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It is crucial to save time for contemplation,

And consider your final destination.

Without zehirus, it is like we are blind,

But with some thought, the correct path we can find!

Like a peasant trying to woo a princess,

The holy soul is hard to impress.

There are many distractions this world deploys,

It is mitzvos the soul most enjoys!

The nation was disgusted with their food,

So an attack of venomous snakes ensued.

Their lashon hara was not proper,

So they had to get atonement from a snake made of copper!

Yosef's brothers bowed down to him in his dreams, That make his brothers angry and they started to scheme, The brothers wanted Yosef to die, The bread had a pebble, the wine had a fly!

Edom tries, but fails, to live among the stars,

What was stolen from us will once again be ours.

The Jews will be gathered from France and Spain,

Asav's destruction will lead to Hashem's reign. 

In this week's parshah, Yaakov gets a new name, After Dina's rape, the family is inflamed. The angel struck Yaakov's sciatic nerve, When Yaakov stayed with Laban, all the mitzvos were observed!

Efraim carries deceitful weights in their hand,

For their grave sins, they'll be kicked out of their land.

The ten lost tribes will not survive the birth pains,

Those in Hashem's shadow will be revived like grain!

Yaakov sees angels on a ladder in his dream, Laban tricks Yaakov with many sneaky schemes. Yaakov move a heavy stone from off a well, In the end, Laban and Yaakov bid each other farewell!

Yaakov was loved, while Esav was hated,

"Now we are poor, but we'll rebuild" Edom stated.

If the kohanim don't listen, their blessings will be cursed,

Esav will serve Yaakov, even though he was born first.

Yaakov is born holding Esav's heel, Yitzchak think Esav makes tasty meals. Esav picks red stew over the birthright, when given the choice, Yitzchak feels Esav's hands, but hears Yaakov's voice!

No amount of clothing could make Dovid warm,

"An imposter king stole your throne," Dovid was informed.

Bat Sheva was promised that Shlomo would reign,

And the Davidic Dynasty would forever remain!

In this parshah we say some goodbyes, Because both Avraham and Sarah die. After Sarah is buried,  Yitzchak and Rivka get married!

Ovadia's widow was saved with miraculous oil,

The great barren woman was rewarded for her toil.

Alisha was given his own private room,

The great woman's son was saved from the tomb!

The spies worried their deeds were improper, So they viewed themselves as small grasshoppers. In response to the bad report the spies said, Caleb promised they will devour the nations like bread!

Hashem visits Avraham after his bris, The angels brought good news, but Sarah laughs at this! Lot's wife turns into a pillar of salt, Yitzchak is saved right before his dad's assault.  

The idol worshipers tell one another to be strong,

Without realizing they have been wrong all along,

The Jews are compared to the lowly worm,

Our strength is renewed if our hope remains firm!

In this parsha, Avraham is told to go, Then there's a drought, so he meets Paroh, On their way out of Egypt, they're given provisions, At the end of the parsha, they perform circumcision. 

The Jewish people are afflicted and storm-tossed,

In the end, bread and wine will not cost.

The world will never again see Noah's waters,

The baren Tzion will bring in her sons and daughters!

G-d destroyed the world because everyone was a thief, But Noah was saved, and was the first to eat beef! G-d remembered Noah because he cared for the animals aboard, The rainbow is a promise that the world will be restored!

Hashem creates the heavens and the land,

He calls us righteous and holds our hand.

Prophecies are spoken before they sprout,

Redemption will come if the Jews are devout!

On Shabbat, the world was complete, From the Tree of Knowledge, Adam and Eve shouldn't eat. Adam gave every animal its name, After eating from the tree, Adam and Eve are quick to blame.

The war of Gog and Magog will cause an earthquake, walls will fall and mountains will break. Gog will drop the arrows they carried, And their corpses will be buried. Hashem kept the promise he told to Moshe, His servant, King Shlomo prayed that the Jews would be observant. On Shemini Atzeret, the nation of Israel departed, They all went home happy and good-hearted! Don't deviate from the Torah left or right, And contemplate it day and night. Success in the land is based on our merit, As was swarn to our forefathers, Israel we'll inherit!

In this Parsha, we learn of Moshe's death, He blesses the nation with his final breath. Moshe's passing caused sorrow and bereavement, Breaking the tablets was Moshe's crowning achievement! 

David was victorious in the face of defeat,

His enemies were crushed like mud in the street.

In the end, the nations will gather for a war,

Merchants in the Temple will be no more.

Towards evening, there will be light,

And Gog and Magog will lose the fight!

King David's silver and gold were refused

because when there was a drought, the gold went unused.

Finally, the Holy Temple was finished, 

And Hashem's cloud of glory was not diminished.

If you were as haughty as a cedar tree, remember the worm, "tamai, tamai" the metzora had to confirm. Each metzora must be kept on isolation, By calling him a sinner, we don’t protect his reputation.

Haazinu is in the form of a song,  Our history books had the answers all along. Out of anger, Hashem will use up his arrows, But in the end, the Jews will beat out the evil pharaohs!

