5.11 Parshas Vezos Haberachah Review: The Final Parsha of the Torah

Before blessing the nation, though, Moshe praises Hashem.

Hashem came from Sinai and then approached with some of the holy myriads.

From His right hand, He presented the fiery Torah to them.

Indeed, you loved the tribes greatly, for they planted themselves at your feet, bearing the yoke of your utterances." The Jewish people lovingly and unconditionally accepted Hashem's Torah.

And then we have the remarkable verse.

The Torah that Moshe commanded us is the heritage, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Moshe blesses the tribes of Israel individually.

Reuven, the eldest, is blessed with life in this world and in the next one.

Yehudah, with success and victory in the course of his battles.

Levi, the only tribe to remain faithful to Hashem throughout the various trials and tests the Israelites encountered in the desert.

Moshe declares, they will teach your laws to Yaakov and your Torah to Israel.

They will place incense before you and burn offerings upon your altar.

Binyamin is beloved by Hashem and will be graced with the Holy Temple in their portion.

Yosef is blessed with a bountiful portion that will be blessed with ample rain, dew, produce and delicacies and sweet fruits on his land.

Yosef is also blessed with unusual ox-like strength.

which he would use to vanquish his enemies.

Zevolon, with success in trade and business endeavors, He suffered with success in Torah studies, God with the strength of a lion who tears off the arm and head of his enemies with one blow, and an expanding portion in the land of Israel.

God is also praised for choosing a portion on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, opting to settle in close proximity to Moses, to Moshe's final resting place.

and for leading the troops in battle in the conquest of Canaan.

Dan is blessed with the strength of a lion cub.

Naphtali is blessed with a portion in Israel with fertile land and sea that is lauded as one that brings satisfaction to all its inhabitants and is filled with God's blessings.

And then finally, Asher is blessed with sons and an abundance of olive oils, to which the Torah says he will immerse his feet in oil.

Moshe concludes the individual blessings and addresses the entire nation as a whole.

May your borders be sealed strong as iron and copper.

And like the days of your prime, so may be your old age.

Before blessing the nation, though, Moshe praises Hashem.

Hashem came from Sinai and then approached with some of the holy myriads.

From His right hand, He presented the fiery Torah to them.

Indeed, you loved the tribes greatly, for they planted themselves at your feet, bearing the yoke of your utterances." The Jewish people lovingly and unconditionally accepted Hashem's Torah.

And then we have the remarkable verse.

The Torah that Moshe commanded us is the heritage, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Moshe blesses the tribes of Israel individually.

Reuven, the eldest, is blessed with life in this world and in the next one.

Yehudah, with success and victory in the course of his battles.

Levi, the only tribe to remain faithful to Hashem throughout the various trials and tests the Israelites encountered in the desert.

Moshe declares, they will teach your laws to Yaakov and your Torah to Israel.

They will place incense before you and burn offerings upon your altar.

Binyamin is beloved by Hashem and will be graced with the Holy Temple in their portion.

Yosef is blessed with a bountiful portion that will be blessed with ample rain, dew, produce and delicacies and sweet fruits on his land.

Yosef is also blessed with unusual ox-like strength.

which he would use to vanquish his enemies.

Zevolon, with success in trade and business endeavors, He suffered with success in Torah studies, God with the strength of a lion who tears off the arm and head of his enemies with one blow, and an expanding portion in the land of Israel.

God is also praised for choosing a portion on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, opting to settle in close proximity to Moses, to Moshe's final resting place.

and for leading the troops in battle in the conquest of Canaan.

Dan is blessed with the strength of a lion cub.

Naphtali is blessed with a portion in Israel with fertile land and sea that is lauded as one that brings satisfaction to all its inhabitants and is filled with God's blessings.

And then finally, Asher is blessed with sons and an abundance of olive oils, to which the Torah says he will immerse his feet in oil.

Moshe concludes the individual blessings and addresses the entire nation as a whole.

May your borders be sealed strong as iron and copper.

And like the days of your prime, so may be your old age.