This morning, I examined the words of Parasha Ekev for the first time this week. It’s important to me that the word Ekev can mean both ‚because‘ and ‚if.‘ 40 years of wandering in the desert are now complete… Right at the beginning of the parashah, it says:
„And it shall come to pass, because you have obeyed these statutes (rules) and observed and done them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers.
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Ekev is one of my favorite parashahs, which God assures everyone, the Jewish people, that He is the one who loves, blesses, and increases them. He is the one who takes away sickness from us and all the evil plagues of Egypt that we know, and He is the one who will bring them upon our haters.
So much for the beginning of Ekev. It is the promise to us that He not only heals, but also executes justice. This is very important to me… and I calm myself and find my inner peace.
Shavua Tov!
Words and Passion 