Parashat V’zot HaB’rachah
“This Is The Blessing”

Simchat Torah
“Rejoicing In The Torah”

23 Tishrei 5784
October 8, 2023

chazak chazak v’nit’chazek
Be strong! Be Strong! And let us be strengthened!

Torah Reading

• Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12
• Genesis 1:1-4
This is the blessing that Moshe, the man of God, spoke over the people of Isra’el before his death:
(Deuteronomy 33:1 CJB)

Haftarah Reading

• Joshua 1:1-18 (A)
• Joshua 1:1-9 (S)

New Testament Reading

• Revelation 21:9-22:5

Suggested Psalm

• Psalm 12
The words of Adonai are pure words,
silver in a melting-pot set in the earth,
refined and purified seven times over.
You, Adonai, protect us;
guard us forever from this generation…
(Psalm 12:7-8 CJB)

Aliyot

The seven aliyot readings from the Torah begin at these verses:

1. Deuteronomy 33:1
2. Deuteronomy 33:8
3. Deuteronomy 33:13
4. Deuteronomy 33:18
5. Deuteronomy 33:22
6. Deuteronomy 33:27
7. Deuteronomy 34:1

Maftir: Numbers 29:35-30:1

Torah Portion readings and the associated Haftarah readings generally follow the Stone Edition Chumash and/or the Complete Jewish Bible. Verse numbering generally follows the Hebrew tradition, and where modern Christian traditions differ those verse numbers are shown in parentheses (). Haftarah readings generally follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where the Sephardic tradition differs, the Haftarah portions are designated as (A) and (S). Suggested New Testament readings are taken from various sources including the Walk! series of Devotion Commentaries by Dr. Jeffrey Enoch Feinberg. Suggested Psalm readings are from the Messianic Siddur for Shabbat by Daniel Perek. Suggested Bible reading plan is from The Barking Fox. Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, Copyright © 1998 and 2016 by David H. Stern. Used by permission. All copyrights reserved worldwide.

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