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RE'EH 5759

PARSHA SUMMARY
Re'eh

In Parshat Re’eh Moses continues addressing the Jewish people before his passing.

"See I set before you a blessing and a curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of G-d that I enjoin upon you; and curse, if you turn away from the path, and follow other gods."

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ADVANCED STUDY
The Scope of Teshuvah

As a general rule, the act of repenting and "returning" to G-d affects only Divine justice, not the rulings of a human court. Nonetheless, in the ruling of Rambam, the punishments to which a city led into idolatry is liable—the smiting of its inhabitants, the burning of its spoil—are averted if the people repent of their collective sin. This is a unique instance of repentance affecting the ruling of a human court.

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INSIGHT
To Bring the Days of Moshiach

When the actual redemption will occur, we will not feel that we are benefiting from a gratuitous gift. We ourselves can-and did-make an effort and contribution "to bring the days of Moshiach..."

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CHILDREN
A Story About An Egg

Shlomo loved to sit some distance away from his father when people came to him with their problems or disputes. Little Shlomo had been there when the two men presented their case before his father about the borrowed egg. He listened attentively to their arguments, and he was surprised that his father had not found the proper solution right away, as he usually did, but rather told them to return the following day...