"Parsha to the Point" – Vaetchanan 5776
Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) Rabbi David Stav Parshat Va’etchanan, the second portion of the Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), begins with a heart-rending account of how Moshe pleads with the Almighty to allow him to enter the Promised Land, even though he had sinned in striking the rock at Mei Meriva. God, however, refuses his request, saying “for you …