Concepts and Sedra-Stats for Parshas VaYelech

Concepts

• Moshe concludes his final message
• Moshe writes a Torah scroll
• Laws of Hakhel
• HaShem’s testimony for the future

People

• Moshe

Places

• Arvos Moav

Year from Creation Timeline

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

Sedra-Stats

• 52nd of the 54 sedras; 9th of 11 in Sefer Devarim
• Written on 72 lines in a Sefer Torah; 53th of 54
• 3 parshios: 2 open, 1 closed

Comparison to the other sedras:

• 30 pesukim – 54th of 54 (11th of 11 in Devarim)
• 1210 words – 53th of 54 (10th of 11 in Devarim)
• 2123 letters – 53th of 54 (10th of 11 in Devarim)

Mitzvos: 2 Positive Mitzvos in the Parsha (Number 612-613 of 613 Mitzvos in the Torah)

• 612. To assemble the entire people to hear the Torah being read, after the Shmitah year.
• 613. Every Jew should write a Torah Scroll for oneself.