Dear Congregation Kehillah and Friends,
In this week's parasha, Vayelech (meaning And he went...), Moses faces the last day of his life, turns over leadership to Joshua, and completes the writing of a Torah scroll which he then entrusted to the Levites for safe-keeping in the Ark. We also read about the commandment for the 'hakhel', the gathering of every Israelite that was to take place once every seven years in the courtyard of the Temple to hear the king read from the Torah during Sukkot. Moses lived to be 120 years old, strong mentally and physically, which is the source of the blessing offered at significant birthdays, "may you live to 120..."