God Does Not Abandon Am Yisrael ...

G-d does not abandon Am Yisrael - and they must care for each other

According to Rashi, why does the Israelites’ mutual responsibility begin only upon entering the Land of Israel?

MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ERETZ YISRAEL

Parashat Nitzavim

Presented By: Rav Mordechai Gershon Written by: Ori Engelman

In Parashat Nitzavim, the Torah says: "the revealed things apply to us and to our children forever".

Question
According to Rashi, why does the Israelites’ mutual responsibility begin only upon entering the Land of Israel?

Answer
It is the Land of Israel that creates the special connection between individual Israelites to the collective Israel and to the fulfillment of Torah.

MITZVAH OF HAKHEL – CONNECTING AM YISRAEL TO HASHEM

Parashat Vayelech

Presented By: Rav Moshe Davis Written by: Shilo Hagar

In Parashat Vayelech, the Torah mentions the mitzvah of Hakhel when all the people assemble in the Beit Hamikdash.

Questions
1. Why does Hakhel occur on Sukkot following the Shemita year?

2. Why are the children required to come?

Answers
1. The timing is intended to strengthen Am Yisrael spiritually prior to returning to its agricultural work.

2. Even though the children are too young to understand the reading of the Torah, the gathering is uplifting and leaves a positive impression.

GOD DOES NOT ABANDON ZION OR AM YISRAEL

Navi: Sefer Yeshayahu Perek 49 Posuk14

Presented By: Avrum Leeder Written by: Ori Engelman

The posuk says: "Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me."

Question
What is the difference in the meaning of forsaken and forgotten?

Answer
Zion feels that G-d has not only forsaken her but has forgotten her as if totally disconnected from her. G-d's response: just like a mother cannot forget her child, G-d does not forget His Nation.

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NAVI’IM and KETUVIM

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