In this week’s parsha (Torah portion), we have plenty of excitement and thrills and chills.  Let’s check it out.  The parsha is named after the first word, vaetchanan, which means, “And I pleaded or beseeched,” because the parsha continues Moshe’s (Moses) history lesson to the nation by telling them how he beseeched haShem (god) to let him come into the land.  HaShem denies the request and instead tells Moshe to climb a mountain and see the land.  God also tells … Continue reading →