Shnayim Yomi - Vaetchanan - Sheni - #2- Rabbi Aryeh Cohen

[Music] in sheni of parasanu continues to be all of Ben is and remind us of the importance of keeping Torah mitzvah he reminds us that there was a bris at arsenai and we were there we were present and we saw spectacular miracles and that we can't ever forget that and we have to give that over to the next da to the next generation and that our legacy See our continuity is based on Tyra. He specifically reminds us about the importance of not serving a desor of not serving idols and seemingly because that's the foundation of all mitzvah. I say everything that on some level detracts from our avod is Hashem on some level is disgracing Hashem and on some level serving an idol serving some strange god and we have to walk away from that and stay away from that always and he tells us that he's not going to enter with us and that teaches us that there are ramifications to our actions there are consequences to our actions that if we don't live up to who we're supposed to be Faru will hold us responsible and we have to know that and that's why then immediately in this aliyah we read what we read on tish above to remind us that there can be a gullis and there have been and we're now in gullis because we didn't live up to who we're supposed to be. We weren't keeping to our mitzvos in the proper way and there can be consequences to that. At the same time, he reminds us that Hashem is loving and Hashem is merciful and Hashem always loves us and he's waiting for us to come back. He's waiting for us to do chuva. As the puzz tells us in this, he's a merciful God. He's not forgetting us and he's not pushing us to the side and destroying us. and he'll never forget the covenant that we made with him at our seni that lasting relationship that will always be. He's just waiting for us to come back. He loves us so much. And that's what we read on tishab to remind us that although there can be consequences to our actions, we always can rectify that. And he tells us that Hashem always loves us. He loved our forefathers and we're their children and he loves us and we just have to follow in his ways. [Music]