From Tears to Redemption
July 20, 2026
Parshat VaEtchanan is read immediately after Tisha B’Av, on Shabbat Nachamu—the Shabbat of consolation.
ADAPTED FROM HIS AUDIO SHIURIM ON EIN YAAKOV LESSON 117B – SANHEDRIN 58 AND
If someone were to curse and totally demean you, wouldn’t it seem strange if
This week’s parshah is Va’Etchanan, meaning “I pleaded with HaShem.” This refers to Moshe
Based on Likutey Moharan II, Lesson #78 “At that time I [Moshe] pleaded with
On Tisha B’Av, we were in the deepest darkness, and we sat on the
“I pleaded with God at that time, saying…” Va’etchanan 3:23 (Deuteronomy 3:23) “A
Parshat Devarim, read each year on Shabbat Chazon before Tisha B’Av, opens a new
“For these things do I weep, my eyes flow with tears. Any comforter who
Tisha B’Av is often called the saddest day of the Jewish year. It commemorates
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