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When Is Eikev Read?
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Summary
- Moses tells the Israelites that if they follow God's laws, the nations who now dwell across the Jordan River will not harm them. (7:12–26)
- Moses reminds the people of the virtues of keeping God's commandments. He also tells them that they will dispossess those who now live in the Land only because they are idolatrous, not because the Israelites are uncommonly virtuous. Thereupon, Moses reviews all of the trespasses of the Israelites against God. (8:1–10:11)
- Moses says that the Land of Israel will overflow with milk and honey if the people obey God's commandments and teach them to their children. (10:12–11:25)
More Eikev Commentaries
- Are We There Yet?
- Even if You Don't Listen, the Voice Will Still Be Heard
- To Be Worthy
- Expressing Gratitude for Our Magnificent Planet That Sustains All Life
- “Revelation is Progressive”: Our Responsibility to Live in Pursuit of Holiness
- Live on Bread, But Not on Bread Alone
- It’s Not All About Us: Redemption, Revelation, and the Land of Israel
- Eikev for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- Not by Bread Alone: Strange Food from the Sky
- If Then, You Really Listen and Heed My Commandments
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Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Eikev in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Eikev Commentary
"Who Don’t Hear, Will Feel"
By: Rebecca Good
The title of the parashah, "Eikev," is often translated as “because.” The first thing I thought of upon reading this title was the response that adults give to children when asked why children are expected to perform some action or duty related to safety or necessity.
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