Vayeilech – Page 10 – Peninim on the Torah

“And there shall come upon them many evils and troubles and they will say that day, “Is it not because our G-d is not among us that these evils have come upon us?” (31:17)

Rabeinu Yonah in Shaarei Teshuvah (2:2) states that the primary vehicle to awaken an individual to perform teshuvah is his realization that it is his sins and misdeeds that have caused his misfortunes and troubles. This realization brings about his eventual return to Hashem. We may conclude from this that in a situation of “Hashem is in his midst” no evil will befall a person. Rabbi Meir Chadash Z”tl questions this statement. Is not Hashem amongst every Jew? One of the most notable statements of Chazal is on the posuk in Parashas Terumah “And they shall make for Me a…

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“And now write for yourselves this song and teach it to the Bnei Yisroel and put it in their mouths.” (31:19)

The Talmud in Sanhedrin (21b) states: Rava says, even if one were to inherit from his ancestors a Torah scroll it is still incumbent upon him to write a Sefer Torah or have one written for him. The Talmud bases its statement upon the above posuk which mandates the writing of a Sefer Torah. The Rambam and various other codifiers of halacha maintain this statement. There are many reasons given for the imperative to have a personal Torah written. The Sefer Hachinuch states that the reason for this mitzvah is to increase the number of Torah scrolls and, for that…

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ומצאוהו רעות רבות וצרות ואמר ביום ההוא הלא על כי אין אלקי בקרבי מצאוני הרעות האלה... ואנכי הסתר אסתיר פני ביום ההוא

Rabbi L. Scheinbaum In Vayeilech

And many evils and distresses will encounter it, it will say on that day, “Is it not because my G-d is not in my midst that these evils have come upon me?” But I will surely conceal My face on that day. (31:17,18)

Our nation has suffered immensely throughout the millennia. Hounded and persecuted, physically and emotionally, no words can describe the travail that has often been our lot. The secular streams stick to their usual reneging by denouncing these “isolated occurrences” as an anti-Semitic reaction to the Jews’ refusal to assimilate into their host country’s way of life, religion, etc. They posit that, if we would be more like goyim, then they would treat us like goyim – not Jews. Any person with a modicum of intelligence understands the futility of this argument. We, who study Torah as our primer of faith,…

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“And there shall come upon them many evils and troubles and they will say that day, “Is it not because our G-d is not among us that these evils have come upon us?” (31:17)

“And now write for yourselves this song and teach it to the Bnei Yisroel and put it in their mouths.” (31:19)

ומצאוהו רעות רבות וצרות ואמר ביום ההוא הלא על כי אין אלקי בקרבי מצאוני הרעות האלה... ואנכי הסתר אסתיר פני ביום ההוא

And many evils and distresses will encounter it, it will say on that day, “Is it not because my G-d is not in my midst that these evils have come upon me?” But I will surely conceal My face on that day. (31:17,18)

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