The myth of the self-made man
It is in the nature of man, to think that by his strength and acumen, he has prospered - but that is hubris.
It is in the nature of man, to think that by his strength and acumen, he has prospered - but that is hubris.

Our Sages see this mitzva as a pre-condition’ to entering the Land,a contra to the spies who should have kissed its stones and thanked G-d.

Mount Sinai was a humble mountain in a desolate desert. What does G-d's giving the Torah there try to tell us?
