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Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22

Moshe poetically reminds the Children of Israel of the importance of remembering God who created them.

Moses concludes his speech to the Israelites, blesses Joshua, and instructs the community to gather every seven years to read publicly from the Torah; God predicts the eventual straying of the Israelites.

The idea that the soul is the human instrument of spirituality became more prominent over the course of Jewish history.

Recently, organized efforts have been made to confront the conflicts between homosexuality and traditional Jewish life.

For Jewish families, caring for the environment could be part of a wider consciousness of living in a world that is a divine gift.

Moses recites a song to the Children of Israel that testifies to their covenant with God.

Moses instructs the Israelites regarding idolatry, false prophets, clean and unclean foods, tithes, freeing slaves, and the pilgrimage festivals.

Moses continues his speech to the Israelites, reminding them to keep God's commandments when they enter the land of Israel.

Moses instructs the Israelites regarding the first fruit offering; Moses then lists the blessings for keeping the commandments and the punishments for disobeying them.

Moses stresses to the Israelites the importance of keeping God's commandments when they enter the land of Israel; Moses repeats the 10 Commandments and utters the Shema and V'ahavta.

Moses recounts to the Israelites episodes from the 40 years in the wilderness; he encourages the Israelites in their upcoming conquest of the land of Canaan.