Parashat Devarim
דְּבָרִים · Deuteronomy 1:1 to 3:22, portion 1 of 11 in the book of Deuteronomy.
Next reading
Saturday 7 August 2027
4 Av 5787
In Israel and abroad
The year after
Saturday 29 July 2028
6 Av 5788
In Israel and abroad
What happens in Devarim
Deuteronomy opens as Moses begins his farewell speeches to the people east of the Jordan, in the last weeks of his life. He looks back over forty years: the appointment of judges, the scouts and the generation that could not enter the land, the journey past Edom, Moab and Ammon, and the victories over Sihon and Og, whose land went to Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh. It is always read on the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av.
אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּעֲרָבָה מוֹל סוּף בֵּין־פָּארָן וּבֵין־תֹּפֶל וְלָבָן וַחֲצֵרֹת וְדִי זָהָב
“These are the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel beyond the Jordan; in the wilderness, in the Arabah, over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.”
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Frequently asked questions
When is Parashat Devarim read in 2027?+
On Shabbat 7 August 2027 (4 Av 5787), in Israel and in the Diaspora alike. The year after, it is read on 29 July 2028.
What is Parashat Devarim about?+
Deuteronomy opens as Moses begins his farewell speeches to the people east of the Jordan, in the last weeks of his life. He looks back over forty years: the appointment of judges, the scouts and the generation that could not enter the land, the journey past Edom, Moab and Ammon, and the victories over Sihon and Og, whose land went to Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh. It is always read on the Shabbat before Tisha B'Av.