Special Mitzvot, Torah Study, and the Beauty of the Land of Israel: Parshat Eikev

Moshe mentions special commandments. Tefillin [music] and you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand and they shall be as ornaments between your eyes. Mezuzah and you shall write them on the doorposts [music] of your house and on your gates. Torah study and you shall teach them diligently to your children. And God promises, if you do all this, then the rains will come in their season. The fields will yield their produce and your livestock will be well fed. Moshe describes the wonderful land of Israel, a land [music] of mountains and valleys, a land that drinks water from the rain of the heavens, a land of wheat and barley, vines, >> [music] >> figs and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey, >> [music] >> a land where you will eat bread without poverty. But there is an important condition. Don't be tempted to follow other gods, for then [music] the heavens will close and there will be no rain. Now the Jewish people stand before an amazing opportunity [music] to live in the holy land as a holy nation.