ארור אתה מכל הבהמה ומכל חית השדה... ועפר תאכל כל ימי חייך
One wonders if this is much of a punishment. On the contrary, the snake will never have to search for food. Why does Hashem say to the snake, “Accursed are you beyond all the animals and all the beasts of the field”? We derive from here that an easy life, a life without challenge and trial, is not necessarily a blessing. We grow and develop from our challenges. Horav Moshe Shternbuch, Shlita, remembers when a bachur about to be married asked Horav Moshe Schneider, zl, Rosh HaYeshivah in London, for a brachah, blessing, prior to his wedding. Rav Moshe asked…
