EKEV Parasha

In the present Parasha Moshe Rabenu (Our great teacher Moses) before his death and shortly before the people entered the Promised Land and after a forty-year journey in the desert, continues to remind the people about the great importance of the Precepts, their reward or punishment depending on the fact.

At the beginning the Torah tells us: "And you will say in your heart, 'The peoples are greater than we, how can I drive them out? Do not be afraid of them, remember what the Creator your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, the great miracles he performed and which your eyes have seen..."
Through these words the Torah warns us, once again, that we are a minority and that we should not fear, because the Blessed Creator is with us.
Of course, as long as we fulfill our obligations to Him, if not, the Creator will withdraw His protection and things may happen as we have unfortunately already seen in history, and as we continue to see today, such as the unfounded hatred of nations towards us.

Later the Torah says, (in chapter 10,12):
"And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Creator, and to follow His ways, loving Him and serving Him with all your heart and with all your soul, fulfilling His commandments and precepts that I prescribe for you today for your good?"

From here the Gemara (Berachot 33b) teaches us that "Everything comes from Heaven, except the fear of the Creator."
The great sage Rashi explains that everything that man has has been decreed in Heaven, such as his height, whether he will be tall or short, his wealth, whether he will be poor or rich, his wisdom, etc., everything comes from Heaven, except being righteous or evil, that is not decreed in Heaven, because free will was placed in the hands of man.

As we have seen, it is up to us, if we live trusting in Hashem and obeying His Precepts, then we will be amply rewarded by living in peace because we know that His promise will never fail!

Shabbat Shalom to all!

(Dedicated for the healing of all the sick of Am Israel and the world and for the upliftment of the soul of Bertha bat Simja)

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