Isaiah rebukes the Jewish people for failing to recognize all of the good that God does for them. Due to their sins, God will not accept their offerings or their prayers. But God has not rejected His people, He will purify and redeem them.