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Presented By: Rav Mordechai Gershon
Written by: Yaakov Karmon
In Parashat Va'etchanan, Moshe Rabbeinu describes how he prayed to G-d to allow him to enter the west side of the Jordan River.
Question
Why was it so important for Moshe Rabbeinu to enter the west side of the Jordan River?
Answer
There are two sanctities; the sanctity of the Shechina and that of mitzvot; the Shechina is limited to western Eretz Yisrael, while that of the,mitzvot, applies on both sides of the Jordan.
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Presented By: Avrum Leeder
Written by: Yehuda Gold
The mishna in Taanit teaches: "On Tisha b’Av it was decreed the Israelites would not enter the Land of Israel, and the First &Second Temples were destroyed."
Question
Why was the punishment for the sin of the Spies more severe than the sin of the Golden Calf?
Answer
Rabbi Ya’akov Emden explains: “For Israel is God’s portion and the Land is His portion; Torah depends upon both, God’s nation and God’s Land. One who abandons either abandons both”.
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