Devarim 32: Dew Wop Dew Wop

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · May 14, 2026 · 3m

It is fitting that Moshe’s trajectory ends with a song. Back in Exodus 15, Moshe’s leadership role began with a song—Az Yashir. That song was sung in conjunction with the Israelites, with Moshe leading the way. This song is a solo—sung by Moshe and directed at the people. Az Yashir is written as a series of interlocking bricks in the text—symbolic of the bricks that the Israelites toiled over in Egypt. Haazinu is written as two columns. Perhaps the two columns represent the bookends of Moshe’s two songs. In the beginning, Moshe had to lead a weary group of slaves, and now he lets go of a…