I’m just studying the first words of the Parasha EKEW… G‑d promises that he will never break his covenant with the Jewish people – provided that all hear his words, that is pay attention to them, that the legal or Legal statutes are upheld and done. For me, that means that maintaining the unambiguous traditional reference to Judaism is meant and doing that these legal requirements must be followed by deeds that relate to them.Then he will love, bless and increase the Jewish people. It is important to realize that in the parsha Ekew the Lord addresses each individual and with a ‚Thou‘. This is a very close level of relationship and he is reminiscent of the patriarchs Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’akov to whom he swore to give the land of Israel.The Parasha Ekew has an important message in its name. It can be translated on three levels… Ekew as ‚once‘, meaning all Israelites are addressed. Ekew as because, that means that the orthodoxy is meant directly, which has fulfilled mitzvot most consistently since primeval times and Ekew as „if“, that means that when the 40 years of desert migration are complete, the conquest of the land can take place.This is the case today.The prophet Yeshayahu (Isaiah) speaks the second words of comfort in the Haftarah of the Parasha. A total of 7 Haftarot of consolation will be spoken and proclaimed by him until Rosh Hashanah. We should all feel drawn to the words of the Tanakh and listen with our minds and hearts! Shabbat Shalom.
Words and Passion 