Audio Summaries of the daily Chumash portions In loving memory of Ousher Zelig ben Myer HaLevi Z”L
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Stones from the Jordan River
Moshe and the elders command the nation to keep all of G-d's commandments always.
Moshe now instructs them that when they come to cross the Jordan into Israel, they must take 12 huge stones out from the Jordan river and plaster them with lime and write upon them the words of Torah.
They are then take another set of 12 stones, also plastered with lime, and use those to build an altar on Mount Ebal. They may not hold any iron upon these stones.
Upon this altar they are to slaughter peace offerings and eat them there and rejoice before G-d.
The words of Torah must be written very clearly, in 70 languages upon these stones.
These second set of stones were eventually taken and set up at Gilgal, which was their first stop in Israel.
Then Moshe and the Levites tell the nation to Listen! And that every day should be for them as if they were entering anew into a convenant with G-d.
Moses and the Levitic priests spoke to all Israel, saying, "Pay attention and listen, O Israel! This day, you have become a people to the Lord, your God".
Moshe reiterates that they are to obey G-d and all of His commandments.
Ki Tavo, 4th Aliya