There is something paradoxical about the final moments of Moses’ life. For forty years, he was the one who spoke. He spoke before Pharaoh, before the people, and before God. He rebuked, taught, argued, questioned, and pleaded. His story is woven through with words. And yet, when the time comes for him to say goodbye, his first words are not an invitation to speak. They are an invitation to listen: Haazinu hashamayim vaadaberah, vetishma haaretz imrei fi — “Give ear, O heave