Re’eh, Reeh, R’eih, or Ree (ראה — Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in August or early September.

Like the rest of the book of Devarim, has Moshe Rabeinu addressing the Jewish nation just before he is to pass away, and just before the Jews cross the Jordan River and enter the land of Israel.

In the parshah, Moshe set before the Israelites the choice between blessing and curse. Moshe instructed the Israelites in the laws that they were to observe, including the law of a single, centralized place of worship (Jerusalem). Moshe warned against following other gods and their prophets. And Moshe set forth laws of Kashrut, tithes, the Sabbatical year, the Hebrew slave, firstborn animals, and the three pilgrim festivals.

Note: On the Shabbat the Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. Here are this week`s aliyot:

1st and 2nd Aliyot: Moshe instructs the Chosen People to eradicate any remnant of idolatry and strengthen all aspects of service to God. All offerings must be brought to the "Chosen" place, the Bait Hamikdash, so that worship is an act of humility and selflessness, rather than a self-indulging "need". An even greater danger to our uniqueness is the innate desire to compromise and assimilate Torah values with other forms of worship.

3rd and 4th Aliyot: Moshe forewarned the Jews against incorporating any pagan practices, and against the false prophet, idolatrous peoples, and the the Apostate City. These must be destroyed along with their material belongings. When using the world in accordance with the wishes of the Creator, we declare the existence of a Creator who has a divine purpose for creating the material world. When we misuse the physical in the service of "gods who are not God", we negate the Creator’s purpose for creating the universe. Therefore, they and all their belongings must be destroyed.

5th, 6th, and 7th Aliyot: The remainder of the Parsha, details those Mitzvot that set us apart from all other nations: Kashrut; Maasrot – Tithes; the Shemitah – sabbatical year; the laws regarding lending money; the Eved Ivri – a Jew who is a slave; and the consecration of the first born animal.

Our Parshah concludes with the laws of the three pilgrimage festivals; Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot — when all should go to "see and be seen" before God in the Holy Temple.