Deuteronomy · Weekly Torah portion
Parashat Ha'azinuהַאֲזִינוּ
Torah reading
Deuteronomy 32:1-52
Haftarah
II Samuel 22:1-51
What happens in Ha'azinu
Moses's farewell song — 'Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak' — written in the Torah scroll itself in two parallel columns like verse. The song calls heaven and earth as witnesses, remembers God as the rock whose work is perfect, recounts Israel's rescue and rebellion, and promises that God's justice and compassion will have the last word. Then Moses ascends Mount Nebo to see the land he will not enter.
Big themes
- Song as memory
- Witnesses of heaven and earth
- A leader's last words
If this is your bar or bat mitzvah portion
Moses's last lesson isn't a lecture — it's a song, because people remember melodies long after they forget speeches. Every student who has learned Torah with trope knows this secret: the tune is how the words stay with you for life.
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