This Portion

• Torah
• Deuteronomy 30:1 | God's Fidelity Assured
• Deuteronomy 30:11 | Exhortation to Choose Life
• Deuteronomy 31:1 | Joshua Becomes Moses' Successor
• Deuteronomy 31:9 | The Law to Be Read Every Seventh Year
• Deuteronomy 31:14 | Moses and Joshua Receive God's Charge
• Prophets
• Isaiah 61:1 | The Good News of Deliverance
• Isaiah 62:1 | The Vindication and Salvation of Zion
• Isaiah 63:1 | Vengeance on Edom
• Isaiah 63:7 | God's Mercy Remembered
• Gospel
• Acts 19:1 | Paul in Ephesus
• Acts 19:11 | The Sons of Sceva
• Acts 19:21 | The Riot in Ephesus
• Acts 20:1 | Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece
• Acts 20:7 | Paul's Farewell Visit to Troas
• Acts 20:13 | The Voyage from Troas to Miletus
• Acts 20:17 | Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders
• Acts 21:1 | Paul's Journey to Jerusalem
• Acts 21:17 | Paul Visits James at Jerusalem
• Acts 21:27 | Paul Arrested in the Temple
• Acts 21:37 | Paul Defends Himself
• Acts 22:6 | Paul Tells of His Conversion
• Acts 22:17 | Paul Sent to the Gentiles
• Acts 22:22 | Paul and the Roman Tribune
• Acts 22:30 | Paul before the Council
• Acts 23:12 | The Plot to Kill Paul
• Acts 23:23 | Paul Sent to Felix the Governor

Vayakhel

The twenty-second reading from the Torah and the second-to-last reading from the book of Exodus is called Vayakhel (ויקהל), which means “and he assembled.” The name comes from the first words of the first verse of the reading, which could be literally translated to read, “And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel ...” (Exodus 35:1). This portion from the Torah describes how the assembly of Israel worked together to build the Tabernacle. In most years, synagogues read Vayakhel together with the following portion, Pekudei.

Nitzavim

The name of the fifty-first reading from the Torah is Nitzavim (נצבים), which means “standing.” The name is derived from the first verse of the portion in which Moses says, “You stand (nitzavim) today, all of you, before the LORD your God” (Deuteronomy 29:10). In this portion, Moses invites the entire assembly of Israel to take on the covenant. He warns them that if they sin, they will go into exile, but he also predicts that, in the future, they will repent and God will return them to the land of Israel. In some years, Nitzavim is read together with the subsequent Torah portion, Vayelech, on the same Sabbath.

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