The song of Ha'azinu - structure

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1. Torah and Song, and the Redemption of Am Yisrael

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Both the song and the Torah are referred to as "witnesses" that attest to God's covenant with Am Yisrael. Why is a witness in addition to the Torah required? In fact, the Torah itself, in Parashat Nitzavim, spells out the exact same process of punishment and redemption, making the need for this Song superfluous! This article explains the necessity of two different types of testimonials.

2. Parshat Haazinu - God's Children

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 36 minutes

   The Song of Haazinu is to serve as a witness for future generations. It tells a historical tale of Bnei Yisrael. But what story does Haazinu tell? This shiur sets out to follow through the story line and point out some interesting features, and then make some philosophical comments and spiritual insights.

   Many of the classical commentaries seem to present the Song of Haazinu as the ultimate story of the Jewish people- a story of exile and redemption, outlining the future of Jewish History. But is this indeed so? Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun and Rav Elhanan Samet point out that the song makes no reference to exile or to leaving the land. 

    If this is not a prediction of future exile and redemption, then what is this song, and why is this song needed? Why must it be so readily available for people to remember throughout the ages?  Is it another exile and redemption cycle? Or does the Song of Haazinu present a different paradigm – one entirely within the Land of Israel?

3. The Cycle of Haazinu

   Rabbi Alex Israel

4. "That This Song May Answer Before Them Forever"

   Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

   Some of the most fundamental elements of our historiosophy are missing from the poem of Haazinu. A concise Jewish history which contains no covenant, which involves no choice between good and evil, no exile and no repentance, seems very strange. It appears that the song of Haazinu is describing history from a deterministic view - the inevitability of sin and the punishment that will follow. Why does the song present a view of history so radically different than the one with which we are familiar? 

5. Our Father, Our King: The Difference Between Shirat Hayam and Shirat Ha’azinu

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour

   We will be looking at the  two major songs of the Torah - Shirat HaYam- the Song at the Sea, and Shirat Haazinu - the song of dire warnings before Moshe's death. These songs are strikingly different - from their respective literary tones to the way they are recorded on the parchment of the Torah scrolls, and yet each of them are viewed as a national anthem of Am Yisrael.   Somehow, these songs are intriguingly linked. We explore how each song represents a different situation and paradigm, and a important aspect of the relationship between God and His nation.

6. The Key to Tanach: Haazinu and its Hidden Messages

   Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky

   תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour and 10 minutes

   In this shiur, we explore what Haazinu is indirectly talking about, and how it impacts on the rest of Tanakh. Biblical poetry leaves much of the depth of meaning between the lines, and Haazinu is no different. We identify three dimensions of Haazinu, and the relationship among them is the main focus of the shiur.

   Though the surface level of the poem - the peshat - obviously relates to sin and the consequences thereof - questions of how God runs the world, wordplay and allusions seem to point to various key moments of the Torah - the very beginning (the Garden of Eden) and the "middle" - the Sin of the Spies and Moshe and the rock.   As we analyze the hints deriving from the word choice within Haazinu and look at the other texts inside, we gain a deeper perspective of the issues of sin and consequence within the relationship between God and Israel, while gaining insights about Moshe along the way.