Our brachot give life to the grain,

Hashem's people will no longer be ashamed.

Our roots run as deep as the Lebanon tree,

Our sins will be cast to the bottom of the sea!

If we are insincere, Hashem will call our bluff,

Wearing sacloth and fasting is not enough.

Shalom shalom to the far and near,

If we cry out, Hashem will say,  "I'm here"

Go warn Ninvai of their sins, Yona was informed,

He tried to flee but was met with a mighty storm.

Yona was swallowed by a big fish,

Ninvai repented, just as Hashem wished!

Yehoshua is told he needs to be strong, God's message is most effective in a song. Now that Moshe can no longer go out or go in, The journey into Israel is about to begin!

What will become of Edom is violent,

For the sake of Tzion, Hashem won't be silent.

In our troubles, He is troubled,

In the End of Days, our joy will be doubled!

Chana cried out in despair,

That being childless was wildly unfair,

Hashem answered Chana's prayer,

Shmuel was dedicated and did not cut his hair.

The 10 lost tribes may seem forlorn,

But in reality, they are Hashem's firstborn.

For her missing children, Rachel cries,

But when the Jews return, she will dry her eyes!

Despite falling, we find ourselves standing,

The Torah is complex, but not beyond our understanding.

Teshuvah enters our mouths before it gets in our hearts,

On Moshe's last day, there are many lessons he imparts!

Arise, shine, for your light has arrived,

From the ashes, Israel survives.

In place of copper, there will be gold,

Yeshaya tells us how salvation will unfold!

When you want to improve, you should start with the good, It takes 40 years until a teacher is understood. There's a big party when they brought the first fruits, To appreciate something, go back to its roots!

Our exile may seem prolonged,

But soon the barren one will break out in song,

Mountains move and hills falter, 

But the covenant of peace won't be altered!

The Amorite and Moabite we're not allowed to marry, And we should help a donkey if it is struggling to carry. Leave a bundle of wheat in the field if you forgot, There are many mitzvot in this Parsha, there really are a lot!

This is the fourth haftorah of consolation,

Hashem plants heaven and gives earth a firm foundation.

Our oppressors' fury is a waste,

The final redemption won't be in haste!

To atone for lashon hara, the kohen gadol wore bells, A person is rewarded for the Torah he tells. A person's main pursuit, is to train himself to behave as if he were a mute

Put the Torah in the place you like most, Our leaders must be humble and careful not to boast. Justice, justice you shall pursue, Elul is the time to become a better Jew!

The Jewish people are poor and storm-tossed, Even without money, the bread of Torah doesn't cost. Nations have tried to hurt us, like Egypt, Germany, and Greece, Yet the eternal Torah has brought us abundant peace! Hashem's throne is in heaven and the earth is his footstool, The Moshiach will come with divine rule. The world will be reborn without labor pains, Rosh Chodesh and Shabbat will remain!

It's either blessings or curses, you see, Give a loan without interest or fee. Those closest to us have the greatest impact, Don't add to the Torah and don't subtract!

After so many years, Hashem forgot us, maybe? But that can't be, can a mother forget her baby? Avraham and Sarah were once all alone, But through their unwavering belief, they became well-known!

Knowing our story is more powerful than military might, The Jews thought they were righteous, Moshe says that's not quite right. The nation is told to eat, be satisfied, then bless, We should second guess the origin of all of our success! 

After we have felt enough of Hashem's wrath,

The road to redemption will be a straight path.

For 7 haftorahs we will be consoled,

With a strong arm, He'll lead us to our goal!

Before we learn the laws, first understand the story, Har Sinai was full of clouds, fire, and glory. The Torah should feel as if it was given today, Try your best, even if it only goes half-way!

The destruction of the Temple was from the Divine,

There were no figs on trees, or grapes on vines.

When Israel's harsh fate was sealed,

Corpses fell like dung on fields.

Seek Hashem when he can be found and call on him when he is near,

In place of a thornbush, a cypress will appear.

The barren one shouldn't say he is a shriveled tree,

The dispersed of Israel will gather, as we'll see!

The reason for the Temple's destruction is described,

The leaders ignored orphans and took bribes,

In due time Hashem will take pity,

And Jerusalem will once again be called a righteous city.

Most of Sefer Devarim has already been said, Moshe rebukes the nation on his death bed. The Jews wanted judges to accept all their bribes, The Jewish police must be well-known amongst their tribes!

Moshe was punished with הן,

That just a few days of his life remained.

The roman judge's heart was hardened,

But Rabbi Eliezer was quickly pardoned!

The Jews pursued futility and became futile,

The destruction of the beis hamikdash was brutal.

In times of distress, ask the gods you made to save you,

If you pursue the truth, the temple will be rebuilt anew!

Officers brought atonement for a favor not earned, Reuben and Gad would fight for Israel then return. We learn all about the power of speech, At the end of Bamidbar, the land of Israel's within reach!

Yirmia did not know how to speak,

He foresaw that the Jewish future was bleak.

Yirmia was sent to speak the hard truth,

Hashem remembers us in the days of our youth!