Eikev, this morning’s parasha, is a portion of emotions, self-reflection and history. At this point, Moses continues to address the Israelites who are about to enter the Promised Land. Moses, however, understands that he cannot continue to lead his people since he cannot ever reach the Promised Land. This is the reason why it is crucial that he delivers his words of wisdom and guidance that are meant to encourage not only his followers but also his successors. And even though Moses has never seen the Promised Land, he describes it to those that are about to inherit it as a "good land, with streams of water, springs opening in the valley and mountain, a land of wheat, and barley, and grape vines and fig trees and pomegranate trees, of oil-bearing …show more content…
And as I contemplated on the fact that expressing gratitude does not seem to come naturally to people, I seriously doubted that the Israelites would have expressed their gratitude either willingly or without Moses having to specifically teach them how to remember, how to appreciate and how to give back for the sake of being thankful. Moses also understood that people must be constantly reminded about God’s rules or else, they will eventually stop appreciating what they have and this lesson that G-d taught the Israelites through Moses has been handed down to us ever since one generation after another. In my portion, Moses is reminding the Israelites of how crucial it is for them to forge a strong relationship with G-d by demonstrating gratitude and love for G-d and all that he has done and will continue to do for them. He then By reciting a version of the V'ahavta prayer, Moses teaches people to love and appreciate