Conditions for Entering Eretz Yisrael

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1. Hope and Defeat - Moshe's Supplication

   Rav Yaacov Steinman

   After the victory over Sihon and Og, Moshe beseeches God to allow him to enter Eretz Yisrael, in the hopes that being part of the victory might change his fate. God’s negative answer to Moshe signifies to the nation as a whole that our moral relationship with God will determine the outcome of history and not the winds of fate.

2. Parshat Eikev - Dependence and Independence

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 37 minutes

   This shiur analyzes the structure and content of Parshat Ekev, which discusses the reward and punishment that come with the covenant, and emphasizes that Israel’s tenure in the Land is contingent upon upholding the Torah. The main section also relates to different concerns “If you would say in your heart” and answers them with a call to remember something. There are responses for different mindsets and moments in life. Under-confidence- as well as certain types of overconfidence- are both religious errors. The motif of water that recurs in the parasha, especially in the contrast between the Land of Israel and Egypt, serves to highlight the tension between the human desire for independence and the Divine demand for dependence on God and adherence to the covenant.