The parsha V'zot Haberakhah comes at the end of the Torah's book of Deuteronomy and includes Moses' final blessing of the people of the twelve tribes of Israel. The portion also marks the beginning of Joshua's leadership.
The portion consists of Deuteronomy 33-34.
Alternative spellings: V'zot HaBracha, V'Zot Habracha
Reading of this portion is often paired with the reading of Bereshit to reflect the lesson that we are never done reading the Torah, so it is not really an end.
See also[]
- Simchat Torah (Shmini Atzeret)
External links[]
- The Final Blessing: Moses gives his last speech to his people By Rabbi Naamah Kelman-Ezrachi; on myjewishlearning.com; reprinted with permission from The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, edited by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss (New York: URJ Press and Women of Reform Judaism, 2008).
- other commentaries on V'zot Haberakhah on myjewishlearing.com
- V'zot HaBracha on tanach.org
- V'Zot HaBracha on aish.com
- V'Zot Habracha on ohr.edu (Ohr Somayach)
| Book | Parashot |
|---|---|
| Bereshit / Genesis | Bereshit (parsha) Noach Lekh-L'kha Vayera Haye Sarah Toldot Vayetze Vayishlah Vayeshev Miketz Vayigash Vayehi |
| Sh'mot / Exodus | Sh'mot (parsha) Vaera Bo B'shalah Yitro Mishpatim Terumah Tetzaveh Ki Tissa Vayakhel Pekudei |
| Vayikra / Leviticus | Vayikra (parsha) Tzav Shemini Tazria Metzora Ahare Mot Kedoshim Emor B'har B'hukotai |
| B'midbar / Numbers | B'midbar (parsha) Naso B'ha'alotekha Shlah Korah Hukkat Balak Pinhas Mattot Masei |
| D'varim / Deuteronomy | D'varim (parsha) Va'et'hanan Ekev Re'eh Shoftim Ki Tetze Ki Tavo Nitzavim Vayelekh Ha'azinu V'zot Haberakhah |
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