Bar & Bat Mitzvah · Parent Speech Guide · Deuteronomy

The Parent Speech for Parashat Ha'azinu

If your child is reading Ha'azinu, the speech you give that morning shouldn't be a book report on the portion — it should be about them, with the parsha giving your words weight. Ha'azinu hands a parent three honest ways in: a song as legacy, listening deeply, the long view.

What happens in Parashat Ha'azinu

Moses' farewell song, calling heaven and earth as witnesses.

1. A song as legacy

Moses leaves not a lecture but a song — Ha'azinu is poetry, meant to be remembered and sung by generations.

The story to findWhat is the song of your child's childhood so far — the moments, jokes, and traditions your family will retell forever?

2. Listening deeply

Ha'azinu means 'give ear' — the song opens by demanding deep listening from heaven and earth themselves.

The story to findHow does your child listen — really listen — in a way that makes people feel heard?

3. The long view

'Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations' — the song places one life inside a much longer story.

The story to findHow is your child part of a longer story — generations behind them, and the future you see ahead?

How a real parent speech comes together

The speeches that make a room go quiet aren't essays about the parsha — they're two or three true stories about your kid, with one Torah moment placed where it lands hardest. Pick the single theme above that made you think of a specific dinner-table moment, answer its question honestly, and resist the urge to attach a moral to every story. End with a blessing in your own words — that's the part everyone remembers.

Nachas writes it with you.

A ten-minute interview about your child, and you get a speech plan that pairs their real stories with Ha'azinu — then three complete drafts in different voices, for every speaker in the family.

Start with Ha'azinu — see your speech plan

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