Vezot Haberakhah

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Vezot Haberakhah is the final portion of the Torah, recounting Moses’ blessings to the tribes of Israel and his death on Mount Nebo.

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Vezot Haberakhah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Torah portion
parashah
book Deuteronomy
linked to: Book of Deuteronomy
centralFigure Moses
containsEvent Burial of Moses by God
Death of Moses on Mount Nebo
linked to: Blessing of Moses

Moses blesses the tribes of Israel
Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo
linked to: Mount Nebo
describes Moses as the greatest prophet in Israel
followsPortion Haazinu
hebrewName וזאת הברכה
includesCharacter Joshua son of Nun
linked to: Joshua
isFinalPortionOf Torah
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Concludes public Torah reading cycle
Read in annual Torah reading cycle
mentionsLocation Asher
Dan
Ephraim
Gad
Gilead
Issachar
Judah
Land of Moab
linked to: land of Moab

Manasseh
Mount Nebo
Naphtali
Zebulun
mentionsTribe Asher
Benjamin
Dan
Ephraim
Gad
Issachar
Joseph
Judah
Levi
Manasseh
Naphtali NERFINISHED
Reuben
Zebulun
omitsTribeAsSuch Simeon
openingWords וזאת הברכה
positionInTorah 54th
precedes Genesis 1:1 (when Torah cycle restarts)
theme Death of Moses
Moses’ blessings to the tribes of Israel
Transition of leadership to Joshua
traditionalReadingDay Simchat Torah
transliteration V’Zot HaBerachah

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Simchat Torah scripturalPortionRead Vezot Haberakhah