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Parshah for Eikev Shabbat 16 August 2025/ 22 Av, 5785

Torah Reading Eikev:  Deuteronomy  7:12- 11:25

Haftarah:  Isaiah 49:14 – 5:13

 Moses continues his pep talk to the Israelites, cautioning them not to fear the Canaanite armies for God will wage battle for them. He also notifies them that their entry into the Land is not due to their own virtues – Moses reminds them of their many transgressions to emphasize this point – but rather, it is in the merit of the nation’s Forefathers. The commandments of prayer and Grace After Meals are mentioned. The second part of the Shema is also found in this portion.

This sectionbegins with a promise: if the Israelites observe God’s commandments, they will be blessed in a multitude of ways, including the obliteration of their Canaanite enemies. Moses enjoins the Israelites not to fear these enemies, for G‑d will miraculously deliver them into their hands. Moses instructs the Israelites to destroy all the idols and their accoutrements which they will find in Canaan. Moses then discusses their forty-year desert ordeal, and the many tests and miracles which accompanied them. Moses provides a description of many of the wonderful features of the Land of Israel, and the Israelites are commanded to bless G‑d after they eat and are sated.

Moses admonishes the Israelites that the new-found fortune which will be their lot once they enter the Promised Land should not lead them to forget the One who provided them with the wealth. Such a blunder would lead to their destruction and ruin.

Moses tells the Israelites that they will inherit the Land of Israel not due to their own merits and righteousness, but because of the promise God made to the Patriarchs. In fact, Moses reminds them of the many times they angered God while in the desert, placing special emphasis on the sin of the Golden Calf, when G‑d would have annihilated the Israelites if not for Moses’ successful intercession on their behalf. He also makes brief reference to the other times when the Israelites rebelled against God.

Moses recounts how after the Golden Calf debacle, God commanded him to carve two new tablets upon which God engraved the Ten Commandments, to replace the first set of tablets which Moses had shattered. At that time, God also designated the Levites to be His holy servants, because of the devotion they demonstrated throughout the Golden Calf incident.

Moses charges the Israelites to love and fear God, and to serve Him. He expounds on God’s greatness, and impresses on the Israelites their great fortune: that God has chosen them to be His treasured nation. He again reminds them of the many miracles God had performed on their behalf since they left Egypt.

Moses tells the Israelites that the land of Israel is constantly dependent upon God for irrigating rains, and that the land is constantly under God’s watchful eyes. We then read the second paragraph of the Shema prayer. In this section we are admonished to observe God’s commandments, which will cause God to supply bountiful rainfall and harvests. Non-observance will lead to exile. We are commanded regarding prayer, tefillin, mezuzah, and teaching Torah to our children.

Moses informs the Israelites that if they follow God’s ways and cleave to Him, they will easily occupy the land of Israel, and no man will stand up against them.

Parashá de Ekev 22 Av, 5785 / Agosto 16, 2025

Lectura dela Torá :  Ekev, Deutronomio 7:12 – 11:25

Haftarah:  Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3

Moshé continúa su discurso final a los Hijos de Israel, prometiéndoles que si cumplen los preceptos de la Torá, van a ser prósperos en la tierra que están a punto de conquistar y de establecerse, cumpliendo así la promesa de Dios a sus patriarcas.

Moshé también los reprende por los fallos en su primera generación como pueblo, recordando la idolatría del Becerro de Oro, la rebelión de Koraj, el pecado de los espías, su incitación de Dios en Taveeirá, Masá y Kivrot Hataavá; “Tú has sido rebelde contra Dios,” les dice, “desde el día en que te conocí”.

Sin embargo, también habla del perdón Divino y de las Segundas Tablas de la ley que Di-s escribió y les dio luego de haberse arrepentido.

Los 40 años en el desierto, les dice Moshé, durante los cuales Dios los alimentó con el diario Man del cielo, fueron para enseñarles que “el hombre no vive solo de pan, sino de la palabra de Dios vive el hombre”.

Moshé describe la tierra a la que van a ingresar como una tierra que “fluye leche y miel”, una tierra bendecida por las siete especies (trigo, cebada, uva, higo, granada, aceite de oliva y dátiles), como el lugar que es el foco de la Providencia Divina en el universo. Los manda a destruir los ídolos de los habitantes anteriores de la tierra, y a ser cuidadosos de no volverse soberbios y pensar que “mi poder y la fuerza de mi mano me dieron esta riqueza”.

Un pasaje clave de esta sección es el segundo capítulo del Shemá, que repite los preceptos fundamentales enumerados en el primer capitulo del Shemá y describe la recompensa por observar los preceptos de Dios y el resultado adverso (hambruna y exilio) por no cumplirlos. También es la fuente del precepto de rezar e incluye una referencia a la resurrección de los muertos en la Era Mesiánica.

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