Parsha Facts

From the Circle Time at Your Shabbos Table

PARSHA FACTS

Concepts
First Fruits
Declaration of leftover Maaser & Terumah
Commands upon crossing the Yarden into Eretz Yisrael
Blessings and Curses at Har Gerizim and Har Eval
Torah observance
Opening of Moshe’s final address

People
Moshe

Places
Arvos Moav

Year from Creation
Timeline

ST of Shvat until the th of Adar
Moshe expounded Torah (36 days)

Sedra-Stats
50th of the 54 sedras; 7th of 11 in Sefer Devarim
Written on 233 lines in a Sefer Torah; 13th of 54
21 parshios: 5 open, 16 closed

Comparison to the other sedras:
122 pesukim – 17th of 54 (2nd of 11 in Devarim)
1747 words – 16th of 54 (2nd of 11 in Devarim)
6811 letters – 15th of 54 (4th of 11 in Devarim)

Mitzvos: 6 Mitzvos in the Parsha (Number 606-611 of 613 Mitzvos in the Torah)
3 positive Mitzvos and 3 prohibitions

• 606. To recite a declaration when bringing the first-fruits to the Bais haMikdash.
• 607. To recite a declaration when bringing Maaser & Terumah to the Bais haMikdash.
• 608. Not to eat Maaser Sheni while in a state of mourning.
• 609. Not to eat Maaser Sheni while in a state of tumah.
• 610. Not to spend the money for which Maaser Sheni was exchanged on anything other than food or drink.
• 611. To emulate the good attributes of HaShem.