Parashat Nitzavim - Vayelech | Choose Life, Wake Up, and Stand Before Hashem

In this shiur on Nitzavim-Vayelech, Rav Dov Ber Cohen opens with the essential balance the parsha itself encodes: knowing when to stand firm and when to move, when to push with hishtadlut and when to surrender with bitachon. From there, the teaching expands into something far deeper. Rabbi Dov Ber draws on the Zohar's reading of Atem nitzavim to frame Rosh Hashanah not as a day of judgment from above, but as a moment of choosing. Uvacharta bachayim, choose life, is placed in our hands. The books of life and death are not written by Hashem alone. They are written by whether we choose kindness over jealousy, presence over numbness, and connection over sleepwalking through our days. The shofar, the mezuzah, the bracha, the Modeh Ani, all of it is a call to wake up. And Rosh Hashanah, he teaches, is not about whether you succeeded this year. It is about whether you still want the right things. That desire alone is already beautiful. Living in Tune with Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Mindfulness, Torah wisdom, and inner work for a calmer, more aligned life. Courses & Resources - Living in Tune - 8-Week Foundational Mindfulness Course https://www.rabbidovber.org Join the WhatsApp Community https://bit.ly/4qtfv3p Contact: [email protected]